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2021 American Transplant Congress
Panic in the Pandemic: A Medical Decision Analysis Examining When Kidney Transplant Programs Should Close
A. J. Vinson¹, B. Kiberd², K. Tennankore¹
¹Nova Scotia Health Authority Division of Nephrology, Departm, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Pandemics greatly interfere with overall health care delivery as resources are diverted to combat the crisis. Kidney transplantation programs were closed temporarily during the…
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The Impact of Lack of Access to Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Due to Insurance Ineligibility – A Single Center Analysis
Y. A. Qazi, E. Villalon, D. Samson, W. Mon, M. Smogorzewski
Keck Medical Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation(SPK) provides a survival and quality of life advantage in young, low BMI insulin dependent diabetics with End Stage Renal…
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Impact of a “COVID-free” Pathway on Living Donor Transplantation During a Pandemic
S. Koganti, Y. Cheah, C. J. Simon, M. Tobon Lascano, J. Kim, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has significantly decreased rates of organ transplantation, with most programs curtailing living donor transplantations. This has led to an increase in waitlist…
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Covid-19 Infections Post-liver and Kidney Transplantation in a Southern Ca Program
M. E. de Vera¹, J. Woloszyn², S. Regmi², R. Rattanavich², M. Rakoski², M. Lin², P. Mehta², A. Kore², J. Weissman², C. Martens², T. Phan², B. Jerez-Aguilar², M. Robinson², E. Wells², R. Villicana², M. Nguyen²
¹Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ²Transplant Institute, Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA
*Purpose: Southern CA is at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. We reviewed outcomes of our center's liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant patients stricken with…
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COVID-19 Transmission within One Year from Pancreas and Kidney Recipients
H. Sarumi, J. Fisher, B. Johnson, T. Pruett
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The current pandemic has created uncertainty surrounding the transmission of COVID-19. It was recently published that in the general population, household contacts have a…
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Outcomes of Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation in Patients with Type-I and Type-II Diabetes Mellitus
H. Shokouh-Amiri¹, M. S. Naseer¹, A. Palermini¹, D. Aultman¹, R. McMillan¹, S. Tandukar², N. Singh², G. Zibari¹
¹Advanced Surgery, John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA, ²Transplant Nephrology, John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA
*Purpose: UNOS approved simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKPT) for type-II diabetes mellitus (DM) in Oct 2014. There is limited data comparing outcomes of SKPT in type-I…
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Investigating Physician Outlook Regarding Living Donation Prior to Planned Withdrawal of Care
S. Rath¹, L. Washburn², S. Creden¹, M. Goss³, A. Rana¹, J. Goss¹, N. T. Galvan¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care regarding Living…
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Better Dialysis Facility Five-Star Rating is Associated with Increased Listing for Kidney Transplantation
J. T. Adler¹, L. Xiang¹, J. S. Weissman¹, J. R. Rodrigue², R. E. Patzer³, S. S. Waikar⁴
¹Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Improving the quality of dialysis care for patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a national clinical and policy priority: the Advancing American…
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Diffuse Calcification Pattern in Chronic Pancreatitis Has Two Aspects in Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation: Bad Sign for Islet Graft Function and Good Sign for Pain Relief
Y. Liu, K. Kumano, J. Mattke, C. Darden, S. Vasu, M. Lawrence, G. Testa, A. Gupta, E. Beecherl, N. Onaca, B. Naziruddin
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by progressive inflammation and fibrosis of the pancreas. The diagnosis of CP is based on pancreatic calcifications, ductal dilatation,…
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COVID-19 Presentation and Severity Within One Year of Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
H. Sarumi, J. Fisher, B. Johnson, T. Pruett
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The current pandemic has created uncertainty of induction regimen impact upon severity of COVID-19 disease. Our experience with COVID-19 infection was reviewed to stratify…