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2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Caveolin-1 Immunohistochemical Staining for BK Nephropathy Seen after Kidney Transplantation
E. Arpali¹, E. Sunnetcioglu², Y. Özlük², A. Turkmen³, F. S. Oğuz¹
¹Medical Biology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Pathology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Nephrology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: To understand the importance of molecular expression of Caveolin-1 in BKV nephropathy seen after kidney transplantion.*Methods: The kidney transplant patients who had a graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Vira-ome: A Tool for an Unbiased Plasma Virome Analysis of SOT Recipients from Cell-Free DNA Sequences
R. Sinha, E. Bixler, J. Grantham, M. Altrich, S. Kleiboeker
R&D, Viracor-Eurofins, Lee's Summit, MO
*Purpose: Blood virome of healthy individuals is frequently predominated by member of families such as Herpesvirus, Anellovirus and Polyomaviridae. The viral load of commensal species…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Opioid Prescription Pattern and Risk Factors Associated with Opioid Use after Living Donor Hepatectomy in the US
M. Nguyen¹, L. Vest², Z. Zhang², V. Whittaker³, M. Schnitzler¹, D. Axelrod⁴, H. Randall¹, C. Varma¹, J. Snyder⁵, B. Kasiske⁵, D. Segev⁶, M. McAdams Demarco⁷, G. Hess⁸, K. Lentine²
¹Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ³Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Opioids are the cornerstone of acute pain management after living donor hepatectomy. Their misuse poses the danger of chronic abuse. How this affects living…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a Pharmacist in an Adult Transplant Outpatient Clinic (Kidney, Liver, Pancreas): A Pilot Study – Implant
P. Leveille-Dugas¹, C. Bernard¹, L. Loiselle¹, Y. Zhang¹, C. Coursol¹, K. Mousseau¹, N. Sheehan¹, M. Cantarovich²
¹Pharmacy, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) patients require a complex medication regimen which increases the risk of many drug-related problems. The purpose of this study was…
2020 American Transplant Congress
From Zero to Kidney Transplant Hero
B. R. Schleich¹, A. Patel², L. Melton², C. Block², M. J. Goldstein²
¹Patient Safety and Quality, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Organ Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
*Purpose: Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC) kidney transplant program struggled with patient outcomes. Multi-disciplinary engagement with development of a comprehensive patient safety and quality initiative…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of the Quality of Lung Transplantation in Mainland China During 2015- 2018
H. Chun Xiao, L. Xiao Shan, C. Jing Yu
Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: Lung Transplantation(LT)has been demonstrated as the only effective therapy for patients with end-stage lung diseases. This study aimed to summarize and analyze the data…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation after Multiple Myeloma: The Last 2 Decades
V. Nair, K. Jhaveri, M. Abate
Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: Due to recent advances, patients with a history of multiple myeloma (MM) and ESKD are more frequently offered kidney transplantation (Ktx). Existing literature does…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Using Quality Metrics to Improve Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
C. Jadlowiec, M. Petrosky, J. Welch, S. Holligan, A. Thorp, S. Wilson, C. Mansour, A. Mathur, K. Reddy, H. Khamash, K. Engholdt
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) are an excellent option for patients with kidney disease. Delays in donor evaluations can impact donor satisfaction as well…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Accuracy of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Kidney Transplant Rejection and Failure
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll²
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease. In this study, we examined…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Using Personal Contact with Donors and Recipients to Bridge Disparities in Native American Organ Donation and Transplantation
Y. Kelly¹, J. Trompeta¹, J. Rawlings², T. Bongiovanni¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Yale, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Native Americans (NAs) are 3.5 times more likely to suffer from end-stage renal disease than White Americans, yet are 34% less likely to receive…