2017 American Transplant Congress
National Variation in US Kidney Transplant Induction Therapy.
Antibody induction (IND) therapy in kidney transplantation (KTx) reduces acute rejection risk but adds to transplant cost. Currently, only IL2 Receptor antibodies (IL2R-Ab) have FDA…2017 American Transplant Congress
Readmissions After Liver Transplantation–They May Be Predictable, but Are They Inevitable?
Dept of Tx Surgery, Tx ICCE, Dept of Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Purpose: Published studies suggest that approximately 40% of OLTx recipients are readmitted within 30 days. The aim of this study is to analyze the risk…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ethnocultural Barriers to Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study.
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
BackgroundPre-emptive kidney transplant (PKT) may offer better outcomes compared to kidney transplant (KT) after starting dialysis. There is a well-documented disparity in access to PKT…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant without Borders – A New Project for Decentralization of Transplant Centers in Brazil.
Organ Transplantation, Bandeirantes Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The regional disparity in transplant activity is one of the main problems in Brazil and in other countries. Brazilian transplant centers are concentrated in the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Web-Based Patient Portal Usage Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
BackgroundLittle is known about the characteristics of patients who use web-based patient portals for healthcare purposes. The aim of this study was to examine patient…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Kidney Donor Candidate Referral, Care, and Attrition in an Online Portal.
When non-directed live kidney donation (NDD) was first described in the early 2000s, a high rate of inquiry per actual donor was noted. Since then,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Share35: Increasing Biliary Complications and Healthcare Resources?
Data has shown that major outcomes of liver transplant post-Share35 have been equivalent to pre-Share35, despite organs accumulating longer CIT and traveling further.The PURPOSE of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Early Hospitalization Among Liver Transplant Recipients.
Hospitalization is known to occur frequently in the first six months following liver transplantation (LT). We examined the burden of hospitalization within 6 months of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Emergency Department Utilization Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States.
Background:Single center studies suggest that kidney transplant (KTx) recipients have a high rate of emergency department (ED) utilization, and ED visits are associated with graft…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessments of Literacy, Cognitive Function and Transplant Medication Knowledge in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Background: Medication adherence is often low in renal transplant recipients (RTR) and is in part due to inadequate knowledge. Therefore, new tools to identify medication…
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