2018 American Transplant Congress
Natural History and Determinants of Infectious Complications after Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Prospective Population Based Cohort
Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France.
Background: Although Infectious complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in KTR, little is known about their natural history and determinants at a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Biliary Duct Reconstruction Technique Impact Liver Transplantation Outcomes?
Introduction: The rate of biliary complication after liver transplantation remains high. The choice of biliary reconstruction technique may depend on the patient's primary disease, possible…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Retransplantation: Outcomes of This Technical and Immunological Challenge over 38 Patients
IntroductionPancreas transplantation is now a mastered technique for patients suffering from severe diabetes. However, a significant number of grafts are lost for technical and immunological…2018 American Transplant Congress
Objective Markers of Frailty Predict Successful Listing and Survival for Renal Transplant
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Across all medical specialties, frailty has been shown to be a predictor of poor health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that gait speed and…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
Urinary Sulfate Excretion and Late Graft Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients
BackgroundHydrogen sulfide (H2S), produced from the metabolism of dietary sulfur-containing amino acids, is allegedly a potential renoprotective compound. High 24h urinary excretion of pathway intermediate…2018 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation
Purpose: Increased rates of delayed graft function (DGF) after simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplantation have been described, as well as inferior graft survival in patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Calculator for Kidney Transplant Waitlist Outcomes under the New Kidney Allocation System
1HCMC, Minneapolis; 2SRTR, Minneapolis; 3Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
BACKGROUND: Outcomes on the kidney transplant waiting list vary markedly by region and patient characteristics, and the new kidney allocation system (KAS) changed the probability…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incidence Trends among Deceased Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States, 2011-2016: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
BackgroundDonation after cardiac death (DCD) donor liver graft is a known risk factor for graft failure secondary to primary non-function (PNF) and/or diffuse cholangiopathy (DC).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Steroid Free Immunosuppressive Regimen on Patient and Graft Outcomes in Pancreas Transplant Recipients
Steroids have been an important component of maintenance immunosuppression in solid organ transplant, but their adverse effect profile has led to the development of steroid…
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