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2021 American Transplant Congress
Baseline Levels of Dd-cf Dna After Pancreas Transplantation: Using Dd-cfdna as an Indicator for Pancreas Rejection and Biopsy Avoidance
A. Yoo, I. Qian, A. Riedel, C. Cazac, A. Bartosic, J. S. Bromberg, J. Scalea
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) testing, which has been previously validated for monitoring kidney transplant (KTx) rejection, may provide an alternative to pancreas biopsy that…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Living Donor Transplantation in USA
N. Kemmer, C. Albers, S. Agrawal, R. Syed, M. Malespin, J. Buggs
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Globally, living donation has improved access to organ transplantation and saved the lives of individuals with end-stage kidney disease and end-stage liver disease. In…
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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Enteric Conversion After Bladder-drained Kidney-pancreas Transplantation
S. Sivan, M. Ortigosa-Goggins, M. Patel, M. Morsi, L. Chen, J. Figueiro, G. Ciancio, G. Burke
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
*Purpose: In simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SPK), bladder (BD) and enteric (ED) are both options for pancreaticoduodenal exocrine drainage. While BD provides good early and long…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Dual Liver and Kidney Donors, What Makes Them Decide to Do It?
H. Al Harakeh, B. Emmanuel, C. Hughes, A. Tevar, J. Steel, A. F. DiMartini, S. Ganesh, A. Humar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is incongruity between the transplant waiting list and the number of deceased donors available, therefore there is an enduring challenge to increase the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
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)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Use of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Assessment of Allograft Rejection After Change in Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimens in the First Year Post Kidney Transplant
M. Walsh, V. Peev, L. Lineberger, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, N. Alvey
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the use of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is an effective screening tool for allograft rejection…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Cell-free DNA Kinetics Early After Kidney Transplant in Patients with Delayed Graft Function Who Received Kidneys from Donation After Cardiac Death Donors
R. Gumber, M. Abuzeineh, C. Mejia, D. Brennan, F. Naqvi
Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) may reduce long-term kidney allograft survival due to ischemia-reperfusion injury and rejection. Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is proposed to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical Significance of Preformed C1q-binding Donor-specific HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation
S. Lee¹, C. Yang², B. Chung²
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Complement activation is one dominant mechanism which cause allograft injury in kidney transplantation (KT). Anti-HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA) that bind to HLA molecules on…
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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…