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2022 American Transplant Congress
Pure Laparoscopic Donor Right Hepatectomy (PLDRH) – Can It be a Standardized, Reproducible and Cost Effective Procedure?
A. Kadimella, B. Palat, R. S
HPB and Liver Transplantation, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
*Purpose: Few centers in the world are doing PLDRH because of the long learning curve and donor safety concerns. Further longer operative time, difficulty in…
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Deceased Donor Organ Flush with Similar Volumes of HTK and UW at a Single U.S. Organ Procurement Organization: Adult and Pediatric Data
A. E. Mangus¹, C. Kubal², B. Ekser³, P. Mihaylov⁴, A. J. Lutz¹, J. Fridell⁵, R. Mangus⁶
¹Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ³Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) and University of Wisconsin (UW) solutions are the two primary solid-organ preservation solutions used in the United States (>95%), but flush volumes…
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The Role of Donor Sex in Females Undergoing Repeat Kidney Transplant: Does Prior Donor Sex Matter?
S. Craig¹, K. Tennankore², A. J. Vinson²
¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Female recipients of male donor kidneys are at increased risk for graft failure compared with all other donor-recipient sex pairings. The presumed mechanism relates…
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Gsk3beta Regulates the Resolution of Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via MerTK
H. Zhang¹, M. Ni², J. Zhang¹, R. Busuttil¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, W. Li³, X. Wang², Y. E. Zhai¹
¹Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, ³China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, JiLing, China
*Purpose: We have shown previously that glycogen synthase kinase β (Gsk3β) regulates liver inflammatory activation against ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). The question of whether it also…
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Thymoglobulin Induction Protocol: Quality Improvement Project via Clinical Audit
S. Mouawad¹, J. Dann¹, A. Kumar², S. Rao³
¹University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The aim of our study was to analyze the adequacy of the thymoglobulin (rATG) induction protocol for the expanding and higher complexity kidney transplant…
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Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing BNT162b2 Vs JNJ-78436735 Vaccine As An Additional Dose After Two Doses Of BNT162b2 Vaccine In Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients
Y. Natori¹, E. Martin², A. Mattiazzi³, J. Bini Viotti¹, K. S. Ortecho⁴, S. Pallikkuth⁵, S. Anjan¹, J. Simkins¹, G. Guerra³
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁴Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, Miami, FL, ⁵University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Even though a high efficacy and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines have been reported in the general population, vaccine immunogenicity is suboptimal in SOT recipients…
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Sirolimus Regimens After Kidney Transplantation: Role of Pre-Transplant Risk Factors in Modifying the Risk of Mortality in Adult Recipients
A. Santos¹, H. Ibrahim¹, M. A. Leghrouz¹, X. Wen²
¹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²University of Rhode Island, Kinston, RI
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate the role of risk factors in modifying the association of sirolimus with mortality in kidney transplant (KT) recipients (KTRs).*Methods: Using…
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Impact of Target Tacrolimus Levels on BK Polyomavirus DNAemia and Allograft Rejection Among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. Huang¹, P. Winterberg¹, R. George¹, A. Serluco², R. Liverman², I. Yildirim³, R. Garro¹
¹Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ²Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ³Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus (BK) DNAemia is a serious and common infectious complication after kidney transplant (KT). We evaluated the impact of targeting lower tacrolimus levels…
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Prospective Evaluation of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in Monitoring Response to Anti-Rejection Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Indication Biopsy
L. Benning¹, A. Fink², F. Kälble¹, C. Speer¹, C. Nusshag¹, M. Zeier¹, C. Süsal³, C. Morath¹, T. Tran²
¹Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ²Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ³Transplant Immunology Research Center of Excellence, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a marker of allograft injury in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Little is known about the possible use of dd-cfDNA…
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Bionic Pancreas – 3D Bioprinting of a Bionic Organ with a Vascular System – Results of Transplantation in Large Animals
M. Wszola¹, M. Klak², A. Berman³, M. Kolodziejska¹, T. Bryniarski¹, G. Tymicki¹, T. Dobrzanski¹, D. Szkopek⁴, K. Roszkowicz-Ostrowska⁵, J. Wolinski⁵, A. Dobrzyn⁶, A. Kaminski⁷
¹Foundation of Research and Science Development, Warsaw, Poland, ²Foundation for Research and Science Development, Warsaw, Poland, ³Polbionica Ltd., Warsaw, Poland, ⁴Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Jan Kielanowski of the Polish Academy of Sciences,, Jabłonna, Poland, ⁵Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Jan Kielanowski of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jablonna, Poland, ⁶Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, ⁷Department of Transplantology and Central Tissue Bank, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
*Purpose: There is lack organs for transplantation. The transplantation of the pancreas is recommended in diabetes with complications. The combination of cell biology and 3D-bioprinting…