Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 129 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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LACE Index Risk Assessment Tool Predicts Liver Transplant Readmissions.
A. Masoumi,¹ R. Barth,² J. LaMattina,² D. Bruno,² L. Hebert,¹ N. Schluterman,³ S. Hanish.²
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; ²Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ³Department of Epidemiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Background:One-fifth of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital an annual cost of $17.4 billion. The LACE Index (Length of stay, Acuity of the admission,…
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of AAV-Mediated TIMP-1 Gene Transfer in Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
S. Duarte, T. Fujii, G. Lipshutz, R. Busuttil, A. Coito.
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles.
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a key mediator of leukocyte migration across vascular barriers in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase1 (TIMP-1) is the…
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Histone Deacetylase-2 Gene Deletion in Mice Mitigates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
D. Murken,¹ D. Aufhauser Jr,¹ Z. Wang,² G. Ge,² W. Hancock,^2,3 M. Levine.^1,4
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; ³Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) causes significant morbidity in liver transplantation and other surgical scenarios. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IRI is required…
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Re-Examining the Role of B-1 Cells in a Murine Model of Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.
D. Firl,^1,2,3 A. Das,¹ J. Fung,² M. Carroll.¹
¹Harvard Medical School, Boston; ²Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland; ³HHMI, Chevy Chase.
We propose a reexamination of the currently underappreciated role of B-1 cells in IRI. Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a two phase insult composed of…
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Altruistic Kidney Donation: A Single US Transplant Center Experience.
A. Aguire-Alarcon,¹ M. Lubetzky,¹ M. McKinney,¹ L. Kayler.²
¹Transplantation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; ²Transplantation, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Background: Altruistic donors (ADs) continue to make rising contributions to the donor pool. Increasing efforts have been made to assess ADs to understand the motivations…
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Altruistic Kidney Donation: From the Donor's Perspetive.
R. Burge,¹ S. Potts,^2,3 S. Lundie.⁴
¹Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ²Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ³Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ⁴Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Although all living kidney donors are offered yearly reviews post-transplant, the restricted contact time and medical focus limits understanding of the motivations and experiences…
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Markers of Activation of Microvascular Endothelial Cells Predict a Poor Long-Term Graft Outcome in Early Renal Graft Biopsies Displaying Acute Tubular Necrosis.
Y.-C. Dubois-Xu,¹ P. Ahmadpoor,¹ A. Corchia,¹ D. Buob,² P. Galichon,¹ I. Brochériou,¹ C. Suberbielle,³ A. Hertig,¹ E. Rondeau.¹
¹INSERM UMR_S1155, INSERM, Paris, France; ²Pathology, APHP, Hoptal Tenon, Paris, France; ³HLA Institute, INSERM_S940, Paris, France.
Acute tubular necrosis (ATN), is a histopathological feature frequently seen in the early post renal transplant biopsies taken from patients with delayed graft function (DGF).…
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Improving Kidney Allocation System with Higher Resolution.
M. Cusick, J. Friedewald, K. Haarberg, J. Leventhal, A. Tambur.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Purpose: The new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented to help identify compatible donors for the most highly sensitized patients. Our experience, as well as…
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Telemedicine to Reduce Readmissions Post Liver Transplant: Compliance and Feasibility Results.
T. Kaiser,¹ P. Kimmel,² S. Osborn,² S. Diersing,² B. Boswell,² J. Huff,² J. Garrett,¹ N. Anwar,¹ S. Shah.¹
¹Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; ²Transplant, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Telemedicine (TM) was added to our care model as a mechanism to reduce readmissions post liver transplant (LTx). Establishing a TM home allows for remote…
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Review of Aborted Hepatectomy of Liver Transplantation in a Single Center Study.
J. Lee, G. Choi, W. Cho, J.-W. Joh, S.-K. Lee, S.-J. Kim, C. Kwon, J. Park, J. Kim.
General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Liver transplantation (LT) has become a popular option for the treatment of endstage hepatic failure. More attention has been given to donor safety, but still…