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Articles tagged "Survival"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Assessing the Impact of the Share35 Liver Allocation Policy: Survival Outcomes Among Liver Re-Transplant Recipients.

    J. Ortiz,1 N. Koizumi,2 C. Kwon,2 Y. Zhang,2 C. Ortiz.3

    1Department of Surgery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; 2George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; 3Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

    Liver retransplantation (reLTx) is the only treatment option for those who experienced graft loss after primary liver transplantation (LTx). Yet, in an era of increasing…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Colonization and Risk of Bacteremia by Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.

    J. Simkins,1 J. Camargo,1 M. Morris,1 R. Vianna,2 T. Beduschi,2 L. Abbo.1

    1Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 2Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute/University of Miami, Miami, FL.

    Background: This study is the first to evaluate colonization rates and subsequent bacteremia with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients.Methods: Retrospective study…
  • 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…
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