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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Temporal Trends in Living Kidney Donor Candidates

    S. Singh,1,2 V. DiCecco,2 M. Luo,2 Y. Li,2 O. Famure.2

    1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Division of Nephrology and the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Living kidney donor transplantation is the preferred treatment option for end-stage renal disease. However, living kidney donation rates have plateaued in North America. Existing studies…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Native Kidney Volume Decreases after Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Less Patients Need Nephrectomy?

    R. Murakami,1 D. Nagawa,1 M. Nakata,1 I. Narita,1 T. Fujita,1 M. Shimada,1 N. Nakamura,1 H. Tomita,1 S. Hatakeyama,2 T. Yoneyama,2 Y. Hashimoto,2 T. Koie,2 C. Ohyama.2

    1Nephrology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan; 2Urology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.

    Background.The clinical implication of kidney volume decline on abdominal symptom improvement after kidney transplantation in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). We investigated…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Enhanced Recovery after Renal Transplant Surgery Using a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block is Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay

    D. Peramunage, D. Auyong, C. Kuhr, J. Brandenberger, N. Cowan, N. Hanson.

    Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

    BACKGROUNDThe transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block reduces pain and opioid consumption following renal transplant surgery, but its impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) remains…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes

    L. Lehner, A. Hohberger, F. Halleck, E. Schrezenmeier, D. Khadzhynov, K. Budde, O. Staeck.

    Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

    Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Efficacy of Laser Speckle Flowgraphy Device for Intraoperative Evaluation of Renal Blood Flow after Reperfusion

    M. Muramatsu,1 Y. Itabashi,1 Y. Takahashi,2 K. Sakurabayashi,1 T. Mizutani,1 Y. Hyodo,1 Y. Hamasaki,2 T. Kawamura,1 K. Sakai,1 S. Shishido.1,2

    1Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

    Purpose:Laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) is a device to monitor cutaneous and ocular fundus blood flow. However, there is no report that the device was used…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    An Initial Experience with the Endowrist Robotic Endostapling Device for Renal Donor Nephrectomy

    M. Tan, H. Pollinger.

    Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta.

    Introduction:Robot assisted donor nephrectomy has been used an advancement to standard laparoscopic techniques. However, limitations in available instrumentation reduce the efficiency of the procedure especially…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Transplant Kidneys Using a Novel Point of Care 3D Ultrasound System

    J. Salinaro,1 J. Broder,1 E. Jaffa,1 M. Morgan,1 D. Vikraman-Sushama,1 J. Dahl,2 C. Herickhoff,2 A. Limkakeng,1 E. Peethumnongsin,1 J. Borawski.1

    1Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

    Purpose: The clinical utility of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound (US) in the evaluation of renal transplant patients is limited by user dependence and restricted planar image…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Right Atrial Thrombus Detected Prior to Kidney Transplantation

    S. Jeung, H. Kim, C. Baek, S-.K. Park.

    Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    Study's purposeThe study was conducted to review the clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with hemodialysis catheter-related right atrial thrombus (RAT) detected prior to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pinching an Inch in Kidney Transplantation: Subcutaneous Depth as a Risk Factor for Wound Complications

    R. Ruiz, T. Cox, K. Wicklund, N. Jennings, N. Onaca, G. Testa, T. Anthony, H. Fernandez, J. Bayer, G. McKenna.

    Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth.

    Wound complications after kidney transplant (KTx) consume valuable resources, including prolonged hospital stays and increased costs. Known risk factors include immunosuppression exposure, diabetes, and obesity…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Enhanced Recovery after Kidney Transplantation Regardless of Donor Organ Source

    O. Ojogho,1 S. BaniHani,1 S. Nemr,1 B. Dieter,2 A. Joyce,1 J. Mejia.1

    1Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Spokane, WA; 2Providence Health Care, Spokane, WA.

    BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after kidney transplantation is a desired outcome with potential value-enhancing benefits of reduced length of stay (LOS), costs, and risk of nosocomial…
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