2018 American Transplant Congress
Waiting for the Optimal Donor for MCS Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Patients (pts) bridged with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) may require more optimal donors for best outcome compared to non-bridged transplant recipients. MCS pts have…2018 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery before and after Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Weight-Loss and Allograft Outcomes
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Obesity, a critical public health issue affecting >25% of kidney transplant (KTX) candidates, is often a barrier to transplantation. Bariatric surgery is an important tool…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ideal Body Weight versus Actual Body Weight for Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Pancreas Transplantation
Purpose: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is the most commonly used induction agent in solid organ pancreas transplantation. The optimal induction dosing of rATG, has not…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplant for Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Preserved Function, but Impaired Glucose Tolerance: A Comparative Analysis
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: The indications and outcomes of pancreas transplantation for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Weighing 8-10 Kilograms
Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
Background: Renal transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Most centers require a minimum weight of about 10 kg for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Large Volume Intraoperative Fluid Use in Small (<20kg) Renal Recipients is Safe
INTRODUCTION: With advances in surgical and medical transplantation, progressively younger children are being transplanted. There is no consensus and little evidence on the optimal intraoperative…2018 American Transplant Congress
Failure to Thrive after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
1Children's National, Washington DC; 2John's Hopkins, Baltimore.
Background: After kidney transplant (tx), children are expected to thrive, however in a subset this does not occur. Causes and implications of post-tx failure to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intra- versus Extra-Peritoneal Approaches in Renal Transplantation of Adult-Sized Kidneys for Children Weighting under 15kg – A Single Center Study
Purpose:Renal transplantation (RTx) of adult-sized kidneys leads to size-mismatch for small pediatric recipients. The aim of this study reveals the outcomes between intra- and extra-peritoneal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Obesity and Diabetes Prevalence in the United States End-Stage Renal Disease Population
Background: Obesity and diabetes have both become national epidemics in the United States, and are associated with increased risk for comorbid diseases including end-stage renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preventing Recurrence of Incisional Hernia after Liver Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia is a well-known complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although factors that affect incidence of hernia after OLT have been described, recurrence…
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