2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes for Robotic Pancreas Transplants in Obese Candidates
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has evolved to include select overweight and obese diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A robotic approach can be utilized to treat obese transplant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Cell Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) May Aid in the Diagnosis of BK Virus Nephropathy
*Purpose: Between 10% and 30% of renal transplant recipients (KTR) develop BK viremia; with 1-10% of KTR developing BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN), accounting for…2019 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Bariatric Surgical Practice for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
*Purpose: Despite growing enthusiasm for the use of bariatric surgery in obese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), national practice patterns in this patient population…2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Extracellular Vesicles-Related Protein Biomarkers for the Non-Invasive Monitoring of Rejection in Kidney Transplanted Patients
*Purpose: Chronic kidney rejection is currently the main cause of graft losses. Blood and urine analyses to monitor kidney transplanted patients are not specific, and…2019 American Transplant Congress
AKI and Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Patients after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: AKI was found to be associated with increased risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) in the general population. Patients after kidney transplantation are prone…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Comparing KDRI/KDPI with Machine Learning
HealthTech Solutions, Inc., Coralville, IA
*Purpose: To better predict outcomes of graft survival in kidney donation and ultimately save more lives for those waiting on the list.*Methods: Machine learning methods…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation is an Indication for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
*Purpose: A retrospective review of cases from one large organ procurement organization (OPO) was performed to determine whether the delivery of RRT as a component…2019 American Transplant Congress
Initial Peritoneal sST2 Levels Are Associated with Peritoneal Failure and ST2 Blockade Mitigates TGF-β and High Glucose-Induced Peritoneal Fibrosis
*Purpose: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is an intractable complication which leads to peritoneal membrane failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Race and Socioeconomic Disparities in Organ Type, Recovery and Readmission in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Glickman Urology and Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Objectives: Racial and socioeconomic disparities are prevalent in healthcare, including for kidney transplant recipients. Post-transplant, patients are faced with many challenges that contribute to high…2018 American Transplant Congress
Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk of Mortality among Living Kidney Donors
Background: Living kidney donor (LKD) demographics have changed, and transplant centers have relaxed selection criteria to include LKDs with obesity. Recently, it has been shown…
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