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White, Older Men Are Less Affected by the Changes of the Covid-19 Pandemic
R. J. Berkowitz, A. Daud, S. Brietigam, T. S. Taylor, J. Carter, M. A. Callegari, B. Borja-Cacho, J. C. Caicedo, D. Simpson, D. P. Ladner
Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: This study explores quality of life and lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic among pre- and post- liver (LT) and kidney (KT) transplant…
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Nurse and Nurse Practitioner-lead Monoclonal Antibody Initiative for Solid Organ Transplant (sot) Recipients with Covid-19
W. Cochran¹, R. Avery², D. Brennan², N. Lawrence², A. Brown², S. Sullivan², B. Adams², M. McCarthy², S. Ellis², F. Naqvi², E. Kraus², N. Alachkar², S. Alasfar², F. Al Ammary², J. Horn², L. Hartman², L. Fessler², S. Purekal², Z. Siddiqui², D. Carter², J. Ficke², M. Kantsiper², L. Boyer², I. Gupta², A. Gurakar², D. Ostrander², J. Langlee², S. Shoham², K. Marr², P. Shah²
¹Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Monoclonal antibody (mAB) infusion (bamlanivimab or casirivimab/imdevimab) for symptomatic, non-hypoxemic, high-risk outpatients with COVID-19 infection, is an available early intervention for COVID-19+ SOT recipients.…
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Covid-19 in Renal Transplant Recipients: Experience of Lithuania
M. Miglinas, M. M. Janušaitė, E. Ašakienė, L. Vareikienė
Nephrology, Vilnius University Santaros clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania
*Purpose: Renal transplant recipients are at increased susceptibility to many viral infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this review is to define…
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Body Mass Index >35 Does Not Impact Kidney Transplant Outcomes or Health Related Quality of Life Despite BMI Class or Recipient Race
D. A. Walczak¹, E. Collins², E. Benedetti¹
¹Organ Transplant, University of Il Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, ²College of Nursing, Dept of Bio-behavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidney transplant [KTx] in recipients with BMI > 35 remains controversial and has not often been studied in recipients with BMI >40. There is…
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Development of De-novo Malignancies After Kidney and/or Pancreas Transplantation in Diabetic Patients
A. Gruessner, S. Saggi, J. Renz, R. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Transplantation of a kidney (KTA), pancreas (PTA), or a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) in a patient with end-stage organ failure is a lifesaving treatment. Patient…
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Kidney Transplantation in Times of Covid-19 – Decision Analysis in the Canadian Context
I. Yanev¹, M. Gagnon¹, M. Cheng², S. Paraskevas², D. Kumar³, A. Dragomir⁴, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁴
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the field of transplantation across Canada. In this study, we outline the implications of COVID-19 related…
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Elevated Tacrolimus Levels in Hospitalized Organ Transplant Recipients with COVID-19
K. Mecadon¹, A. Hardesty², K. Vieira³, R. Rogers³, B. Merhi⁴, A. J. Osband⁵, G. Bayliss⁴, R. Gohh⁴, P. Morrissey⁵, D. Farmakiotis³
¹Department of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Residency, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁵Department of Surgery (Transplantation), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
*Purpose: The effect of COVID-19 on immunosuppressant drug levels in organ transplant recipients (OTRs) has not been adequately studied.*Methods: We retrospectively studied hospitalized adult (>18-year-old)…
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Comparative Outcomes of TPIAT in African American and Caucasian Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
M. A. Kanak, J. B. Spriggs, P. Coughenour, J. Kalivarathan, P. Saravanan, M. F. Levy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet auto-transplantation (TPIAT) is becoming the standard of care for patients with chronic pancreatitis, as it provides pain relief and improved…
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Induction in Pancreas Transplantation: T-Cell Depletion vs. Il-2 Receptor Blockade
F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, D. Kaufman, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: There are limited data comparing outcomes with different induction agents in pancreas transplantation. In this study, we compare T-cell depletion to IL-2 receptor (IL2R)…
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Nutrition, Body Habitus, and Food Insecurity, in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Wilkerson¹, J. Figueroa¹, C. Kang¹, R. Garro², M. Kamel¹, R. P. George²
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Appropriate nutrition and physical activity are critical for optimal post-transplant recovery and long term outcomes, especially in pediatric populations. Both malnutrition and obesity are…