2018 American Transplant Congress
First-Time Simultaneous vs. Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Review of the UNOS Database
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 2Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
Introduction. Polycystic disease (PKD) may necessitate the need for liver and/or kidney transplantation. The long-term outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK) and kidney-after-liver (KAL) or…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Outcomes between Induction Immunosuppressive Therapies in Simultaneous Liver/Kidney Transplantation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Introduction: There is no data on the risks and benefits of induction immunosuppression in simultaneous liver/kidney transplant (SLKT) patients.Methods: We analyzed all SLKT performed between…2018 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Induction Decreases Risk of Death in HLA-Sensitized Kidney Recipients
Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is currently the preferential induction treatment in kidney recipients at high risk for allograft rejection. However, no study has evaluated the benefits…2018 American Transplant Congress
Significant Alteration in Transplant Center Performance Assessment with Extended Patient Follow Up Time
IntroductionCurrent transplant center performance models focus on 1-year graft and patient survival as primary outcomes. This is despite that 2.5 year cohorts are used to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Contemporary Practice Patterns & Outcomes after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement: A Multicenter US Experience of 1,146 Patients
Background: TIPS is effective for treating complications of portal hypertension. Historic, single center data suggest poor outcomes for MELD scores >15. We assessed contemporary outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Non-Dialysis Renal Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients on Post-Transplant ESRD: A UNOS Database Analysis
Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
Dialysis prior to heart transplant (HTx) is a strong predictor of patient death and is a common indication for simultaneous heart/kidney transplantation (SHK). The association…2018 American Transplant Congress
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Does Not Predict Outcomes after Liver Transplant (LT) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Hepatology, UCSF, San Francisco.
Background: A high preoperative NLR ≥5 has been reported to predict poor outcomes following LT for HCC, and NLR has been incorporated into several prognostic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Tobacco Consumption versus Marijuana Consumption in Liver Transplant Recipients
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
The long term effects of smoking tobacco have been widely reported, from cardiovascular disease, to pulmonary complications and cancer, the effect of Marijuana has not…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation with or without Left Renal Vein Ligation: Comparative Study of 105 Cases
The presence of large spontaneous splenorenal shunts (SSRS) is a risk factor for low portal flow and graft dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT). Left renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends, Patterns, and Recipient Outcomes of Kidney Transplants from Older (>60) Living Donors. A UNOS Database Analysis
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Backgroud: The selection of older donors (>60 years) has become more common. Our aim was to analyze the recent national trends of such donors and…
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