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2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Review of Liver Acuity Circles Allocation
S. Noreen¹, J. Heimbach², J. Pomposelli³, M. Cafarella¹, J. Trotter⁴
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³UCHealth, Aurora, CO, ⁴BSWHealth, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Acuity circles (AC) allocation was implemented on February 4, 2020, followed shortly by the declaration of national emergency for COVID-19. The goal of this…
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Donor-specific Anti-HLA Alloantibody in Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 Exhibit a Different Immunoglobulin Class and Subclass Profile When Compared to Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
A. Girnita¹, L. Wang¹, M. Fernandez-Vina¹, E. Woodle², P. Ahearn¹, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon³, Y. Azzi⁴, M. Melcher¹, R. Bray⁵, H. Gebel⁵, E. Akalin⁴, P. Cravedi³, J. S. Maltzman¹
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ³Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁴Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Both anti-HLA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies target protein antigens. The aim of the present study was to compare the class and subclass profile of such…
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Attitudes Regarding Transplantation During the Pandemic: Give Me My Kidney Now!
T. Menser¹, M. Hobeika², A. Gaber², H. Ibrahim²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The transplant community faces ongoing challenges regarding the conduct of organ transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and patient treatment preferences during the pandemic require…
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Seasonality of Mortality for Solid Organ Waitlist Candidates
J. Miller, D. Musgrove
SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Analysis of the impact of policies or natural occurrences on transplant system outcomes requires comparison of a treatment (post-policy) period to a control (pre-policy)…
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Short Term Outcomes in Previously Covid Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients in Pre-vaccine Era
R. Prashar, N. J. Khoury, M. Ramesh, A. K. Patel
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To study clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2*Methods: In this retrospective, single-center case-series, we identified…
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Quantification of Multiple Isotypes of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. S. Maltzman¹, L. Wang¹, P. Ahearn¹, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon², Y. Azzi³, M. Melcher¹, M. Fernandez-Vina¹, R. Bray⁴, H. Gebel⁴, E. Woodle⁵, E. Akalin³, A. Girnita¹, P. Cravedi²
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ³Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of severe outcomes with infection by SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of COVID-19. Antibodies directed against the…
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Liver and Kidney Transplantation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Single Center Experience
M. Haberal¹, E. Karakaya¹, A. Akdur¹, E. Ayvazoglu Soy¹, F. Ozcay², E. Baskin³, S. Boyacioglu⁴, A. Torgay⁵, S. Yildirim¹, G. Moray¹, F. Yarbug Karakayali¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Department of Anaesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Introduction: Beginning of this year, when the Covid-19 pandemic has first started, it had the immediate effect of severely reducing living and deceased organ…
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Sars-cov-2 Stat Testing for Organ Donation; One Laboratory’s Experience
S. Dionne, B. O'Neale
VRL-Eurofins, Centennial, CO
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic took the U.S. by storm. The Transplant Community had to navigate through unprecedented scenarios in order to continue the life-saving mission…
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Racial/ethnic Disparities Among Renal Transplant Recipients with Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Dyslipidemia Due to Medicare Part D Star Ratings Criteria
M. Chisholm-Burns¹, C. Spivey¹, C. Tsang¹, L. E. Hines², J. Wang¹
¹University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN, ²Pharmacy Quality Alliance, Alexandria, VA
*Purpose: Medication adherence is critical to positive outcomes in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), and policies have been designed encouraging adherence. For example, Medicare Part D…
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The Calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE) in the Service of Equitable Access to Transplantation
J. Lamsatfi¹, B. Bingfan Liu¹, S. Parto², A. Lewin³, K. Oualkacha¹, F. Claas⁴, P. Keown⁵, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁶
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Hema-Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef, Netherlands, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: To inform on feasibility of eplet matching, we developed the calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE), an algorithm informing on the likelihood of identifying…