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2020 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation of Murine Hearts Preserved 24h Under Subzero Ischemia Using Novel Bio-Inspired Next Generation Cryoprotectants
B. Oh¹, A. Callegari², M. Kline², A. Childs², M. Iglesias Lozano¹, G. Brandacher¹, X. Wei²
¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²X-Therma Inc., Richmond, CA
*Purpose: Extension of the organ ischemia window is of paramount importance to prolong viability of transplantable organs and to improve overall outcomes. Transport using a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation Through a Satellite Clinic
R. H. Naik, E. Ramos, B. Paueksakon, A. Lyles, L. Smith, J. Lawson, E. Zavala, S. Shawar, J. H. Helderman, S. Karp, D. Shaffer, R. Forbes, B. P. Concepcion
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Distance to a transplant center, a potential barrier for candidates seeking kidney transplant evaluation, can be addressed by satellite clinics. Here we describe our…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Chronic Kidney Disease with Temperature, Ancestry and Employment
A. A. Connor, B. I. Shaw, K. V. Ravindra
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We sought to assess the suggested associations of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown origin, also known as Mesoamerican Nephropathy, with temperature, ancestry and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
S. Hassan¹, K. R. Mysore¹, M. E. Faraone², D. Cerminara³, K. Hosek⁴, E. Moulton⁵, C. Bocchini⁵, R. Sigereddi⁶, R. Ackah⁶, F. Muñoz⁵, A. Rana⁷, J. Goss⁷, D. H. Leung¹, T. Galvan⁷
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Department of Pharmacy, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁴Outcomes and Impact Service, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁷Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Immunosuppression predisposes children to primary viral or latent infections after liver transplantation (LT). The impact of adenovirus infections on morbidity and mortality remains largely…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Accomplishment of Ischemia-Free Kidney Transplantation Using Normothermic Machine Perfusion
G. Chen, X. He, C. Wang, X. Yuan, M. Han, Z. Guo
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has been considered an inevitable event in organ transplantation since the first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954. To avoid…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bridging the Gap: Normothermic Perfusion of Discarded Livers Significantly Alleviates the Donor Shortage
S. Raigani, R. J. De Vries, C. Carroll, Y. Chen, D. C. Chang, K. Uygun, H. Yeh
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: European studies have shown that discarded liver grafts can be successfully transplanted if they meet viability criteria during normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). The potential…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Microbiota Modulates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse Liver Transplantation
S. Kageyama¹, H. Kojima¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Hirao¹, K. J. Dery¹, K. Nakamura², T. Dong³, J. Jacobs³, R. W. Busuttil¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹
¹Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, Nishi Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Japan, ³The Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major risk factor in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). As host microbiota may associate with health or disease, antibiotics (Abx)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo Pumping Through an OPO’s Eyes
A. L. Friedman, E. Marquez
LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*Purpose: A single, large organ procurement organization (OPO) sought to document the use of extra-renal ex vivo pumping in the management of the deceased donor…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association of Perfusion Characteristics and Post-Transplant Liver Function in Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation
Z. Zhang, Y. Tang, Q. Zhao, Z. Guo, X. He
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: It has been showed that normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), a novel preservation method, is able to assess and resuscitate liver grafts with risk factors.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate Use in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and its Effect on Potassium and Immunosuppression
R. Winstead, M. Demehin, I. Yakubu, C. Song, A. Brown, M. Levy, L. Kamal, G. Gupta
VCU Health, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Transplant recipients often suffer from hyperkalemia which can limit pharmacotherapy. The cause of hyperkalemia is often multifactorial including kidney dysfunction, calcineurin inhibitor use, and…