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2022 American Transplant Congress
Center Variation is the Major Driver of Geographic Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplants Among Waitlisted Candidates
D. Stewart, A. Robinson, A. Wilk, D. Klassen
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The OPTN’s monitoring of equity in access to deceased donor kidney (KI) transplants (tx) among waitlisted candidates has consistently found service area (DSA) of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Donor-Recipient Race and Ethnicity Match on Liver Transplantation Outcome in the United States
H. Liu, C. Kaltenmeier, R. Cruz, A. M. Thompson, D. Reddy, M. D'Alesio, S. Lebowitz, E. Ashwat, S. Tohme, D. Geller, A. Tevar, C. Hughes, A. Humar, M. Molinari
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Recipient race/ethnicity (R/E) affect liver transplantation (LT) outcomes. However, the effect of donor R/E or donor-recipient R/E match is not well studied. We aimed…
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Practices and Perceptions of Living Donor Liver Transplant, Non-Directed Donation, and Liver Paired Exchange: A National Survey
A. Kaplan¹, R. Rosenblatt¹, W. Jackson², R. Brown¹, B. Samstein¹
¹New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ²University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) remains under-utilized in the United States. The aim of this study, therefore, was to assess the perceptions and practices…
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Evolution of the Need for Transplant Evaluations for Liver Failure Decompensation After TIPS
N. Kemmer¹, V. Sureshkumar², L. Grater³, G. Hoots⁴, S. Agrawal¹, K. Robichaux⁵, M. Gosselin³, S. Mohammed⁵, A. Kumar⁶, J. Buggs⁷
¹Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, ³University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁴Radiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Portal hypertension is described as an increased pressure gradient between the portal and systemic circulation which can result in severe complications. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic…
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p40 Homodimers Stimulate Graft Dendritic Cells to Produce IL-15 Driving Endogenous Donor-Reactive Memory CD8 T Cell Activation within High-Risk Cardiac Allografts
H. Tsuda¹, A. Valujskikh², R. Fairchild³
¹Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²The Cleveland Clinic Fdn, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Acute allograft injury occurring during the first 1-2 days post-transplant is mediated by graft infiltrating endogenous donor-reactive memory CD8 T cells and requires their…
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A Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Increases Neutralizing Antibodies Against Variants of Concern in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. H. Karaba¹, X. Zhu¹, T. Ling¹, K. H. Wang¹, A. G. Rittenhouse¹, O. Akinde¹, Y. Eby¹, J. E. Ruff¹, J. N. Blankson¹, A. T. Abedon¹, J. L. Alejo¹, A. L. Cox¹, J. R. Bailey¹, E. A. Thompson¹, S. L. Klein¹, D. S. Warren¹, J. M. Garonzik-Wang², B. J. Boyarsky¹, I. Sitaras¹, A. Pekosz¹, D. L. Segev¹, A. A. Tobian¹, W. A. Werbel¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses are attenuated in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) and breakthrough infections are more common. Additional SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses increase anti-spike…
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COVID-19 Infection Post-Transplant: What is the Collateral Damage to the Graft? A Case for Pre-Transplant Vaccination
A. Fabick¹, E. Overly¹, V. Rao², V. Rohan³, N. Patel¹, D. DuBay³, C. Candland³, N. Pilch¹
¹Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Department of Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Department of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: COVID-19 produces an unpredictable immune reaction and is challenging to manage during active infection and post-infection, in kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. The first peak…
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The Impact of New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation on Survival and Major Cardiovascular Events in Korean Kidney Transplantation Recipients
E. Kang¹, J. Lee², D. Kang³, Y. Jang⁴, S. Park⁵, Y. Kim⁴, D. Kim⁴, K. Joo⁴, Y. Kim⁴, M. Park⁶, Y. Lim⁷, H. Lee⁴
¹Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, ³Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Informations and Statistics, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Applied Statistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a frequent complication in kidney transplant (KT) recipients with unfavorable outcomes, although a nationwide study on epidemiology and…
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Improving Efficiency in Kidney Distribution: A Comparison of UNet Deceased Donor Criteria to Actual Kidney Acceptance Practices
L. B. Zeiser, J. Ruck, D. Segev, A. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Efficient utilization of UNet deceased-donor criteria could help streamline kidney allocation by reducing the number of unwanted offers made to transplant centers. We compared…
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Early vs. Late Heparin Administration After Declaration of Death in DCD Donors Does Not Impact Short Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
A. M. Hawxby, R. Ketcham, R. Squires, J. P. Orlowski, H. Solomon, C. Hostetler
Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Kidneys from Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) donors are well-known to have satisfactory outcomes post-transplant. In DCD donors, heparin is typically given immediately prior…