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Articles tagged "Weight"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Waiting for the Optimal Donor for MCS Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant

    J. Kobashigawa, J. Patel, E. Kransdorf, R. Levine, S. Dimbil, E. Passano, L. Czer, J. Moriguchi, F. Arabia.

    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

    J. Cohen, M. Lim, C. Tewksbury, S. Torres Landa, J. Trofe-Clark, P. Abt, N. Williams, K. Dumon, S. Goral.

    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

    E. Martinez,1 D. Felix,2 J. Wiegel,2 T. Al-Qaoud,1 G. Leverson,1 A. Condon,2 R. Redfield,1 J. Odorico.1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; 2Department of Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI.

    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

    S. Doshi, C. Pulitano, D. Al-Adra, A. Norgate, G. Sapisochin, M. Selzner, I. McGilvray, J. Schiff, M. Cattral.

    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

    P. Singer, Y. Tseng, C. Sethna, L. Castellanos-Reyes, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy, E. Grodstein, L. Teperman.

    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

    N. Liow,1 N. Mudalige,2 N. Melhem,1 S. Boyle,1 N. Kessaris,1 H. Hume-Smith,1 S. Marks,1 N. Mamode,1 J. Stojanovic.1

    1Paediatric Nephrology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2University College London, London, United Kingdom.

    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

    K. Sgambat,1 Y. Cheng,1 O. Charnaya,2 A. Moudgil.1

    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

    T. Mizutani,1 M. Muramatsu,1 Y. Hamasaki,2 Y. Takahashi,2 Y. Itabashi,1 J. Hashimoto,2 Y. Hyodo,1 K. Sakurabayashi,1 T. Kawamura,1 S. Shihido.1,2

    1Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

    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

    B. Shelton,1 D. McWilliams,1 P. MacLennan,1 R. Reed,1 M. Mustian,1 D. Sawinski,2 J. Locke.

    1Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    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

    J. Butler, D. O'Brien, J. Kays, C. Kubal, B. Ekser, J. Fridell, R. Mangus, J. Powelson.

    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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