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2020 American Transplant Congress
Perspectives of Nephrologists and Urologists on Financial Incentives for Altruistic Non-Directed Living Kidney Donors
F. Aziz¹, B. Hafeeq¹, J. C. Gopinathan¹, R. Narayanan¹, A. Krishnakumar¹, N. A. Uvais.²
¹Nephrology, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India, ²Psychiatry, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
*Purpose: Several strategies have been suggested to remove financial barriers that can arise from donating a kidney, including payment in the form of incentives, rewards…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus (SRL) versus Everolimus (EVR) versus Mycophenolate (MPA) in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction (r-ATG), Tacrolimus (TAC), and Prednisone
H. Tedesco Jr., C. T. Felipe, L. Viana, M. Cristelli, N. Tenório, V. Lima, V. Azevedo, K. Ficher, J. Rezende, R. Demarchi, M. Nakamura, Y. Dreige, G. Ormenesse, J. Taddedo, L. Takara, C. Santos, L. Damasceno, J. Pestana
Nephrology Division, Hospital Do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of SRL versus EVR versus MPA in kidney transplant recipients*Methods: This is…
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Comparison of Basiliximab for Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients on Post-Operative Days 0 and 4 versus Post-Operative Days 0 and 3
C. Schardt, R. Yau, A. Burgos, C. Tunwar
Pharmacy, CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Current dosing recommendations for the administration of basiliximab on post-operative days (POD) 0 and 4 stem from two phase 3 renal transplant studies. Limited…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Trans-Umbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
D. Lia, Y. Alsalmay, L. Teperman, E. Grodstein, L. Lau, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy
Surgery, Northshore-LIJ, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of trans-umbilical single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SPLDN).*Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 100 SPLDNs between…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Elucidating the Genetic Background of End Stage Renal Disease of Unknown Aetiology in Patients Listed for Kidney Transplantation
E. Leenen¹, B. Beck², A. Joerres¹, A. Weidemann¹
¹Department of Medicine I - Nephrology, Transplantation & Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Cologne, Germany, ²Institute of Human Genetics University Hospital Cologne, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Cologne, Germany
*Purpose: The prevalence of end stage renal disease (ESRD) of unknown aetiology in adult patients accounts for almost 20% of all dialysis patients in Europe.…
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Risk Factors for the Development of Avascular Necrosis: Single Center Experience
A. Karakok¹, A. Velioglu², I. H. Arikan², E. Asicioğlu², S. Tuglular¹
¹Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Nephrology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is one of the most common bone complications after kidney transplantation. In recent years, it has become an important morbidity with…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Next Era of Living Kidney Donation for Renal Transplantation: Virtual Postoperative Follow-Up
S. Allen, D. Taber, C. Perez, S. N. Nadig, V. Rohan
Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Living kidney donation (LKD) offers the best long-term outcomes for patients undergoing kidney transplantation. However, LKD has been declining in the U.S. in recent…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Trait
G. Katz-Greenberg, F. Hailemariam, P. Singh, A. Yadav
Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hematological disorder caused by point mutation (substitution of valine for glutamine). There are about 100,000 patients…
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Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis Identifies a Cancer Transmitted from an Organ Donor to 4 Transplant Recipients
M. Park¹, J. Van Ziffle¹, E. Collisson¹, J. Grenert¹, S. Behr¹, A. Gonzalez¹, J. Chou¹, S. Maisel¹, T. Friedlander¹, C. Freise¹, J. Shoji¹, T. Semrad², P. Chin-Hong¹, C. Atreya¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, Truckee, CA
*Purpose: Organ donors are systematically screened for infection, while screening for malignancy is less rigorous. The true incidence of donor-transmitted malignancies is unknown due to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Application of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Kidney Transplantation from Delay Graft Function High Risk Donor
Y. Li, X. Hu, G. Chen, C. Ding, W. Xue
Kidney Transplantation Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
*Purpose: To investigate the clinical effect of the hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) method on renal transplantation from high risk donation after citizen death (DCD) and…