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2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Donor Terminal, Admission or Best Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate Predicts Kidney Transplantation Outcomes
G. Irish¹, T. Coates², P. Clayton²
¹Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia, ²Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
*Purpose: When assessing deceased kidney donors, a key factor is donor kidney function. It is unclear whether terminal, admission, or the best of terminal and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Safely Increasing the Number of Renal Transplants Performed in a Small Center Through the Use of Acute Kidney Injury Donors
S. Batie¹, K. Eid², K. Gabrys³, F. Barrantes³, B. Trujillo², H. Kerr²
¹Presbyterian Healthcare Services, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, ²Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM, ³Renal Medicine Associates, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM
*Purpose: New Mexico is medically underserved state with a significant end-stage renal disease population. This study aims to further demonstrate the safety of utilizing AKI…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Time is Now: Improving Waiting Times in Minority Populations
L. Mendez-Castaner, L. Preczewski, M. Muldoon, A. Harshman, M. Goble, G. Guerra
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A significant limiting factor to transplantation resides on waiting time based on blood type. Historically candidates in blood groups B and O experience higher…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Induction Therapy Safety Outcomes Comparison
R. M. Hofmann¹, J. Combs², K. J. Schmidt³, T. Dyckman⁴
¹Nephrology, Renal Associates of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Pharmacy/Transplant, Mercy Health St. Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Pharmacy, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI, ⁴Pharmacy, Mercy Health St. Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI
*Purpose: Induction immunosuppression with alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (r-ATG) reduces acute rejection following kidney transplantation. Efficacy is thought to be similar between the agents…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Pleural Cavity, A Novel and Clinically Relevant Site for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
Q. Yuan¹, K. Lee¹, C. Rickert¹, S. Hong¹, E. Acheampong¹, E. Szuter¹, Y. Xu², K. Deng¹, N. Feeney¹, Q. Fu¹, G. Huai¹, J. Lei¹, I. Rosales¹, P. Russell¹, J. Madsen¹, R. Colvin¹, A. Alessandrini¹, J. Markmann¹, -. Q.Y. and K.L.³, -. A.A. and J.F.M.⁴
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School, Beijing, China, ³Co-First Authors, Boston, MA, ⁴Co-Senior Authors, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Islet transplantation currently provides a cure for type 1 diabetes. Hepatic infusion of islets via the portal vein is clinically accepted in human, although…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Transpulmonary Gradient as a Predictor for Outcomes after Single Lung Transplantation in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
A. Madde¹, E. Chan², J. Ryan², P. Reck Dos Santos², M. Morrell³, J. Luketich², P. Sanchez²
¹University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, ³UPMC Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: End stage lung disease is commonly associated with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). In a donor restrictive environment, offering patients single over double lung transplants…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of BMI on Kidney Transplant Outcomes are Highly Modified by Patient and Donor Characteristics
J. Schold¹, J. Augustine², A. Huml², R. Fatica², S. Nurko², A. Wee³, E. Poggio²
¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for transplant outcomes and high BMI is a commonly used relative contradiction for used for…
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Long-Term Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Peripheral Arterial Disease
C. Choi¹, M. Ahn¹, S. Kim¹, A. Han², H. Ohe³, S. Min², S. Ahn², S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that needs treatment is common and major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Most surgeons have been using…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study
N. Garg, C. D. Votruba, F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. A. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in the general hypertensive (HTN) population is more than 5%, and substantially higher at 20% in certain high-risk…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Immunosuppression Protocol on the Incidence of EBV Viremia and PTLD in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
K. Bowers¹, V. M. Panzarino¹, A. Campos¹, J. Buggs², V. D. Bowers²
¹Pediatrics, USF, Tampa, FL, ²Transplant Surgery, TGH, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an immunosuppression protocol change, which included avoidance of anti-thymocyte globulin for induction and…