Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ureteral Complications After Pediatric Renal Transplantation
J. Finkelstein,¹ J. Pak,¹ N. Jain,¹ P. Sandoval,² S. Alam.¹
¹Pediatric Urology/Nephrology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY; ²Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY.
Introduction: The incidence of acute renal allograft rejection has declined with advances in immunosuppression, making the evaluation of other risk factors for graft failure vital.…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Variability in Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infections and Associated Mortality Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
N. Piccicacco, C. Doligalski, A. Logan.
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to immunosuppression, frequent healthcare system contact, and liberal use of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Role of Universal Decolonization After Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
D. Lee,¹ G. Malat,² N. Law,¹ A. Sharma,¹ T. Bias,¹ K. Ranganna,¹ A. Doyle.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Surgery, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
IntroductionInfection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. Despite careful pre-transplantation screening of donors and recipients, vaccination, prophylaxis, and antimicrobial use,…