2015 American Transplant Congress
Blocking CD4 T Cell Helper Functions Improves Efficacy of ATG Treatment in Sensitized Transplant Recipients
Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Antibody mediated lymphocyte depletion is used in clinical transplantation to improve graft function. While the presence of donor-reactive memory T cells is the primary rationale…2015 American Transplant Congress
Octogenarian Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Elderly patients are the fastest growing population requiring kidney transplantation internationally. Previous studies have shown a survival benefit for kidney transplantation when compared to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in the Septuagenarian
Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
The elderly ESRD population in the US continues to grow. National data demonstrates that both patient (PS) and graft survival (GS) at 1 and 5…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome After Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Bridging Treatment
Background: Liver transplantation remains the only curative treatment option for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Several bridging treatments are employed because the limited availability…2015 American Transplant Congress
ABO-Incompatible Live Donor Kidney Transplants Inferior to ABO-Compatible Transplants, but Match Deceased Donor Results: Is Kidney Paired Donation the Answer?
Objective: Compare kidney allograft survival in ABO-incompatible (ABO-I) and ABO-compatible (ABO-C) live donor kidney transplant recipients.Methods: We analyzed UNOS database for patients who underwent a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplant Among HIV+ Waitlist Candidates
Chronic diseases, such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), are now the leading causes of death among HIV+ patients. Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Diabetic Recipients of High KDPI Deceased Donor Kidneys
Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is determined using the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). How best to allocate the high KDPI kidneys (KDPI ≥ 85%)…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Correlates With Calculated Pulsatile Perfusion (PP) Resistance Index (RI) and Delayed Graft Function (DGF)
Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Background: Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is now being determined by calculating the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). Calculated kidney vascular resistance index (RI) during…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation from Living Donors in Cali – Colombia
Transplant Unit, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Introduction. Starting a pediatric liver transplant program in a developing country, is a great challenge, due to technical difficulties and increased morbidity and mortality, and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Kidney Transplant in Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation Improves GFR and Patient Survival
Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Background: Patients requiring combined liver-kidney transplantation (LKTx) are at risk for worse outcomes compared to LTx and KTx alone due to severity of illness and…
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