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2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Acute Allograft Rejection Treatment with R Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (r-ATG) One Year Post Kidney Transplant
M. Yaqub, A. Riaz, D. Mishler, O. Adebiyi, T. Taber, A. Sharfuddin
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Acute allograft rejection is considered one of the major causes of renal allograft dysfunction. Despite maximal anti-rejection therapy grafts may not regain baseline function.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Patient Attitudes Regarding Contraception and Pregnancy after Transplantation
P. Puerzer¹, T. McIntosh², C. Sammons³, N. Casciello³, T. Fallah³, M. Norris³, M. Sumit⁴, J. DuBois⁵, A. Iltis⁶, D. Sawinski¹
¹Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Washington Univ in St Louis, St Louis, MO, ³Pharmacy, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Columbia Univ, New York, NY, ⁵Washington Univ in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁶Wake Forest Univ, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Professional society recommendations regarding contraception and pregnancy after transplantation exist but little is known about patient attitudes.*Methods: We conducted a survey of female transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Timing of T Cell Mediated Rejection in the First Year after Kidney Transplantation
R. Mehta, D. Jorgensen, C. Puttarajappa, S. Hariharan, R. Mehta, P. Sood
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of timing of T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) occurrence in the first year after kidney transplantation (KT).*Methods: Single center retrospective cohort…
2020 American Transplant Congress
IgA Nephropathy Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation in an Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Center
S. Kurian¹, S. Spierling², B. Barrick¹, J. Rice¹, J. Case¹, C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation, La Jolla, CA, ²Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most frequent biopsy-proven primary glomerular disease. Recurrent IgA after transplantation often leads to allograft loss. A lower risk of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Adaptive Induction Therapy in Renal Transplant Recipients (RTR) with Donor-Specific Antibody (DSA)
K. Linhares¹, M. Cristelli², R. De Marco³, L. Viana², C. Felipe², M. Tavares², C. Peixoto², G. Marcello², J. Toniato², K. Ficher², L. Villanueva², L. Villanueva², M. De Lima³, J. Pestana², H. Tedesco Jr.²
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Nephrology Division, Hospital Do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Histocompatibility Laboratory, Instituto De Imunogenética IGEN, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Patients with preformed DSA are at higher risk of developing acute antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) after kidney transplantation.*Methods: We analyzed consecutive kidney transplant recipients (RTR)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Hyporesponsiveness in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Urinary Tract Infections and Age of Kidney Transplant: Implications for Allograft Nephropathy
A. Assounga, S. Omarjee
Dept of Nephrology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
*Purpose: Chronic allograft nephropathy is the main cause of kidney graft loss. With the use of potent immunosuppressive treatments, acute rejections are less and less…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Bilateral Native Nephrectomy and Open Kidney Transplantation in Patients with ESRD Due to ADPKD: A Single Center Experience
N. Abrol, A. Bentall, V. Torres, M. Prieto
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney (ADPKD) progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) often are symptomatic due to cystic kidneys and require surgical intervention.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Deficiencies in Family Planning Counseling and Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients
J. Ritchie¹, D. Seidman², Y. Srisengfa², E. Perito², D. Adey², M. Sarkar²
¹St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Nearly 20% of female kidney transplant(KT) recipients are reproductive-aged. Fertility is often impaired pre-transplant, but rapidly restored after KT. Early and unplanned pregnancies after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Validation of PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Sleep Disturbance Item Bank in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Hussain¹, G. Chawla¹, N. Ullah¹, H. Rafiqzad¹, S. J. Bartlett², M. Li³, D. Howell⁴, J. D. Peipert⁵, M. Novak⁶, I. Mucsi¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Centre for Health Outcomes Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: To assess the reliability and validity of the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Item Bank using the Insomnia Severity Index as the primary legacy instrument in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Peritoneal Dialysis in Delayed Graft Function, a Safe and Effective Option
A. Gardezi, B. Muth, F. Aziz, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot, S. Parajuli
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been utilized increasingly in the past decade. Many of these patients undergo transplantation and may require dialysis for delayed graft…