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2020 American Transplant Congress
Green Channel of Human Organ Transport (GCHOT) Improved the Utilization Rate of Chinese Citizens’ Donated Lungs: A Single-Center Data Analysis
J. Chen, X. Li, C. Hu, F. Liu
Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: Lung transplantation in China has been developing for over forty years. Wuxi lung transplant center has the largest lung transplant (LT) volume nationwide. It…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival Following Simultaneous Liver-Lung versus Liver Alone Transplantation: Results of the US National Experience
J. Purvis, M. C. Mcleod, B. J. Orandi, D. E. Eckhoff, J. E. Locke, R. M. Cannon
Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Although simultaneous thoracic-abdominal transplants are undoubtedly complex, there is little data to compare the post-transplant survival between lung-liver transplant (LLT) and liver alone recipients.…
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Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Multiorgan Transplants
P. Kingsford¹, J. P. Li¹, C. J. Lum², A. Salimbangon³, G. Liu¹, A. M. Wolfson⁴, R. R. Chand⁵, P. Banankhah¹, P. A. Genyk¹, D. Vucicevic⁶, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. Nattiv¹, S. Hashmi¹, S. B. Nuno¹, J. Pizula¹, D. J. Miklin¹, A. E. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, S. Shah¹, A. S. Vaidya¹, E. C. DePasquale¹
¹LAC+USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Newark Beth-Israel, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We sought to elucidate the differences in outcomes between patients undergoing Heart-Lung (HL) Heart-Lung-Kidney (HLK) and Heart-Lung-Liver (HLL) multiorgan transplantation.*Methods: Using the UNOS registry,…
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Outpatient Treatment of Paramyxovirus with Oral Ribavirin is Safe and Effective in Lung Transplant Recipients
A. W. Rogers¹, B. J. Pierce¹, C. Pham¹, J. T. Swan¹, H. J. Huang²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Respiratory paramyxovirus infections present an increased risk to lung transplant recipients (LTRs), including rapid decline in graft function and immunologic sequelae such as rejection…
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The Negative Impact of Inherent Oxidative Stress in Marginal Lungs on Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
K. Noda¹, B. J. Philips¹, M. Velayutham², T. Harano¹, P. Reck dos Santos¹, S. Shiva², P. G. Sanchez¹
¹Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Identifying good quality grafts within the donor pool, ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) opens another window to evaluate grafts initially declined with marginal quality…
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Impact of the 2015 LAS Revisions on Lung Candidates with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
K. Lindblad¹, R. Goff¹, K. Chan²
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: On February 19, 2015 a major revision to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) was implemented with the goal of more accurately reflecting waitlist urgency…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Empowering Patients to Self-Care Dialysis Previous to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Warrant Adherence to Immunosuppression
F. Ortiz¹, I. Helanterä²
¹Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²Kidney and Liver Transplantation, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppression increases the risk of kidney graft loss. We hypothesized that patient education to self-care dialysis has a positive impact on adherence…
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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: Trigger of Rejection in Lung Transplantation?
K. Walter¹, M. Patti¹, S. Khalid², L. Kemp¹, L. J. Lobo³, R. Coakley³, S. Krishnan³, C. T. Doligalski¹
¹University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) is a management strategy for post-transplant neutropenia, but may increase the risk of rejection in lung transplant recipients (LTRs).…
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Amiodarone Use in Lung Transplant Recipients with New Onset Atrial Arrhythmias
E. Klipsch¹, R. Rachwan², I. KutKut³, D. Roe², C. Hage², T. Hathaway¹, R. S. Mangus²
¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, ³New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Atrial arrhythmias occur in 16-46% of patients after lung transplant, and most of these are atrial fibrillation or flutter. Standard therapy is described as…
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Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for Relapse and Long-Term Survival
B. Rice, N. Mehta, J. L. Dodge, J. D. Grab, C. Sherman
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Relapse to alcohol after liver transplant (LT) is common but likely underreported in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC). The aim of this study was…