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2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Transplant Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Involvement Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay and Readmissions Following Kidney Transplantation
E. A. Herriman¹, J. R. Montgomery², K. J. Brown¹, K. J. Woodside¹
¹Surgery-Section of Transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Transplant surgery Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are utilized to provide complex care to transplant patients. Daily responsibilities of APPs are broad and variable across…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Accommodating Increasing Volumes without Knocking Down Walls: Update on an Infusion Center’s Growth
J. C. Estrada
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: An increase in transplants performed at the medical center in comparison to the limited availability of outpatient infusion chairs and home infusion companies compelled…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Economic Impact of a New IVD Immunoassay (Immunobiogram) for Immunosuppressive Treatment Adjustment in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Spain
C. Rubio¹, C. Jiménez², M. Crespo³, J. Portolés⁴, D. Rubio¹, T. Diez⁵, I. Portero⁵
¹Health Value, Madrid, Spain, ²La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Consorci Mar Parc de Salut, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Puerta de Hierro Mahadahonda Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Biohope Scientific Solutions for Human Health SL, Madrid, Spain
*Purpose: Immunobiogram (IMBG) is a new IVD bioassay developed by Biohope SL with the aim to support clinicians in the personalized adjustment of immunosuppressive therapy…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Significant Costs Associated with Poorly Controlled Post-Transplant Blood Glucose
H. Yerneni¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Dysglycemia is highly prevalent post-transplant. Poor glycemic control is associated with infectious and cardiovascular complications, as well as decreased patient and allograft survival. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Depleting Induction Agents on BK Virus and Polyomavirus Associated Nephropathy
J. Clark¹, A. Barlow¹, A. Haririan²
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Polyomavirus associated nephropathy (PVAN) is an opportunistic infection associated with graft loss and rejection. Due to limited treatment options, identifying kidney transplant recipients at…
2020 American Transplant Congress
RN Specialty Practice to Optimize Enteric Hyperoxaluria Management – A Qi Project
B. M. Amberg, M. R. D'Costa, J. L. Wells-Pittman, A. R. Frodermann, E. M. Dahlen, G. M. Davidson, T. L. Mueller, C. A. Nash, T. I. Schnell, H. Amer, J. C. Lieske
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Optimal management of enteric hyperoxaluria (EH) requires institution of a strict low-fat, low oxalate diet and use of oral calcium supplements as oxalate binders.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frequency and Main Diagnoses of Hospitalizations in Patients after Kidney Transplantation
W. Duettmann-Rehnolt, P. Glander, P. Bach, F. Halleck, V. Graf, L. Lehner, M. Duerr, M. Mayrdorfer, K. Budde, M. Naik
Nephrology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) suffer many complications and are hospitalized frequently. Specific reasons for hospital admission with detailed information are scarce.*Methods: We retrieved data…
2020 American Transplant Congress
PHS High Risk: Is this Classification Still Needed?
L. G. Smith
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The continued shortage of organs for the over 100,000 candidates on the waitlist has led transplant centers to consider organs that have historically higher…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation in the United States
A. Zarrinpar, C. Warren, K. Andreoni, M. Johnson, N. Battula
Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Despite research into the effects of race, ethnicity, and insurance status in liver transplantation, disparities persist. Access to care even in insured populations endures…
2020 American Transplant Congress
80 is the New 60: A Single-Center Outcome Study of Octogenarian Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Shankaranarayanan, T. Muthukumar, S. Sultan, A. Watkins, D. Serur, C. Hartono
Weill Cornell Medicne, New York City, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end stage renal disease. However, limited data is available on the outcomes of octogenarian recipients.*Methods: Retrospective…