2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK) – The New Standard of Care for Uremic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Introduction: While a SPK is now considered standard of care for uremic T1 DM patients, it is not for T2DM (despite similar medical issues). The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Apolipoprotein L1 & Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Young Potential Living Kidney Donors.
Background: Living kidney donor selection practices have evolved from examining individual risk factors to a risk calculator incorporating multiple characteristics. Due to limited long-term data…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Transplant: The Influence of Intraoperative Hemodynamics on Delayed Graft Function.
Despite advantages of living donor kidneys, intraoperative insults may subject these kidneys to poor outcomes. Therefore, we investigated whether intraoperative fluid volumes and hemodynamics in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension: An Iatrogenic Complication of Successful Pancreas Transplantation?
1Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; 2Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Cary, NC
Abrupt improvement in glycemic control is known to cause treatment-induced neuoropathies in poorly-controlled diabetes (DM).1 Similarly, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a well-known complication of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Center and Surgeons' Experience Improves Outcome in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Validation of the Report of the A2ALL Consortium.
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Background: Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study (A2ALL) has reported improved outcomes in centers with greater experience (>20 cases). The aim of this study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in Plasma and Kidney Tissue in HCV Antibody Positive Donors.
Background: Currently HCV antibody positive deceased donors renal allografts are not considered for transplantation in HCV negative recipients. With recent development of anti-HCV therapy, utilization…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Readmissions in the First Year Post Transplant Over a 12-Year Span at a Single Center.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
There is an increased focus on hospital readmissions as a driver of health care costs and indicator of health care quality. Study Purpose: Understanding the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of the Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate on BKV Infection After Kidney Transplantation.
Introduction: BK virus (BKV) infection is a serious complication following renal transplantation (RTx). The minimization of risk factors that predict BKV infection might help to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Infection by Hepatitis C Virus and the Development of Transplant Glomerulopathy.
OBJETIVE: To demonstrate that chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a risk factor for the development of transplant glomerulopathy in a large…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Hospitalization Among Waitlisted End Stage Renal Disease Patients.
Background: For End Stage Renal Disease Patients (ESRD) waitlisted for a deceased donor kidney, hospitalization is associated with lower likelihood of transplantation and worse outcomes.…
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