2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty is Highly Prevalent in Lung Transplant Candidates and Varies by Frailty Tool
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Lung transplantation is a lifesaving therapy in patients with advanced lung disease. However, frail lung transplant candidates are more likely to be delisted or…2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Serum Tim3 and Gal9 Levels in Predicting the Risk of Infection after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). However, reliable biomarkers to predict the occurrence of post-transplant infection are…2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Recovery and Prognostic Factors in Children Following Liver Transplantation
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Progression to chronic renal disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in adults following liver transplantation (LT) with a profound impact on patient survival, assuming that…2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Exposure to Wildfires Associated with Invasive Fungal Infections?
*Purpose: In recent decades, climate change and other factors have led to a global increase in wildfires. After a large fire in Northern California in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Novel Cell-Free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy for Management of Refractory Ascites in Liver Transplant Candidates
Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Refractory ascites at perioperative period in liver transplantation (LT) is associated with the increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Changes in OPTN Oversight of Kidney Programs on Organ Yield and Offer Acceptance Practices
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2OPTN, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In March 2017, the Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network implemented an operational rule to increase the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donors and Drugs: How Often Do They Mix? Utilization of Donors Based on Toxicology Findings
*Purpose: Despite an increasing number of patients waiting for heart transplantation, the growth of transplant volume has risen slowly. The opioid crisis has resulted in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Cardiac Work Up Does Not Predict Post-Transplant Cardiac Events at One Year among Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Death with functioning kidney allograft due to cardiovascular etiology is among the leading causes of kidney allograft loss after transplantation. Current cardiac work up…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Clostridium difficile Infection and Recurrence among 2,622 Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is common after solid organ transplant (SOT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We assessed incidence, risk factors…2019 American Transplant Congress
Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Towards a Prediction of Three-Month Survival Combining Graft-to-Recipient Weight and MELD in a Caucasian Population
Abdominal Surgery and Transplant Department, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
*Purpose: Adult-to-adult living-donor LT (AALDLT) has been proposed to alleviate allograft shortage. However, it is not commonly considered in Western countries due to easier access…
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