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2020 American Transplant Congress
Who Says Yes to Vascularized Composite Allografts (VCA) Donation?
M. S. Gharibdousti¹, C. Martucciello², M. T. Khasawneh¹, A. L. Friedman³
¹Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, ²Quality Assurance and Process Improvement, Live On NY, New York, NY, ³Preservation, Live On NY, New York, NY
*Purpose: To analyze psychosocial factors associated with affirmative authorization for VCA donation.*Methods: In an IRB approved protocol, individuals (authorized parties, AP) who previously authorized both…
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Efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy Combined with Short-Term Immunosuppressants Prolonged Allotransplant Survival in a Rodent Hind-Limb Model
Y. Kuo¹, C. Chen², R. Chen², Y. Li²
¹Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ²Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery,, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
*Purpose: Photobiomodulation has been applied for accelerating the skeletal muscle repair process. Our formal study demonstrated vitamin D could be involved in allograft survival and…
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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…
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Hepatitis C and Racial Disparity in Liver Transplant Waitlist Additions: Separate Not Equal
C. Wang¹, J. Buggs¹, E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar², N. Kemmer³
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In 2014, direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) became available as a treatment option for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) with successful results. Since the implementation of DAAs,…
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Single Center Experience with Allograft Pancreatectomy
V. Gurram, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, C. Jay, R. Stratta, D. Harriman
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: Limited data on indications for and outcomes following allograft pancreatectomy (AP) exist. The purpose of this study was to analyze our single center experience…
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Pancreas Transplants in Asian Recipients
A. Gruessner, C. Gruessner, S. Saggi, J. Renz
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Over the years, a change in patients receiving a pancreas transplant could be observed. While in the beginning the standard pancreas transplant recipient was…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA is Not Influenced by Steroid Dosing in Heart Transplant Recipients
J. Teuteberg¹, S. Krim², M. Shullo³, S. Jimenez¹, H. Eisen⁴
¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ³West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ⁴Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA
*Purpose: Gene expression profiling (GEP) was recognized as an alternative to biopsy for rejection surveillance in the 2010 International society for Heart and Lung Transplantation…
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Arterial Flow, Lactate and NGAL as a Decision Making Trinity in Normothermic Kidney Preservation
A. Weissenbacher¹, M. L. Lo Faro², C. C. Coussios², P. J. Friend²
¹Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate biomarkers in a blood-based perfusate of normothermically perfused discarded human kidneys using urine recirculation as a…
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Outcomes of Pregnancy in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) Transplant Recipients
S. Punjala¹, B. L. Phillips¹, P. Chowdhury¹, T. Pile¹, K. Harding², C. J. Callaghan¹, C. Nelson-Piercy², M. Drage¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplant and Urology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The chance of successful pregnancy is low in women with end stage renal disease. In women with type-1 DM, not only are the fertility…
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Pancreas Transplant in Patients Older Than 50: An Analysis of Outcomes and Immunosuppression
I. Booth¹, J. Casale¹, S. Freedman¹, B. Ravichandran¹, J. Scalea², A. Haririan², B. Masters¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Pancreas transplant (PT) is the ideal therapy for many patients with diabetes and kidney failure. There are limited published data addressing the impact of…