2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Effects of N-Acetylcysteine Treatment in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been used in post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients for the proposed mechanism of preventing tissue damage of the newly transplanted organ…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Post-Operative Length of Stay and Unplanned Reoperation in Patients Transplanted for Alcoholic Liver Disease: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Purpose:Using artificial neural network (ANN) modeling, this study aims to optimize the prediction of prolonged length of stay (LOS) and need for unplanned reoperation (UR)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Bleeding and Thrombosis in Responders and Initial Non-Responders to Aspirin After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: This study evaluates bleeding and thrombosis following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement using platelet inhibition monitoring to determine responders to standard aspirin dosing…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Perioperative Bleeding on Long-Term Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support
1Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA; 2Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Purpose: Postoperative bleeding is a common complication of MCS surgery. The incidence of bleeding in published series exceeds by several times the 3-5% rates seen…2015 American Transplant Congress
Endovascular Salvage of a Pancreas Allograft Having Developed a Large AV Fistula and Aneurysm
1Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
We present an unusual case of a late, large pancreas allograft arteriovenous fistula and aneurysm rescued from threatened rupture or need for transplant pancreatectomy by…2015 American Transplant Congress
Controlled DCD Pancreas Transplantation : A Single Centre Experience
Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Background: The use of DCD pancreata are gaining popularity in the UK. Isolated pancreas transplantation (IP) is known to have inferior outcomes in comparison to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Extension in Submucosal Ureteral Tunnel to Prevent Vesicoureteral Reflux and Its Impact on the Graft Survival in Kidney Transplantation
Objects: It is plausible that vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) induced by an insufficient length of a submucosal ureteral tunnel leads graft function to deteriorate in kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Liver Transplant Delirium Is Associated With Increased Mortality and Prolonged Length of Stay
Delirium after liver transplantation (LT) has been reported to increase ICU and hospital length of stay, but limited information is available regarding the incidence, potential…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Retransplantation in the Ipsilateral Iliac Fossa; a Surgical Challenge
Introduction: The aim of this study is to review the surgical outcome of kidney retransplantation in the ipsilateral iliac fossa in comparison to first kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
MicroRNAs in Kidney Graft Preservation Fluid as Novel Biomarkers for Delayed Graft Function
Transplant Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Introduction: Delayed graft function is a common complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation (KT), which affects both short and long-term outcome. Currently available biomarkers in…
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