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Changes to Adult Heart Allocation Improve Candidate Stratification
K. Bradbrook¹, K. Lindblad¹, R. R. Goff¹, R. Daly², S. Hall³
¹Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Historically, heart allocation has been driven by waitlist (WL) mortality rather than post-transplant survival. On 10/18/2018 the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) implemented…
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Impact of COVID-19 on Solid Organ Transplantation
E. Sampson¹, S. Hall², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar², N. Kemmer⁴, J. Buggs⁵
¹Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tampa, FL, ²Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Patterns of racial disparities have been identified throughout the history of American medicine. In December 2019, COVID-19 was first detected and has had a…
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Covid-19 in Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT): Results of the National Covid Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
G. Agarwal¹, A. Vinson², R. Dai³, E. French⁴, S. Lee⁵, A. Olex⁴, A. Anzalone⁶, V. Madhira⁷, R. B. Mannon⁸
¹Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine/Nephrology, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, VIrginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Medicine/Infectious Disease, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁶Neurology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Palia Software, Not sure, OR, ⁸Medicine/Nephrology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 infection has resulted in significant mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients based on reports from single centers or voluntary registries. The N3C…
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Leflunomide Therapy for Treatment of Bk Viremia in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Aldieri¹, M. Chandran², D. Matossian³, B. Magella⁴, D. Lazear⁴, M. Bock², E. Blanchette²
¹Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: BK viremia (BKV) after kidney transplantation (KT) poses significant risk for BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) and impacts graft survival. Conventional treatment involves reduction of…
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Mortality, Risk Factors, and Treatment of Covid-19 Infection in Solid Organ Transplants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
S. Yin, T. Song, Q. Zhong, T. Lin
Urology Institute and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Outcomes for solid organ transplants (SOT) with COVID-19 have not been summarized, and prognostic factors for COVID-19 in SOT patients are not well established…
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Findings from the Bareto Study: Associations Between Chronic Vascular Changes and 10-year Transplant Graft Outcomes
L. Kamal¹, D. Stewart², J. Foutz², H. McGehee², P. Saravanane¹, S. Yu¹, R. Yusfi¹, G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: As part of a broader study on Biopsy, Anatomy, and Resistance Effects on Transplant Outcomes (BARETO), we aim to characterize the poorly understood relationship…
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Evaluation of Preperitoneal Space as an Extrahepatic Transplant Site in Clinical Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation
K. Kumano, B. Naziruddin, S. Bruer, G. Saracino, M. Lawrence, G. Testa, A. Gupta, E. Beecherl, N. Onaca
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy and intraportal islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment for patients with refractory chronic pancreatitis. Large volume islet preparations cannot always be…
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Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Multicenter Experience
L. I. Ruffolo¹, K. Sasaki², K. Tomiyama¹, A. Nair¹, M. Orloff¹, B. Al-Judaibi³, M. Levstik³, M. Laryea³, K. Dokus¹, J. Errigo¹, A. Moro², C. Quintini², K. Hashimoto², M. Fujiki², K. Menon², C. Kwon², T. Diago Uso², R. Hernandez-Alejandro¹, F. Aucejo²
¹Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Transplant Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related death, unfortunately 50% of patients will develop colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), and a minority…
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Recovery After Extended Static Cold Storage Preservation Using Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion in VCA
M. Goutard¹, R. J. de Vries¹, A. G. Lellouch¹, E. Lupon¹, C. Pendexter¹, S. N. Tessier¹, M. A. Randolph¹, L. Lantieri², C. L. Cetrulo¹, K. Uygun¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, ²Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
*Purpose: Vascularized composite allografts (VCA) are more sensitive to cold ischemia than solid organ transplants due to the remaining metabolism in skeletal muscle cells. In…
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Expanding A₂ to B Kidney Transplantation: Safe and Effective Use of Recipients with High Titer Antibodies
A. Gilbert¹, S. Radomski², J. Verbesey¹, J. Vucci¹, M. Cooper¹
¹Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Minor ABO incompatible (ABOi) transplants from blood group A2 or A2B donors have increased since 2014, but virtually all centers limit recipients to having…