2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Safety Reporting to UNOS Related to Non-Recovery, Discard, or Delay
The UNOS Operations and Safety Committee is charged with reviewing reported patient safety situations, identifying safety gaps, addressing high frequency and high impact events, and…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Initial Experience with the Endowrist Robotic Endostapling Device for Renal Donor Nephrectomy
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta.
Introduction:Robot assisted donor nephrectomy has been used an advancement to standard laparoscopic techniques. However, limitations in available instrumentation reduce the efficiency of the procedure especially…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Transplant Rounds: A Step to Improved Team and Patient Satisfaction
BackgroundMultidisciplinary communication (MDC) is critical for transplant patient (TXP) safety. We hypothesized that formal, scripted multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) would yield improved MDC HCAHPS scores (Hospital…2018 American Transplant Congress
Involvement of Additional Surgeons in Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation Does Not Affect Surgical Outcomes, in the Context of a Structured Robotic Surgery Program. Results from a CUSUM Analysis
1Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Robot assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) is a good option for obese recipients. Our group first performed this procedure in 2009 and nowadays the experience includes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Four Eyes Are Better Than Two: Improving Laboratory Report Quality Control
1Quality Assurance, LABS, Inc., Centennial, CO; 2Infectious Disease, LABS, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Our STAT donor-screening lab implemented a new LIMS that is used to manage patient orders, testing and reporting. We intentionally customized the LIMS to…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Conversion from Immediate Release Twice-Daily Tacrolimus (Prograf®) to Once-Daily Extended Release Tacrolimus (Envarsus®) in Liver Transplant Recipients
The safety and efficacy of substitution with a novel once-daily extended-release tacrolimus (LCPT;Envarsus®)to immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-Tac, Prograf®) twice daily in liver transplant patients have not…2018 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Real-World Use of Everolimus for Kidney Transplant Patients: Post-Marketing Surveillance in Japan
Background and purpose: After the approval of everolimus (EVR) in 2011 in Japan to prevent organ rejection in kidney transplant (KTx) patients, no data on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes for HCV-Viremic Recipients of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant in the Direct Anti-Viral Era
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA.
Before the era of direct anti-viral agents (DAAs), outcomes for HCV-viremic recipients of simultaneous liver kidney transplant (SLKT) were inferior to HCV-negative recipients. PURPOSE: To…2018 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin vs. Alemtuzumab: A Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes among Renal Transplant Recipients
Department of Pharmacy, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Background: Two lymphocyte depleting agents are currently available for renal transplant induction: alemtuzumab (C1H) and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG). Studies comparing long-term outcomes between C1H…2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Postoperative Bleeding after Lung Transplantation
Bleeding complications after lung transplantation (LuTX) are associated with increased morbidity. Risk factors for postoperative bleeding complications after LuTX have not yet been reported. In…
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