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2018 American Transplant Congress
High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Donor Kidneys: Use Them, Don't Lose Them!
D. Harriman, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, M. Gautreaux, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, R. Stratta.
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: With the development of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and a new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) implemented on 12/4/14, the expanded criteria donor…
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Outcomes after Kidney Transplant (KTx) from Deceased Donors (DD) Aged ≥ 70
A. Srinivasan, R. Heilman, H. Khamash, K. Reddy, A. Moss.
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.
Background:There has been an increase in DD aged 70 or greater and transplant centers are reluctant to accept these organs. The aim of this study…
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Successful Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidney Allografts with KDPI>85: The Organ is Not Wholly to Blame
A. Agarwal,¹ A. Nishio Lucar,² A. Nickkholgh,¹ K. Brayman,¹ A. Doyle,² J. Oberholzer.¹
¹Dept. of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: High kidney donor profile index (KDPI)>85% organs are increasingly discarded, suggesting missed opportunities to provide patients the benefits of transplantation. Herein, we report the…
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Pump Resistive Index Values and Not Preimplantation Kidney Biopsy Predict Kidney Allograft Survival
J. Liu,¹ A. Blumfield,¹ M. Trivedi,¹ N. Mishra,¹ O. Mohammed,^1,2 J. Lin,³ M. Ajaimy,^1,2 J. Graham,^1,2 J. Rocca,^1,2 E. Akalin,^1,2 S. Greenstein.^1,2
¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; ²Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; ³Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
AimTo investigate the relationship between histological findings of preimplantation kidney biopsies and pump resistive index (RI) values during machine preservation and subsequent allograft survival.MethodsWe retrospectively…
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Kidney Transplantation (KTx) Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors (DD) with AKIN Stage 2 and 3 Are Associated with Excellent Graft Outcomes
A. Kumar, K. Reddy, A. Srinivasan, J. Huskey, H. Khamash, M. Smith, A. Moss, R. Heilman.
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.
BackgroundKTx from DD with AKI can be a good source of kidneys however these kidneys are underutilized. The aim of this study is to determine…
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Kidney Transplantation (KTx) Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors (DD) with Severe Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
A. Srinivasan, R. Heilman, A. Kumar, H. Khamash, M. Smith, K. Reddy, A. Moss.
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.
Background:Transplant centers are reluctant to accept kidneys from DD with severe AKI necessitating utilization of RRT. The aim of this study is to determine the…
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Successful Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidney Allografts with KDPI>85 in Older Recipients
A. Nickkholgh,¹ A. Agarwal,¹ A. Nishio Lucar,² K. Brayman,¹ A. Doyle,² J. Oberholzer.¹
¹Dept. of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: High kidney donor profile index (KDPI >85%) organs can grant earlier access to transplantation particularly for those who are frail, have limited waiting time…
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Using the Remuzzi Score to Guide Single vs. Dual Transplantation Mitigates the Risk of Early Graft Failure
J. Ayorinde, G. Pettigrew.
Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
BackgroundExpanded criteria circulatory death donors (DCD) may represent an underutilised donor pool. Our centre has used urgent pre-implantation biopsy (Remuzzi score) to guide single (SKT)…
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Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Induction Therapy Are Safe and Feasible in Renal Allografts: Pilot Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Q. Sun,¹ F. Han,¹ M. Zhao,² R. Cao,³ D. Zhao,¹ Z. Huang,¹ L. Hong,¹ Y. Peng,¹ Q. Sun.¹
¹Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; ²Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ³Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection lead to adverse effects on graft outcomes. Optimal induction intervention should include both renal structure injury repair…
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Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation for Fatty Liver Grafts in Human
W. Ju, S. Huang, Z. Guo, G. Chen, X. He.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
BACKGROUND&AIMS: Fatty liver diseases have led to a continuous increase of available donor livers containing fat. Fatty liver grafts were identified as an independent risk…