2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of the Use of a TNF-Alpha Inhibitor in Hypothermic Machine Perfusion on Kidney Function After Transplantation.
Organ damage associated with processes occurring during the ischaemic period as well as during and after organ reperfusion is an important problem of transplantation medicine.The…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplants from Anuric Deceased Donors on Renal Replacement Therapy.
Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Transplantation of deceased donor kidneys with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has become a generally well accepted practice with excellent results documented in the literature. The…2016 American Transplant Congress
Storage Kidneys Prior to Transplantation Using First Polish Preservation Solution "Biolasol" – Preliminary Report.
One of the factors affecting function of the transplanted organ is a method of its storage. The aim of the study is to evaluate the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemic Time in a Kidney Transplantation Program.
Renal Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In Brazil the incidence of DGF is very high (60-70%) mainly due to an inadequate care of the donors and long cold ischemia time. This…2016 American Transplant Congress
Can OPTN/UNOS Policies Be Effectively Transferred to Another Country's Healthcare System? Russian Case.
US Organ Procurement System known as one of the most advanced systems all over the World. Start of new transplant program in other country always…2016 American Transplant Congress
Ex Situ Perfusion of a Human Limb for 24 Hours.
Background: Vascularized composite tissue (limb) allografts are procured and cold stored (4[deg]C) until surgery. This process is time limited as the tissue has to be…2016 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex-Vivo Perfusion of the Intestine: The Introduction of an Innovative Physiologic Model with Novel Biomarkers.
General Surgery, Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury is a major risk factor for short and long-term functional survival after intestinal transplantation. Normothermic machine perfusion is an emerging biotechnology…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Machine Perfusion on Long-Term Kidney Transplant Outcomes.
1MUHC, Montreal, Canada; 2JHU, Baltimore.
Machine perfusion (MP) has been shown to decrease DGF rates in kidney transplant (KT) recipients when compared with static cold storage (CS). However, there is…2016 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion (NEVLP) Using Steen Solution as Preservation Technique for Liver Transplantation-First Clinical Results.
Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
The European trial investigating NEVLP as preservation technique for liver transplantation uses Gelafusine, a non-FDA approved bovine derived gelatin-based perfusion solution. In contrast, we report…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Prolonged Cold Ischemia a Contraindication to Using Kidneys from Acute Kidney Injury Donors?
Elevated deceased donor (DD) serum creatinine (SCr) levels and prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) are major independent reasons for kidney discard following organ recovery. Many…
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