2015 American Transplant Congress
Is Organ Transplantation from Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Donors Safe? An Autopsy-Based Study of Parasite Persistence in Chronic Chagasic Patients
Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: Chagas' disease, endemic in Latin America, is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease can affect the heart and/or the gastrointestinal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between in the Spousal Donor Kidney Tranplants: Wife-to-Husband Versus Husband-to-Wife
Backgrounds:There is few clinical outcome data between the wife-to-husband recipients(WTHr) and husband-to-wife recipients(HTWr) kidney transplantation. This study was conducted to compare the clinical outcomes between…2015 American Transplant Congress
Phenotype Characterization, Migratory Pathways, Engraftment and Safety Evaluation of Human Cord Blood Derived Ex-Vivo Created Di- Chimeric Cells in NOD SCID Mouse Model: A Preliminary Study
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate safety, survival, migration and engraftment of ex-vivo fused human cord blood derived di-chimeric cells (DCC) in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Do Community-Solicited NDDs Experience More Coercion to Donate a Kidney Than Traditional NDD Donors?
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
BACKGROUND:Studies of non-directed donors (NDDs) have shown comparable psychosocial functioning to traditional donors. Within NDDs there are some that come forward in response to community…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Fully Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy on Donor Interest in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
Purpose: Laparoscopy was extended to liver donation to reduce invasiveness and our center has offered selected patients fully laparoscopic procurement since 8/12. We sought to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Obesity Impact on Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes
Background: Donor obesity has been reported as a risk factor for early pancreas allograft failure. The relationship between donor obesity and long-term pancreas allograft survival…2015 American Transplant Congress
Quantifying Risk of ESRD in Live Kidney Donors
Among live kidney donors higher overall risk of ESRD has been shown in African-Americans and men. However, individual risk of ESRD has not been quantified.METHODS:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Eating Disorders in Altruistic Organ Donor Candidates: Pitfalls, Red Flags and Practical Suggestions
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
The preoperative psychosocial evaluation of potential altruistic organ donors is a means of exploring a patient's motivations for donation as well as identifying any obstacles…2015 American Transplant Congress
How Long Is Too Long? The Impact of Bridge Donor Waiting Time on Paired Donation Transplants
1University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.
Non-simultaneous Extended Altruistic Donor (NEAD) chains and bridge donors (BD) are increasingly utilized in the field of Kidney Paired Donation (KPD), but remain controversial due…2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Predictors of Organ Donation in Pediatric Donors
Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
BACKGROUND: The availability of pediatric donors does not meet the demand for pediatric recipients who are listed and waiting transplantation. There is a need to…
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