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2022 American Transplant Congress
An Acceptable Challenge for Specialized Transplant Centres: Small Kidney Donors for Small Recipients
R. Büscher, M. Cetiner, P. F. Hoyer, A. K. Büscher
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Kidneys from small donors (SDK, donor weight
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Exploring the Differential Access Hypothesis: Do Black Kidney Transplant Candidates Have Less Social Network Access to Potential Living Donors Than White Candidates?
J. Daw¹, M. Roberts¹, T. Purnell²
¹Sociology & Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, ²Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: This study assesses the ‘differential access’ hypothesis that non-Hispanic Black kidney transplant candidates in the United States have access to fewer healthy, willing potential…
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Barriers and Facilitators to Care for Patients with Failed Kidney Transplants
A. Huml¹, K. Berg², A. Perzynski², C. Sullivan², A. Sehgal²
¹Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Population Health Research Institute, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To understand the barriers and facilitators to care for patients with failed kidney transplants from the perspective of providers.*Methods: Qualitative study employed focus groups…
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Clinical Efficacy of Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Liver Transplant Recipients with Exceeding Japan Criteria of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Donor Liver Derived Natural Killer Cells
M. Ohira¹, Y. Imaoka², K. Sato³, K. Imaoka¹, N. Tanimine¹, H. Tahara¹, K. Ide¹, T. Kobayashi¹, Y. Tanaka¹, A. G. Tzakis⁴, S. Nishida⁵, H. Ohdan¹
¹Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Hiroshima Uni., Hiroshima, Japan, ³Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, ⁴Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Univ of Miami School of Medicine, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and is an indication for liver transplantation (LT). Immunosuppressive regimens currently used after…
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Pericardial Effusion: A Potential Late Complication of COVID-19 Infection
O. Sogbein, A. Rizvi, M. Mujtaba, S. Hussain
Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: COVID-19 infection involves entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus into cells via interaction between its spike protein and angiotensin converting enzyme resulting in an NF-κβ mediated…
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The Role Of Ferroptosis In Modulating Ischemia Reperfusion Injury(IRI) Gene Expression In Marginal Donor Livers(MDLS) Using The Novel Protect Normothermic Perfusion Pump
M. D. Nazzal¹, K. Kurashima², J. Bettag², A. Chen², S. Bruno², A. Nagarapu², J. Van Nispen¹, J. Krebs², J. Teckman², D. Carpenter³, D. Hermelin³, C. Varma¹, A. Jain²
¹Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Pediatrics, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ³Pathology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Severe IRI can impair liver allograft when using MDLs and accounts for high discard rates. We tested iron chelators to reduce ferroptosis and IRI.…
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Waitlist Meldna Variation One-year Prior To Liver Transplant Predicts Length Of Stay At The Time Of Transplant
L. Pruinelli¹, S. Olson¹, J. Zhou¹, M. Nguyen¹, J. Schold², T. Pruett¹, S. Ma¹, G. Simon¹
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: MELDNa is used to estimate 90-day mortality in the waitlist. MELDNa variation between cross-sections has shown a better predictivity than when analyzed as a…
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Perfusate Il-6 Levels During Liver Nmp Are Predictive For Hemodynamic Response And Catecholamine Demand After Reperfusion In The Recipient
A. Weissenbacher¹, S. Mathis², B. Cardini¹, C. Bogensperger¹, G. Putzer², L. Gasteiger², T. Resch¹, R. Oberhuber¹, D. Öfner¹, T. Hell³, J. Martini², S. Schneeberger¹
¹Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ³Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
*Purpose: Normothermic liver preservation (NMP) has become a clinical routine at several transplant centres. Reperfusion-syndrome occurs less often in recipients of NMP-livers compared to cold…
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A Patient and Family Decision Support Tool for Kidney Organ Offer Decisions
C. Schaffhausen¹, A. Hart², S. Chu³, A. K. Israni², J. Synder¹
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²Hennepin Healthcare / University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
*Purpose: For kidney transplant candidates and their care team, deciding to accept a donor organ with known or potential risk factors can be stressful and…
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Single Kidney Transplantation from Small Pediatric Donors Aged < 2 Years Into Pediatric Recipients: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study
Q. Zhang, M. Huang, J. Li, W. Wu, H. Zhang, C. Wu, Q. Fu, P. Gao, L. Ling, W. Chen, B. Xu, X. Su, L. Liu, C. Wang
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Kidneys from small pediatric donors (aged < 2 years, SPD) are underutilized. Concerns regarding potentially inferior outcomes hinder the use in pediatric recipients, especially…