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2022 American Transplant Congress
Enhancing Early Nerve Regeneration from Reconstruction of a Segmental Nerve Injury with Polyethylene Glycol
A. Bernal¹, C. Hinshaw¹, J. Hinshaw¹, C. Yang², S. Margaux¹, W. Zhang¹, J. Nuelle¹, C. Sabbag¹, G. Bittner², J. Shores³, E. Weitzel¹, J. Alderete¹
¹RESTOR FUSE Nerve Reconstruction Consortium, US Army Institute of Surgical Research/59th MDW, San Antonio, TX, ²University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ³John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Despite advancements in understanding and treating peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs), restoration of lost motor and sensory functions remain poor using current methods of clinical…
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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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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…
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Characterization of Acute Kidney Injury in Fatty Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Z. P. Rokop, W. Zhang, N. Ghosh, A. Das, N. Biswas, C. Sen, C. Kubal
Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: The association between hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury (hIRI) and acute kidney injury (AKI) has been well established. AKI is commonly observed following transplantation of…
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Adherence, Outcomes and Adverse Effects in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients After Early Steroid-Withdrawal and Low-Dose Calcineurin Inhibitor Maintenance Immunosuppression
A. Garcia¹, R. Plews¹, M. Moran¹, F. Trujillo¹, A. Martinez¹, N. Koizumi², D. Conti¹, J. Ortiz¹
¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²George Mason University, Arlington, VA
*Purpose: To explore adherence and long-term impacts of a sirolimus-based, low-dose calcineurin inhibitor regimen with early steroid withdrawal in pediatric renal transplant recipients.*Methods: A single-center,…
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Higher Proinflammatory Cytokines Are Associated with Increased Antibody Titer After a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. H. Karaba¹, X. Zhu¹, S. E. Benner¹, O. Akinde¹, Y. Eby¹, K. H. Wang¹, S. Saraf², J. M. Garonzik-Wang³, S. L. Klein¹, J. R. Bailey¹, A. L. Cox¹, J. N. Blankson¹, C. M. Durand¹, D. L. Segev¹, W. A. Werbel¹, A. A. Tobian¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and exhibit lower antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. This study aimed to…
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Donor and Recipient Age Matching for Kidney Transplantation: A Machine Learning Approach
J. Kim, J. Ahn, A. Massie, D. Segev, S. Bae
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Under the concept of ‘longevity matching,’ the Kidney Allocation System favors matching younger deceased donors with younger kidney transplant (KT) candidates. However, it remains…
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A Model for Medical Device Innovation in Transplantation: Using the Biodesign Process to Address the Impact of Warm Ischemic Injury
K. Hansen¹, J. Wall²
¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: The impact of warming during second warm-ischemia (anastomosis) of kidney transplantation has been increasingly recognized in the literature. The outsized effect on delayed graft…
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Implementation of Modified Multi-Point Screening in Selection Criteria for Kidney Transplant Candidates
M. E. Welborn, S. Thuppal, K. Delfino, R. Bounds, M. Hazelrigg, M. R. Garfinkel
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
*Purpose: In 2016, the Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) Transplant Program implemented a modified assessment for all renal transplant candidates undergoing evaluation in an effort to…
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Bone Fractures Are Not Increased in Older Prior Living Kidney Donors
H. Amer¹, H. Maradit Kremers¹, D. Larson¹, I. Zaniletti¹, W. K. Kremers¹, A. Matas², B. Kasiske³, S. Khosla¹, R. Kumar¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Living kidney donors were shown to have derangements of bone biomarkers resembling those occurring in early chronic kidney disease within 36 months of donation.…