2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact on Wound Healing Events After Early Conversion to Everolimus in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients: 24-Month Results from the Randomized ELEVATE Study.
BackgroundWound healing events (WHE) are probably the most common type of post-transplant (Tx) surgical complication. Due to its antiproliferative properties, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…2016 American Transplant Congress
Safety, Efficacy, and Cost Saving Potential of Various Weight-Based Dosing for Thymoglobulin Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Introduction: There are limited data assessing the appropriate weight to use when dosing Thymoglobulin for induction therapy. The aim of this study is to assess…2016 American Transplant Congress
What Are the Benefits of Transvaginal Route for Kidney Extraction in Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy ?
1Hôpital Européen Georges Pomidou, Paris, France; 2Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.
Rationale and objectivesTransvaginal route for kidney extraction (TVE) emerged as new surgical option during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy to minimize scar and presumably to offer donors…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.
Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…2016 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience with Robotic Kidney Transplantation for Recipients with BMI >40 kg/m2: A Comparison with the UNOS Registry.
Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Introduction:Obesity represents a barrier to kidney transplantation, but the increasing prevalence amongst renal failure patients has forced some centers to carefully consider such candidates. Morbidly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Country-Associated Geographical Variables in the Ouctomes of Kidney Transplantation in Patients with HIV-Infection.
Objective: To evaluate effects of geographical factors on demography, clinical management and evolution of two cohorts of HIV-infected KT recipients.Methods: Observational, retrospective cohort study including…2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Vaccination Status in Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Current Status and Challenges to Successful Implementation.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background: Vaccines are safety and efficacy of vaccines in transplant candidates and recipients. Several studies have demonstrated significant underutilization of vaccines which increases the risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reviewing Patient Care in Abdominal Transplantation.
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Purpose: Unbiased review of patient care in solid organ transplantation is difficult but essential for improving patient safety. In October 2013 we created a process…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the safety of steroid withdrawal in African American (AA) kidney transplant (KTX) recipients.Methods: Longitudinal cohort study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donors with Isolated Anti-HBc (“HBcAb Only”) Antibodies: True Evidence for Past Infection or Laboratory Artifact? Toward a Simple Confirmatory Test for HBcAb.
Use of organs from donors positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers may safely expand the donor pool. Recently the American Society of Transplantation expert…
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