2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes
Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Novel Vascular Inflow Offers Renal Transplantation to Recipients with Severe Central and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Background: Absence of suitable implant locations for donor renal vessels may be a major problem in patients with significant central and peripheral vascular disease. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Continuous and Single-Shot Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block vs. Conventional Analgesia after Kidney Transplant Surgery
Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate pain control by a multimodal analgesic regimen has been shown to accelerate post-operative recovery in non-transplant surgery. However, the effectiveness of TAP block…2018 American Transplant Congress
Do Reconstruction Techniques for Two Renal Arteries Affect Long-Term Graft Survival after Living Donor Renal Transplantation?
Transplant Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Living donor kidneys with two arteries can be revascularized using various techniques depending on anatomy. We hypothesized that the revascularization technique could impact long-term…2018 American Transplant Congress
Urological Complications of Prophylactic Ureteral Stent vs. No Stent in Kidney Transplant Recipients at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)
Introduction:Complications after kidney transplant (tx) commonly originate from ureterovesical anastomosis, it accounts for 3-9% of urinary complications. Due to the difference in the surgical preference,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Safety in Obese Patients: 1038 Consecutive Robotic Living Donor Nephrectomies
1Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has been a widely accepted technical improvement in kidney transplantation. Since 2000, we have introduced robotic living donor nephrectomy (RLDN) in our…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of an Anastomosis Time on Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Background: It is known that the increase in anastomosis time (AT) in deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) is associated with increased incidence of delayed graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery before and after Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Weight-Loss and Allograft Outcomes
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Obesity, a critical public health issue affecting >25% of kidney transplant (KTX) candidates, is often a barrier to transplantation. Bariatric surgery is an important tool…2018 American Transplant Congress
Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal (VRE) Blood Isolates Correlates with Allograft Failure in Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Recipients
Background: Enterococci are one of the leading causes of nosocomial infection in after OLT. Unfortunately, treatment options for enterococci that are resistant to first-line agents…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Initial Hepatic Artery Reperfusion versus Initial Portal Reperfusion in Liver Transplantation: Where Do We Stand?
Introduction: While initial portal vein reperfusion (PVRP) of a liver allograft is nearly standardized, limited data suggests initial hepatic arterial reperfusion (HARP) may improve hemodynamics…
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