2020 American Transplant Congress
Low Diagnostic Yield of Protocol Allograft Biopsy Performed During DGF in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated with Induction and Standard-Dose CNI-Based Maintenance
*Purpose: DGF after kidney transplantation (KTx) has been associated with an increased risk of rejection. For this reason, clinical guideline recommends weekly allograft biospy (Bx)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Active Heavy Smoking or Intermittent Drug Abuse
*Purpose: Potential kidney donors who actively smoke heavily or had intermittent illegal drug use (IIDU) are mostly excluded from donating a kidney. Tobacco use in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Apixaban Usage in Solid Organ Transplant Patients with Renal Impairment
Pharmacy, CHI St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: There remains a gap in the literature for apixaban dosing recommendations for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) in special…2020 American Transplant Congress
Creation of a Low-Cost Kidney Transplant Surgery Simulator and Survey of its Utility for Education
Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Surgical skills education in transplant surgery is challenging as center-specific outcomes are scrutinized and trainees’ exposure to the sub-specialty is decreasing. Simulation could overcome…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Mild Hypertension
*Purpose: There is variability among transplant centers in the acceptance of living donor candidates with well-controlled hypertension. Increased gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are more common…2020 American Transplant Congress
First Case of Simultaneous Living Related Parathyroid- and Kidney Transplantation Into a Child
*Purpose: Inherited hypoparathyroidism can lead to life threatening episodes of hypocalcaemia as well as to end stage renal failure at a young age. We are…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists and Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Family History of Kidney Disease
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation from a living donor is the best treatment option for End Stage Kidney Disease. Considering the shortage of available organs, transplant centers…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Efficacy and Safety of Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation (IFLT) in the Treatment of End-Stage Liver Disease in a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial: A Report of the First 25 Cases
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: We’ve established a novel procedure called ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT). The results from the pilot study suggest that IFLT might prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Viral Kinetics of De Novo HCV Infection and Response to Antiviral Therapy in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving HCV-Viremic Donors
*Purpose: There is general agreement that expanded use of organs from HCV-viremic donors is desirable, including in recipients without HCV infection. However, the optimal treatment…2020 American Transplant Congress
Readmission Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery has increasingly been offered for morbidly obese patients prior to liver transplantation with the hope of improving both waitlist candidacy and post-transplant…
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