2016 American Transplant Congress
After Alemtuzumab Induction, Tac+MMF Is Superior to CsA+MMF in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.
1Boris Petrovsky SCS, Moscow, Russian Federation; 2Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Introduction: Recipient parenchymal lymphatic cells are crucial for direct and indirect pathways of allorecognition. We proposed that administering alemtuzumab several weeks pretransplantation could eradicate peripheral…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Post-Transplant Cardiovascular Disease After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.
PURPOSE: Kidney transplant (KTx) recipients have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), related to time on dialysis and post-KTx immunosuppression. To date, the incidence of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Partial Reconstruction of Multiple Hepatic Arteries in Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Left Lateral Section Grafts.
In pediatric end-stage liver disease patients, the use of partial liver grafts from adult living donors has been increasing for liver transplantation due to a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Heart Transplantation Across a Positive Cross-Match Is Associated with High Rates of AMR but No Difference in Short Term Graft Loss, Dysfunction and Death (CTOTC-04 study).
Sensitization is common in pediatric heart transplant (HT) candidates. Waitlist mortality is high if a prospective -ve CDC-crossmatch (XM) is required, but HT across a…2016 American Transplant Congress
High-Risk Age Window for Graft Loss in Pediatric Lung and Heart Transplant Recipients.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Late adolescence and early adulthood is a high-risk age window for pediatric kidney graft loss, though not for pediatric liver graft loss. It is unknown…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Thromboelastography (TEG) in Preoperative Pediatric Liver Transplantation to Predict Postoperative Thrombotic Complications.
Introduction: Little data exists in the use of thromboelastography (TEG) in pediatric liver transplantation. In 2011 we implemented pre-transplant TEGs for patients listed for liver…2016 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplant in the Pediatric Population.
Objective:A shift from living donor transplants to deceased donor transplants has been noted nationwide and is more prominent at some centers than others. Our objective…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Thromboelastography on Resuscitation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Thromboelastography (TEG) directs effective resuscitation in adult surgical and trauma patients. There is little data on TEG use in pediatrics. In 2011 we began…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Pediatric en Bloc Kidney (PeB) Grafts After Loss of a Single Kidney.
Division of Transplantation, Dept of Surgery, Univ of Calif Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
Background: Transplantation (Tx) of PeB kidney grafts has been shown to result in good long-term outcomes. However, the fate of PeB grafts that suffer loss…2016 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival of Steroid-Avoidance Protocols in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation[mdash]A Propensity Score Analysis.
Purpose: This study investigated whether steroid avoidance-protocols adversely influence allograft survival among pediatric kidney transplant recipients at high levels of immunologic risk.Methods: A retrospective cohort…
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