Articles tagged "Survival"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Induction of Tolerance to Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation in Miniature Swine.
J. Walch, J. Alonso-Escalante, H. Wang, B. Oh, M. Iglesias, A. Lee, G. Brandacher, G. Raimondi.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Purpose: Miniature swine is a pre-clinical large animal model well suited to validate protocols of tolerance induction to vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). However, tools to…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Inferior Outcomes in Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors to Hepatitis C Virus Negative Kidney Recipients: Analysis of National Data.
H. Fattah, L. Kang, H. Dave, D. Kumar, A. King, C. Bhati, A. Sharma, G. Gupta.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Background: Kidney transplantation (KTxp)with HCV kidneys (HCV D+)may represent a safe resource to expand the donor pool, and to reduce waiting time in patients with…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Human Epineural Allograft Conduits Supported with Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Preliminary Report.
M. Siemionow, M. Strojny, W. Malewski, J. Cwykiel, M. Cyran.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
PURPOSE: Due to the limitations of current surgical methods of long nerve defect repair, new therapeutic approaches are needed to enhance nerve regeneration. Nerve allografts…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Preoperative Body Composition on Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Y. Hamaguchi, T. Kaido, A. Kobayashi, S. Okumura, S. Yagi, H. Okajima, S. Uemoto.
Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Background: Skeletal muscle depletion has been shown to be an independent predictor of lower overall survival in various diseases. In surgical fields, however, the significance…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Pre-Transplant Infections on Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes.
S. Ngo, J. Levitsky, M. Ison.
Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Hematology and Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background: Pre- and Post-liver transplant infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. How pre-transplant infections affect early…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Patients in a Multicenter Study Who Received Living Donor Liver Transplants Are Likely to Have Increased Survival.
J. Kim,¹ K.-W. Lee,² G.-W. Song,³ B.-H. Jung,³ H. Lee,⁴ N.-J. Yi,² C. Kwon,¹ S. Hwang,³ K.-S. Suh,² J.-W. Joh,¹ S.-K. Lee,¹ S.-G. Lee.³
¹Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Background: No consensus has been reached regarding comparisons of outcomes for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who received living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) versus…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival After Second Kidney Transplant: Are We Being Good Stewards?
C. Jay, J. Pugh, G. Halff, G. Abrahamian, F. Cigarroa, N. Stephens, K. Washburn.
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
BACKGROUND: Primary kidney transplant is associated with increased life years compared with dialysis. Comparable patient survival between primary (1KT) and second kidney transplants (2KT) has…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Islet Preconditioned with Hydrogen Sulfide Enhances the Graft Function in Diabetic Mice.
D. Wang, M. Ding, J. Xue, J. Zheng, S. Feng, H. Tian, Y. Li.
Department of Renal Transplant, Center of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Background: Islet transplantation is a promising therapy for Type 1 diabetes. However, successful outcomes are hampered by the poor survival of the donor cells after…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of One Year Individual or Dual Organ Rejection in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant on Kidney Graft Survival – A UNOS Registry Analysis 2000-2013.
I. Moinuddin,¹ T. Taber,¹ M. Yaqub,¹ O. Adebiyi,¹ M. Mujtaba,¹ J. Chen,² M. Goble,² D. Mishler,¹ J. Fridell,² A. Sharfuddin.¹
¹Medicine/Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis; ²Surgery/Transplant, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Background: Early Rejection of either organ in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney transplants (SPK) is common within the first 1 year. We studied the impact of within 1…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Readmission following Kidney Transplantation: Is Readmission Becoming More Risky?
E. King, L. Kucirka, M. McAdams-DeMarco, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: Following kidney transplantation, 31% of recipients experience early hospital readmission (EHR) and readmission is independently associated with increased risk of graft loss and mortality.…