Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 118 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Do Powerful Induction Antibodies Increase Post Renal Transplant Infections?
M. John, I. Dortonne, B. Kim, C. Li, M. Killackey, A. Paramesh, B. Lee, R. Zhang, G. Parker, J. Buell.
Transplant Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Purpose: Infection is one of the most common and costly complications of solid organ transplantation. Alemtuzemab (AL) is a powerful antibody that significantly reduced rejection…
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Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Withdrawal in HBsAg Positive Liver Transplant Patients.
A. Nolan,¹ C. Onwudiwe,¹ A. Rangnekar,² R. Satoskar,² T. Fishbein.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ²Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Introduction: Liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with a high recurrence rate of HBV post-transplant without the use of prophylaxis. The…
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Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Following Transplantation: Implications for the Modulation of CXCL8 Chemokine Function.
B. Martinez Burgo,¹ S. Ali,¹ J. Kirby,¹ N. Sheerin,¹ S. Cobb,² D. Kashanin.³
¹Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom; ²Chemistry Department, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom; ³Cellix Ltd., Dublin, Ireland.
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a major contributor to subsequent graft dysfunction. Chemokines play a key role in leukocyte recruitment towards to the injured tissue. CXCL8…
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Elevated Urinary 11-Dehydrothromboxane B2 Is Associated with Increased Bleeding Risk in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients.
W. Schultz,⁴ A. Pekarek,³ R. Cole,¹ A. Duncan,⁵ S. Laskar,¹ A. Smith,¹ D. Nguyen,² J. Vega, D. Gupta.¹
¹Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; ²Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; ³Heart Transplant Services, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA; ⁴Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; ⁵Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Purpose: To understand if there is a relationship between aspirin resistance as measured by elevated levels of urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 in patients supported with continuous…
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Normothermic Ex-Vivo Perfusion of the Intestine: The Introduction of an Innovative Physiologic Model with Novel Biomarkers.
B. Soliman, T. Okamoto, C. Quintini, Q. Liu, M. Fujiki, A. Khanna, K. Hashimoto, J. Fung, K. Abu-Elmagd.
General Surgery, Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury is a major risk factor for short and long-term functional survival after intestinal transplantation. Normothermic machine perfusion is an emerging biotechnology…
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Effects of Immunosuppression and Sun Exposure on Immune Cell Populations in Skin and Blood of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
M. Burke,¹ L. Nahum,⁴ N. Isbel,¹ R. Carroll,³ H. Soyer,¹ R. Francis,¹ J. Bridge,¹ C. Staatz,² J. Wells.¹
¹Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; ²University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; ³Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; ⁴Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
BackgroundKidney transplant recipients (KTR) receiving sirolimus accrue fewer skin cancers than KTR receiving calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) based immunosuppression, potentially due to effects of sirolimus and…
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The Finances of Broader Sharing of Livers Following Share 35.
A. Harper,¹ E. Edwards,¹ R. Gilroy,² W. Chapman,³ D. Mulligan,⁴ G. Klintmalm.⁵
¹Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA; ²Univ.of Kansas Med Ctr, Kansas City, KS; ³Washington Univ, St Louis, MO; ⁴Yale Med Ctr, New Haven, CT; ⁵Baylor Univ, Houston, TX.
Background. After implementation of the “Share 35” policy in 2013, many centers and OPOs reported increased costs associated with broader sharing. The OPTN Liver and…
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Influence of the Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate on BKV Infection After Kidney Transplantation.
G. Thölking,¹ C. Schmidt,¹ K. Schuette-Nuetgen,¹ D. Pabst,¹ R. Koch,² H. Wolters,³ S. Reuter,¹ B. Suwelack.¹
¹Department of Medicine D, Division of General Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany; ²Institute of Biometrics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; ³Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Introduction: BK virus (BKV) infection is a serious complication following renal transplantation (RTx). The minimization of risk factors that predict BKV infection might help to…
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Implementation of Telehealth Is Associated with Improved Timeliness of Kidney Transplant Waitlist Evaluation at a VA Center.
R. Forbes,^1,2 K. Kummerow Broman,^1,2 T. Johnson,² D. Rybacki,² M. Hagemann,² A. Hannah-Gillis,² I. Feurer,¹ D. Hale.^1,2
¹TN Valley HS, Nashville, TN; ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: The VA National Transplant Program is challenged to provide timely kidney transplant evaluation for Veterans nationwide. Efforts to improve access have included implementing a…
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Predictive Model for Medication Errors in a Chronic Kidney Transplant Clinic.
K. Covert,¹ C. Mardis,¹ J. Fleming,¹ A. Mardis,¹ H. Meadows,¹ N. Pilch,¹ P. Mohan,² M. Posadas,² M. Salazar,² T. Srinivas,² G. Mour,² D. Taber.¹
¹Pharmacy, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Transplant Nephrology, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Medication errors are associated with increased incidence of infection, rejection, and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. This study aims to create a model to…