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2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of the Need for Transplant Evaluations for Liver Failure Decompensation After TIPS
N. Kemmer¹, V. Sureshkumar², L. Grater³, G. Hoots⁴, S. Agrawal¹, K. Robichaux⁵, M. Gosselin³, S. Mohammed⁵, A. Kumar⁶, J. Buggs⁷
¹Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, ³University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁴Radiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Portal hypertension is described as an increased pressure gradient between the portal and systemic circulation which can result in severe complications. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic…
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ESRD is Increasing Faster After Living Kidney Donation Than it Does in the Unselected US Population: A New Risk Metric?
R. W. Steiner
UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: ESRD rates increase exponentially both after kidney donation and as the US population ages. Increases in ESRD rates from the first to the second…
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Histologic Predictors of Graft Loss in Early Clinically Indicated Biopsies After Kidney Transplantation
M. Ajaimy¹, V. Hemmige², L. E. Liriano-Ward³, Y. Azzi¹, S. Kapoor⁴, P. Loarte¹, C. Pynadath⁵, A. Colovai¹, E. Akalin⁶
¹Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Bronx, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Transplant, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Scarsdale, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Ctr, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate histopathological predictors of graft lost in patients who underwent clinically indicated biopsies for worsening kidney function and/or proteinuria within 3…
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Impact of Recipient Obesity on Kidney Transplantation Outcome: A Retrospective Cohort Study with a Matched Comparison
A. Buemi
Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of recipient obesity on posttransplant complications and patient and graft survival.*Methods: A single-institution, retrospective…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Grafts with Early Allograft Dysfunction
S. Y. Ohara¹, E. Macdonough², G. Mahdi³, L. Egbert³, B. Lizaola-Mayo², W. Hewitt⁴, A. Mathur⁴, A. Moss⁴, K. Reddy⁴, B. Aqel⁴, C. Jadlowiec⁴
¹Division of Surgery, Valleywise Health Medical Center, Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ³Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Division of Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The significance of early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and its impact on liver transplant (LT) outcomes remains debated. Our study aimed to assess LT outcomes…
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The Role of Donor Sex in Females Undergoing Repeat Kidney Transplant: Does Prior Donor Sex Matter?
S. Craig¹, K. Tennankore², A. J. Vinson²
¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Female recipients of male donor kidneys are at increased risk for graft failure compared with all other donor-recipient sex pairings. The presumed mechanism relates…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Intraabdominal Hypertension in the Death by Neurologic Criteria Organ Donor
C. Schardein¹, M. Moncure², S. Craft¹, S. Sanders³
¹General Surgery, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³MTN, Kansas City, MO
*Purpose: This study attempts to identify the incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) within the death by neurological criteria organ donor population, provide timely intervention,…
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Clusterin Protects Kidney Transplants from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Modulating Neutrophil Infiltration
Y. Shim¹, R. Fan², N. Dvorina², K. McCrae¹, B. William²
¹Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, ²Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is inevitable during organ transplantation. Clusterin (CLU) has shown to be protective in IRI. Supplementation of storage solution with recombinant CLU…
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Normal Saline vs Electrolyte-a Use Peri- and Post-Operatively in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. R. Szempruch, A. D. Martschenko, H. Arora, R. Isaak, R. Prasad, P. Serrano
UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: 0.9% normal saline (NS) has been used as the standard fluid replacement in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to prevent dehydration and to improve renal…
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An Acceptable Challenge for Specialized Transplant Centres: Small Kidney Donors for Small Recipients
R. Büscher, M. Cetiner, P. F. Hoyer, A. K. Büscher
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Kidneys from small donors (SDK, donor weight