2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Transplant Body Mass Index Trajectories Are Associated with Graft Loss and Mortality
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Early post-kidney transplantation (KT) changes in physiology, medications, and health stressors likely impact body mass index (BMI). Hence, we sought to estimate trajectories of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Dual Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants: Maximizing Utilization of Suboptimal Kidneys
Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
*Purpose: To demonstrate that dual transplant of marginal kidneys is an underutilized strategy to minimize discard rates and mitigate organ shortage.*Methods: We compared dual kidney…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Belatacept Conversion on Renal Function and Donor Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Although associated with nephrotoxicity, calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) have historically been the cornerstone of immunosuppression. Belatacept, a co-stimulation blocker, is FDA-approved for de novo use…2022 American Transplant Congress
Gsk3beta Regulates the Resolution of Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via MerTK
*Purpose: We have shown previously that glycogen synthase kinase β (Gsk3β) regulates liver inflammatory activation against ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). The question of whether it also…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Renal Transplant with Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in an Elderly Veteran Population with Preemptive Mayvret Therapy
*Purpose: Overall mortality on the kidney transplant waiting list is higher for older diabetic patients. The average age of waitlisted veteran patients is 64, with…2022 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of Modified Multi-Point Screening in Selection Criteria for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
*Purpose: In 2016, the Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) Transplant Program implemented a modified assessment for all renal transplant candidates undergoing evaluation in an effort to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bisphosphonates for Fracture Prevention in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of fracture, however bisphosphonate use has not be shown to lower fracture risk in this population. We…2022 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Increased Overweight at First Year After Kidney Transplantation and Long-Term Kidney Graft Outcome
*Purpose: The obesity is increasing in chronic kidney disease patients and associated with poor renal outcome. The role of inflammation within the adipose tissue in…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bioink Based on the DECM for 3D-Bioprinting of Bionic Pancreas – First Results of Animal
*Purpose: Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving activities based on two interrelated areas: developing new methods to repair, regenerate and replace damaged tissues and…2022 American Transplant Congress
The US Kidney Allocation System Should Not Allocate En Bloc Kidneys from Deceased Donors < 18 Kg as Equivalent to Top 20% KDPI Single Kidneys
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: In December 2020, the US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) revised the allocation rules for deceased donors under 18 kg, stating that both kidneys must…
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