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Improving Efficiency in Kidney Distribution: A Comparison of UNet Deceased Donor Criteria to Actual Kidney Acceptance Practices
L. B. Zeiser, J. Ruck, D. Segev, A. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Efficient utilization of UNet deceased-donor criteria could help streamline kidney allocation by reducing the number of unwanted offers made to transplant centers. We compared…
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Impact of Donor Quality on Outcomes for AKI and Non-AKI Kidneys with and without DGF
C. Jadlowiec¹, P. Budhiraja², R. Butterfield¹, M. Smith³, A. K. Mathur¹, A. Moss¹, H. Khamash², K. Reddy¹, R. Heilman²
¹Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ²Division of Transplant Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ³Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The relevance of DGF, and whether it is clinically significant, continues to be debated. Our aim was to compare post-transplant outcomes between AKI and…
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A Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Increases Neutralizing Antibodies Against Variants of Concern in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. H. Karaba¹, X. Zhu¹, T. Ling¹, K. H. Wang¹, A. G. Rittenhouse¹, O. Akinde¹, Y. Eby¹, J. E. Ruff¹, J. N. Blankson¹, A. T. Abedon¹, J. L. Alejo¹, A. L. Cox¹, J. R. Bailey¹, E. A. Thompson¹, S. L. Klein¹, D. S. Warren¹, J. M. Garonzik-Wang², B. J. Boyarsky¹, I. Sitaras¹, A. Pekosz¹, D. L. Segev¹, A. A. Tobian¹, W. A. Werbel¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses are attenuated in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) and breakthrough infections are more common. Additional SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses increase anti-spike…
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Graft and Patient Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Tourism: A Single-Center Experience
A. Altheaby¹, R. Algain², R. Salem², A. Alotaibi², K. Owaidah², M. Tawahri¹, M. Shaheen³, Z. Arabi⁴
¹Nephrology, King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³King Saud Bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Renal Transplant, King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: The expanding supply-demand mismatch between organs available for transplantation and patients in need led to the growth of transplant tourism. In our study, we…
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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
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The Impact of Frailty Syndrome on Humoral Response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Schmalz¹, H. Vankova², S. Rajnochova-Bloudickova¹, P. Hruba³, M. Fialova⁴, J. Gurka⁵, M. Magicova¹, I. Striz⁴, I. Zahradka¹, O. Viklicky¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ²The Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Transplantation Laboratory, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Immunology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Information Technology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Advanced age is associated with impaired humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in kidney transplant recipients (KTR), however mechanisms are poorly understood. Frailty…
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The Effect of Adoption of Acuity Circles on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Transplantation Rates at a Single High Acuity Center
D. W. Victor III, J. Corkrean, S. Kodali
Sherrie and Allan Conover Center for Liver disease and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Transplantation for selected patient with HCC has been prioritized with a MELD exception since 2002. Further changes have decreased the maximum exception for HCC.…
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National Attitudes Towards Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease
J. Mitchell¹, K. Nijhar¹, K. Herrick-Reynolds², H. Sung¹, P. Chen¹, D. L. Segev¹, E. King¹, A. Cameron¹
¹Department Of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Department Of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
*Purpose: Pre-transplant abstinence requirements, notably the 6-month sobriety guideline, limit access to liver transplant for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH). This study examines the…
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Low-Quality Kidney Allograft Use in Kidney Transplantation is Associated with a Prolonged Post-Transplant Length of Stay
J. A. Kahla¹, C. R. Goff¹, J. A. Goss², A. A. Rana²
¹Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Michael E DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-quality kidney allografts on recipient hospital length of stay following transplant using five…
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HLA-II Subclasses Behave Differently Between Themselves and Between Humans: Cues to Understand Alloreactivity
S. Beland, O. Desy, M. Marcoux, M. Thivierge, J. Desgagnes, S. A. De Serres
Transplantation Unit, Renal Division, University Health Center of Quebec, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
*Purpose: De novo anti-HLA-II DSAs (dnDSA) are associated with antibody-mediated rejection. However, some patients with anti-HLA-II DSAs will not develop rejection, suggesting that the development…