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2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver and Kidney Transplantation from Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Donors in the US: Better Early Outcomes with Normothermic Regional Perfusion versus Cold Flush
M. Rosenzweig¹, R. Ruiz², E. Martinez¹, A. Gupta¹, H. Fernandez¹, S. Lee¹, N. Onaca¹, J. Bayer¹, G. J. McKenna¹, T. Ma¹, G. Testa³, A. Wall¹
¹Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ³Baylor Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart donation is increasingly common in the US. The two methods for DCD heart donation are normothermic regional perfusion…
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The US Kidney Allocation System Should Not Allocate En Bloc Kidneys from Deceased Donors < 18 Kg as Equivalent to Top 20% KDPI Single Kidneys
W. F. Parker¹, A. Gallo², L. Ross¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: In December 2020, the US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) revised the allocation rules for deceased donors under 18 kg, stating that both kidneys must…
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The Use of Frailty Assessment to Determine Fitness for Renal Transplant in a Veteran Dialysis Patient Population
M. Samra¹, A. Wadhwa¹, T. Markossian², R. Lopez-Soler³
¹Medicine, Edward Hine Jr., VA Medical Center, Hines, IL, ²Edward Hine Jr., VA Medical Center, Hines, IL, ³Surgery, Edward Hines VA Jr.,VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Frailty is a medical syndrome characterized by reduced physiologic function and strength. It is associated with an increased risk of mortality, hospital readmission and…
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Patient and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth Clinic Visits Precipitated by the Covid-19 Viral Pandemic
L. Adamski¹, C. Alvarez¹, M. Patterson², C. Shen³, G. Kaur³, F. K. Butt³
¹Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, ²University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, ³Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
*Purpose: The transplant community had to adjust to a new way of practicing medicine during the COVID-19 viral pandemic. Our transplant center quickly adapted to…
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Allo-Sensitization is Increased in Liver Transplant Recipients Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
R. A. Sosa, A. Q. Terry, Y. Yin, B. V. Naini, F. M. Kaldas, R. W. Busuttil, D. W. Gjertson, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski, E. F. Reed
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Recipient sensitization to donor HLA antigens remains an important clinical problem in transplantation, leading to increased wait times to find a compatible donor and…
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Transition Program for Young Adults with Solid Organ Transplant a Single Center Protocol
H. Y. Lee
Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplantation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: The transition process for young adult solid organ transplant patient is an important clinical milestone in a transplant patient's life. Evidenced based research demonstrates…
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QSant, a Novel Urine Test Monitors Recovery of Allograft Injury After DGF
S. Ghosh¹, H. Tedesco², R. Sarwal¹, N. Titzler¹, W. Yazar¹, M. Nakamura², J. Pestana², M. Sarwal¹
¹Nephrosant, Brisbane, CA, ²Hospital do Rim, Sao Paolo, Brazil
*Purpose: We evaluate urine QSant assay to non-invasively monitor recovery of allograft injury, post delayed graft function(DGF).*Methods: 65 HLA-DR matched, renal allograft recipients, on TAC/MMF/prednisone…
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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…
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COVID-19 Syndrome After Liver Transplant: Immunosuppression Role and Risk Factors for Mortality
M. M. Pascale¹, F. Frongillo¹, G. Bianco¹, F. Galiandro², E. Nure¹, S. Agnes¹, F. Giovinazzo¹
¹General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCSS - Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy, ²General Surgery Unit, ULSS3 Serenissima, Venezia, Italy
*Purpose: Data on mortality and immunosuppression role regarding Liver transplant recipients affected by COVID-19 are still under debate. The present study identified risk factors for…
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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…