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2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of KPD: Does It Improve Overall Transplant Center Performance?
M. Rees,³ E. Michelin,¹ N. Koizumi,² J. Ortiz.³
¹West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV; ²George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; ³University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH.
Introduction: The medical community is facing a constant shortage of kidneys for transplant patients. The most effective way to combat the deficit is to increase…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Unique Recipient Benefits with Paired Kidney Donation
J. Buggs,¹ E. Rogers,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the treatment choice for ESRD with improved survival and cost benefit compared with dialysis. The imbalance of supply over demand along…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Gains from Joining Kidney Paired Donation with Several Incompatible Donors
M. Bray, W. Wang, P. Song, J. Kalbfleisch.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
In kidney paired donation (KPD), a transplant candidate with an incompatible donor joins a pool of similar pairs in an effort to find new transplant…
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Compatible Donor and Recipient Pairs' Perspectives on Participation in Kidney Paired Donation Programs: The Emotional Implications of Indirect Donation and Transplantation
M. Fortin,¹ J. Gill,² F. Ballesteros,¹ J. Gill.²
¹CHUM, Montreal, Canada; ²UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
The inclusion of compatible pairs in kidney paired donation (KPD) may be a strategy to increase the chance of transplantation for incompatible pairs in KPD…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization to Facilitate Matching in a Large, National Kidney Paired Exchange Clearinghouse
C. Holscher,¹ A. Thomas,¹ K. Jackson,¹ C. Haugen,¹ M. Ronin,² A. Waterman,^3,4 A. Massie,^1,5 J. Garonzik Wang,¹ D. Segev.^1,5
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore; ²National Kidney Registry, New York; ³David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles; ⁴Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles; ⁵Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore.
In kidney paired exchange (KPE) programs, the use of incompatible transplantation has been necessary to prevent long waiting times for sensitized candidates and to facilitate…
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Integration of Blood Type Incompatibility Desensitization Protocols into Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Programs
F. Karami,¹ M. Nayebpour,² M. Gentili,¹ N. Koizumi,² K. Melancon.³
¹Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; ²Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Arlington, VA; ³Department of Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC.
Even if blood type incompatibility (ABOi) is one of the most significant barriers in transplantation, recent studies report that the outcomes of ABOi transplants with…
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Clinical Significance of BK Virus-Specific ELISPOT Assay in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Chang,^1,2 H. Bae,³ K. Park,³ H. Lee,³ B. Choi,^1,2 C. Park,^1,2 C. Yang,^1,2 Y. Kim,^1,2 E-.J. Oh,^1,4 B. Chung.^1,2
¹Transplant Research Center, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
This study aimed to investigate whether BK virus (BKV)-specific T-cell immunity measured by an interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay can predict the outcome of BKV…
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Fosfomycin vs Other Antibiotics for UTI after Kidney Transplant
O. Mgbako,¹ J-.E. Ha,¹ N. Topilow,² E. Min,¹ D. Taupin,¹ V. Tatapudi,¹ B. Gelb,¹ S. Hochman.¹
¹NYU Langone Health, New York; ²Mt Sinai West, New York.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a frequent infectious complication in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Antibiotic resistance is common among urine bacterial isolates in this population.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pneumocystis Prophylaxis on Incidence of Treated Urinary Tract Infections Following Kidney Transplantation
S. Sanchez, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, C. Varughese, N. Alvey.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication after kidney transplantation resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Sulfamethoxazole[mdash]trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is commonly used…
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The Effects of Pre-Transplant Pyuria of the Deceased Donor on Post-Transplant Urinary Tract Infections in the Case of Gender Mismatch Transplantation
Y. Kim,¹ S. Park.²
¹Nephrology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea; ²Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is one of the best treatment options in patients with end-stage renal diseas. It is reported that kidney transplantation using organs from…