2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Length of Stay After Heart Transplant: What Are the Risk Factors?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Initial hospital length of stay following heart transplant is variable. The longer the hospital stay, the increased cost related to the surgery. This will…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Impact Frailty?
Purpose: Frailty is an emerging risk factor for morbidity and mortality in advanced lung disease and lung transplantation. Interventions to reduce frailty in this population…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Vitamin D Exposure Is Associated With Higher Risk of Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
PURPOSE: Vitamin D has multiple vital functions within the immune system. This study aims to assess the relationship between vitamin D exposure and the incidence…2015 American Transplant Congress
New SRTR Risk-Adjustment Models for Adult Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Following a recommendation of the Consensus Conference on Transplant Program Quality and Surveillance, SRTR implemented a 3-year rolling cycle to rebuild the statistical models used…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Higher MFI of De Novo Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies Is Correlated With Graft Fibrosis Progression in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Background. It has been shown that the development of de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) is associated with poorer graft outcome in kidney transplantation. However…2015 American Transplant Congress
Late Recurrent UTIs in Kidney Transplant Patients: Risk Factors , Microbiologic and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infection among kidney transplant (KT) patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most studies…2015 American Transplant Congress
Unknown Urological Pathologies in Renal Allografts from Deceased Donors. Should Image Evaluation Be Routinely Performed?
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: In an effort to increase the overall donor pool, the use of extended-criteria kidneys has been routine in the majority of transplant centers. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors Influencing Mammography Screening During Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Institute, University Hospitals & Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
INTRO:Transplant centers typically require mammography (MMG) for women ≥ 40 as part of the evaluation process. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for the…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of High-Risk Donors and Recipients on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Program-Specific Outcomes
Public reporting of transplant program-specific outcomes may dissuade programs from accepting high-risk donors and recipients, and thereby restrict access to transplant. It has been proposed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reciprocal Relationship Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Graft Rejection in Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplantation: Impact on Survival and Ideal Immunosuppression Protocol
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Cytomegalovius (CMV) infection and graft rejection are opposing complications of isolated intestinal/multivisceral transplantation (IIT/MVT), a procedure requiring precise balance of immunosuppression. The aim of…
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