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2021 American Transplant Congress
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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Bamlanivimab for Covid-19 in Kidney Transplant Patients
M. Y. Jan, S. El-Sayegh, M. S. Yaqub, D. P. Mishler, O. Adebiyi, M. D. Anderson, T. E. Taber, A. Sharfuddin
Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Treatment options for patients with COVID 19 have limited efficacy in reducing severity and duration of viral symptoms as well as progression to severe…
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Application of Linear Discriminant Analysis (lda) to Differentiate Acute Rejection (ar) and Acute Dysfunction Non-Rejection (adnr) in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Miller¹, R. Sinha¹, J. Weems¹, J. Holman², M. Altrich¹, S. Kleiboeker¹, J. Levitsky³
¹R&D, Viracor-Eurofins, Lee's Summit, MO, ²Transplant Genomics, Mansfield, MA, ³R&D, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Blood-based biomarkers distinguishing acute-rejection (AR) from other causes of graft dysfunction (acute dysfunction non-rejection (ADNR)) would have significant clinical applicability in liver transplant (LT)…
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Acute Kidney Injury After Lung Transplantation: Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes. Results from a Monocentric Retrospective Cohort Study
M. Gandolfo¹, C. Bellincioni¹, L. Morlacchi², V. Rossetti², F. Blasi², P. Messa¹
¹Nephrology, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy, ²Pneumology, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
*Purpose: Acute kidney Injury (AKI) occurs in more than 50% of patients after lung transplantation (LTx). Our purpose was to define incidence, risk factors and…
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Black Disparity in Access to Kidney Transplant Waitlist Worsens in Illinois After New Kidney Allocation System (kas)
S. Park¹, D. Simpson¹, N. Katariya², J. Friedewald³, B. Ho³, D. P. Ladner¹
¹Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Transplant Nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We hypothesized racial/ethnic disparities to access the kidney transplant (KT) waitlist (WL) remain after the implementation of the new kidney allocation system (KAS) at…
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Hospital-Level Metrics and Interventions to Increase Deceased Organ Donation: A Systematic Review
M. Castillo-Angeles¹, G. Li², P. Bain³, A. Salim¹, J. T. Adler¹
¹Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The shortage of transplantable organs available for the ever-growing transplant waiting list is well-described. Efforts to ameliorate this have predominantly focused on improving processes…
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Trends of Kidney Transplant Volume During Covid-19 Era
G. Rajashekar¹, S. Chang¹, K. Lentine², J. Wellen¹, T. Alhamad¹, M. Merzkani¹, H. Murad¹
¹Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint louis, MO, ²Nephrology, SSM Saint Louis University, Saint louis, MO
*Purpose: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical syndrome of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted routine healthcare and life-saving procedures, including solid organ transplantation. This resulted…
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Regional Impact of Covid-19 on Kidney Transplant in the Southeast
C. Jay¹, B. Sharda¹, R. Helmick², R. Forbes³, V. Casingal⁴, R. Stratta¹
¹Wake Forest Baptist Health, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Winston-Salem, NC, ²University of Tennessee Health Science Center, James Eason Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Nashville, TN, ⁴Atrium Health, Division of Transplant Surgery, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: Despite categorization of kidney transplantation as Tier 3b with guidelines against postponing, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound but geographically diverse.…
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Intestinal Insufficiency May Affect Outcomes After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
A. K. Batra, M. Desai, J. Yang, K. Cummins, H. Oden-Brunson, H. Ling, S. Beer, J. Goss, N. Galvan
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if pre-transplant feeding intolerance is associated with poorer post-OLT (orthotopic liver transplant) outcomes in pediatric liver…
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Incidentally Detected Malignancies in Lung Explants: Single Center Case Series
D. Razia, A. Arjuna, L. Schaheen, J. Huang, M. Smith, R. Bremner, R. Walia
Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Thoracic malignancies are difficult to prospectively diagnose in patients with end-stage lung disease due to complex radiologic features. We present a series of lung…