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TPIAT Outcomes in Diabetic and Non-diabetic Patients
M. A. Kanak, J. B. Spriggs, P. Coughenour, J. Kalivarathan, P. Saravanan, M. Levy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet auto-transplant (TPIAT) has become a mainstay treatment for patients who suffer from refractory chronic pancreatitis. It has consistently been shown…
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Bilateral Lung Transplantation for Destroyed Lungs with Asymmetric Thorax
B. Yue, J. Chen
Wuxi People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: Destroyed lungs can cause mediastinal displacement, asymmetric chest deformity, and high risk and difficulty of surgery. Until now, there are few reports about bilateral…
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Covid-19 Infections Post-liver and Kidney Transplantation in a Southern Ca Program
M. E. de Vera¹, J. Woloszyn², S. Regmi², R. Rattanavich², M. Rakoski², M. Lin², P. Mehta², A. Kore², J. Weissman², C. Martens², T. Phan², B. Jerez-Aguilar², M. Robinson², E. Wells², R. Villicana², M. Nguyen²
¹Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ²Transplant Institute, Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA
*Purpose: Southern CA is at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. We reviewed outcomes of our center's liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant patients stricken with…
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Pathology of the Explanted Lungs and Surveillance Allograft Biopsy in 202 Lung Transplant Cases: Single Institution Experience
S. Sathirareuangchai¹, S. Moore¹, Q. Cai¹, L. De Las Casas¹, J. Joerns², J. Torrealba¹
¹Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: This study correlates lung transplantation outcomes with pathologic diagnoses of explants and surveillance transbronchial allograft biopsies.*Methods: A retrospective IRB approved review of archival material…
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Donor CPR and Solid Organ Transplantation
E. Larsen¹, K. Cardoza², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar¹, V. Bowers⁴, J. Buggs⁴
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In 2010, the American Heart Association and Emergency Cardiac Care (AHA ECC) set a 10-year impact goal of doubling cardiac arrest survival by 2020.…
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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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Creating a Culturally Sensitive Report Card for African American Kidney Transplant Candidates: Preliminary Results from Pilot Interviews and Focus Groups
W. T. McKinney¹, M. Bruin², B. Kasiske³, A. Matas⁴, A. K. Israni³
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Racial disparities in kidney transplantation continue to negatively impact African American (AA) patients despite changes to deceased donor allocation practices. AA patients are overrepresented…
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Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Disparities in Living Kidney Donation in the US
J. Wainright, S. Booker, J. Foutz, A. Henderson, R. Goff, L. Cartwright, D. Klassen
Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic decrease in living kidney donation (LKD) in the U.S. This study investigated the effect of the COVID…
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A Retrospective Analysis of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban After Lung Transplant
T. Sam¹, K. Reininger², R. Patel¹, C. Naik¹, K. Ausloos¹, R. Rosenblatt¹, T. Grazia¹, I. Lam³
¹Transplant, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Transplant, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ³Transplant, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Atrial arrhythmias and venous thromboembolism (VTE) are common after lung transplant. While direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become anticoagulants of choice in atrial…
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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.…