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Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – The BMI Effect
V. Chia,¹ F. Khan,² M. Newell,² L. J. Chen.³
¹Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England, United Kingdom; ²Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; ³Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami.
Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (LDN) across 4 BMI groups.Methods : Using the SRTR database, all LDNs performed between 2006-2015 were…
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Weight Changes before and after Kidney Donation
A. Bugeja,¹ S. Harris,² J. Ernst,¹ K. D. Burns,¹ G. Knoll,¹ E. G. Clark.¹
¹Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; ²Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
IntroductionLiving kidney donors remain at low risk of end stage kidney disease but obese and overweight donors' risk is increased. We aimed to describe the…
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Prophylaxis of Wound Infections- Antibiotics in Renal Donation (POWAR): A Multicentre UK Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Randomised Controlled Trial
Z. Ahmed, R. Uwechue, N. Kessaris, N. Mamode.
Abdominal Transplant Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
AIM: Postoperative infection following hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) confers significant morbidity. Previous reports suggest 1 in 5 patients develop infective complications. No modifiable…
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Barriers and Disparities in Listing for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant
E. A. Steinberg,¹ C. Buchanan,¹ M. Wachs,¹ S. Schmiege.²
¹Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; ²Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora.
Purpose The WHO recommends equitable access to transplant, yet disparities in listing based on gender, race, and education exist in adults. There is little research…
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Is Kidney Transplantation Safe in Patients over 71 Years Old?
G. Andani, P. Tulissi, M. Gropuzzo, S. Crestani, C. Vallone, U. Baccarani, D. Montanaro, A. Risaliti.
Department of Kidney & Liver Transplantation, ASUIUD, Udine, Italy.
Introduction: Kidney transplantation in elderly patients is superior over dialysis as therapy for end stage renal disease (ESRD). We analyzed different parameters to evaluate patient…
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Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Mouse Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
A. Zarrinpar,² S. Duarte,¹ Y. Lai.²
¹Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; ²Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Introduction: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major risk factor for acute rejection and early graft dysfunction in liver transplantation. The large and complex landscape…
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Liver Preservation with Machine Perfusion and a New Human-Derived Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Solution (HDHBOC)
W. R. Light,¹ A. Malavalli,¹ K. Vandegriff,¹ P. Fontes.²
¹VirTech Bio, Inc, Natick, MA; ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Introduction: Machine perfusion (MP) is becoming the new standard for liver preservation following the successful implementation of devices for kidney and lung preservation ex-vivo. Liver…
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Livers from Diabetic Donors Can Safely Be Used in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation
I. Brüggenwirth,¹ I. Vasiliauskaire,² A. Westerkamp,¹ W. Polak,² A. Braat,³ R. Porte.¹
¹Surgery, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ³Surgery, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands.
Liver grafts from donors with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) have been associated with reduced graft survival after liver transplantation. Transplantation centers are often…
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Precision (re)Phenotyping of Histologically Stable Kidney Transplants
D. Rychkov,¹ T. Sigdel,² M. Sirota,¹ M. Sarwal.²
¹Institute for Computational Health Sciences, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Acute Rejection (AR) is the main cause of the renal failure within one year after transplantation (tx). Its earlier diagnosis is crucial for a…
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Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Protects Rabbit Kidney Graft through Down Regulation SPP1-MMP7 Signaling Axis
Q. Hu,¹ Z. Zhong,¹ S. Xue,¹ W. Liang,¹ J. Lan,¹ J. Liang,¹ Y. Xiong,¹ Y. Wang,¹ Q. Ye.^1,2
¹Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Transplant Center of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Technology on Transplantation, Wuhan, China; ²The 3rd Xiangya Hospital of Central Sourth University, Changsha, China.
Background: Multicenter studies have indicated that hypothermic machine perfusion(HMP) can be used to prolong cold ischemia time with high-quality preservation and allow utilization of kidney…