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2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Kidney Transplantation from Small Pediatric Donors Aged < 2 Years Into Pediatric Recipients: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study
Q. Zhang, M. Huang, J. Li, W. Wu, H. Zhang, C. Wu, Q. Fu, P. Gao, L. Ling, W. Chen, B. Xu, X. Su, L. Liu, C. Wang
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Kidneys from small pediatric donors (aged < 2 years, SPD) are underutilized. Concerns regarding potentially inferior outcomes hinder the use in pediatric recipients, especially…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Ex-vivo Machine Perfusion With Static Cold Storage In Human Liver Transplantation: The University Of Maryland Experience
J. Avruch¹, N. Goussous², S. Malik¹, M. Pinedo¹, R. Meier¹, C. Bhati¹, D. Maluf¹, R. Barth³, J. Alvarez-Casas¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Transplant Surgery, University of California Davis Health, Davis, CA, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is accumulating clinical evidence of the benefit of normothermic ex-vivo machine perfusion (NMP) compared with traditional static cold storage of liver allografts prior…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Waitlisted and Transplant Patient Perspectives on Expanding Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants
C. Rosaasen¹, N. Rosaasen², R. Mainra³, A. Trachtenberg⁴, J. Ho⁵, C. Parsons⁶, S. Delaney⁶, H. Mansell⁷
¹Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Saskatchewan Transplant Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁴, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
*Purpose: A concerning number of kidneys (expanded donor criteria, extended criteria, or marginal kidneys) are discarded yearly, and novel solutions are needed to solve the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipient Social Support Network: Impact on Clinical Outcomes
M. M. French¹, R. S. Mangus², R. Holmes³, A. Krause³, J. Sumner³, C. Kubal⁴, B. Ekser⁵, P. Mihaylov⁶, J. Fridell⁷, A. Lutz⁸
¹Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ³Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Department of Surgery, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Department of Surgery, Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Fishers, IN
*Purpose: Health disparities are present in transplantation, just as in other areas of medicine. This is a retrospective review of liver transplant (LT) recipients to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Donor Liver Rejection Rates for Donor Quality Among US Transplant Centers
M. Anderson¹, T. Gilbert², M. Englesbe¹, S. Waits¹
¹Michigan Medicine Transplant Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Optimal utilization of all viable donor livers is a public health imperative. As no standardized criteria exist for assessment of donor quality, differential utilization…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Insulin Utilization for Early Post-Transplant Glycemic Control in Liver Transplant
L. F. Borges, K. Gutierrez, T. A. Sparkman, J. Banbury
UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Transient hyperglycemia after liver transplant (LT) is common due to the use of high-dose steroids at the time of transplant, but some patients may…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Renal Transplant with Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in an Elderly Veteran Population with Preemptive Mayvret Therapy
R. Lopez-Soler¹, A. Thorndyke¹, C. Trotter¹, A. Abadier², M. Samra¹
¹Surgery, Transplantation, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Overall mortality on the kidney transplant waiting list is higher for older diabetic patients. The average age of waitlisted veteran patients is 64, with…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Health Care Transition of Adolescents After Kidney Transplantation in Germany and Austria – The Randomized Controlled Transnephro Trial
L. Pape¹, M. Kreuzer¹, A. Großhenig², J. Prüfe¹, S. Group³
¹Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany, ²Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³German Society of Pediatric Nephrology, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Adolescence is the age with the highest rate of graft losses because of non-adherence and the transfer from pediatric to adult care. Health care…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Histologic Predictors of Graft Loss in Early Clinically Indicated Biopsies After Kidney Transplantation
M. Ajaimy¹, V. Hemmige², L. E. Liriano-Ward³, Y. Azzi¹, S. Kapoor⁴, P. Loarte¹, C. Pynadath⁵, A. Colovai¹, E. Akalin⁶
¹Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Bronx, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Transplant, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Scarsdale, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Ctr, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate histopathological predictors of graft lost in patients who underwent clinically indicated biopsies for worsening kidney function and/or proteinuria within 3…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Tele-Health Implementation During Covid19 Pandemic in Liver Transplant Population: A Focus on Medication Adherence, Patient Satisfaction, Clinical Outcomes and Possible Cost Impact
H. Joharji, S. Alghamdi, S. Alqahtani, M. F. Janju, J. Khader, D. Alissa, A. Aljedai, D. Alkortas, K. Bezaizi, D. Broering, A. Ajlan, W. K. Al-Hamoudi, E. Devol, A. Albinmosa, S. Alabbad, Z. Alabdulkarim, A. Zidan, R. Alamawi, E. Alshammari, E. Alharthi, D. Al-Anazi, A. Almalki, M. Alasmari
Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic affected many aspects of health care, including the provision of care in ambulatory care clinics, necessitating the utilization of telehealth. For…