Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 165 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Urine IP-10 as the Biomarker for ABMR in Kidney Transplant Recipient with DGF.
N. Townamchai,¹ A. Leelahavanichakul,² J. Supapol,³ S. Wattanatorn,¹ Y. Avihingsanon,¹ K. Praditpornsilpa.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; ²Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; ³Department of Surgery, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: In the setting of DGF in kidney transplantation (KT), early acute ABMR, which needs early treatment, has to be differentiated from simple ischemic acute…
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Quality Assessment and Process Improvement of Thymoglobulin Dosing.
H. Sarumi, L. Beck, C. Borscheid, B. Fast, S. Hogan, M. James, K. Vassar, D. Vock, T. Pruett.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Thymoglobulin (Thymo) induction is given to prevent early rejection while initiating maintenance immunosuppression. Modification of dosing is common for multiple reasons. Our center recently underwent…
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Admissions Cost 3 Times More Than Non-ACLF Related Admissions.
S. Leffingwell, J. O'Leary, S. Asrani.
Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is associated with significant resource utilization. However, the relative charges associated with ACLF are not established.Methods: We examined cirrhotics admitted…
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Fatty Liver in Non-Hepatic Organ Transplantation.
N. Kemmer, A. Alsina.
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa, FL.
With the availability of effective antiviral regimen for HCV, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in western countries and…
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Protective Effects of Nrf2 Over-Activation in Myeloid Cells During Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Correlates with Stat3 Signaling in Hepatocytes.
C. Harberg,¹ L.-Y. Lee,¹ S. Werner,² D. Johnson,³ J. Johnson,³ D. Foley.¹
¹Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; ²Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; ³Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a consequence of liver resection and liver transplantation. The Nrf2-antioxidant response element pathway is a key mediator of cellular defense against…
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Short-Term Starvation Attenuates Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by SIRT1-Autophagy Signaling in Mice.
J. Rao,¹ H. Zhou,¹ F. Zhang,¹ X. Wang,¹ Y. Zhai,² L. Lu.¹
¹Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; ²Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles.
Calorie restriction or starvation (fasting) has some beneficial effects on prolongation of life and increased resistance to stress. Calorie restriction has also been shown to…
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Evolution of Donor Nephrectomy: Long-Term Outcomes with Four Different Techniques Between 1963 and 2014 at a Single Institution.
O. Serrano,¹ A. Bangdiwala,² D. Vock,³ E. Minja,¹ A. Pugalendhi,¹ K. Yadav,¹ V. Kirchner,¹ W. Payne,¹ T. Dunn,¹ S. Chinnakotla,¹ E. Finger,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas,¹ R. Kandaswamy.¹
¹Surgery, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; ³Biostatistics, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
PURPOSE: The development of minimally-invasive approaches to donor nephrectomy (DN) has been primarily driven by the potential advantages it presents the donor. Questions remain over…
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The Effect of Families on Organ Donation Among Native Americans.
T. Bongiovanni,^1,3 J. Rawlings,² J. Trompeta.¹
¹Dept of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; ²CT Native American Tribal Council, New Haven, CT; ³Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CSP, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Background: Prevalence of end-stage renal disease is 3.5 times greater among the >2.5 million Native Americans (NAs) in the US than in Caucasians, due to…
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Protocol for Health Information Exchange Living Donor Cohort Discovery.
M. Henderson,¹ A. Roberts,² A. Massie,³ D. Segev,³ W. Goggins,¹ C. Stone,¹ B. Dixon.^1,2
¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ²Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN; ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Health information exchange (HIE) is the sharing of clinical and administrative data across the boundaries of health care institutions, health data, repositories, and states that…
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A Novel Intra-Abdominal Cooling System Prevents Graft Warming During Implantation for Robotic-Assisted Renal Transplantation.
R. Meier, M. Hagen, C. Joliat, J.-B. Buchs, A. Nastasi, R. Ruttimann, F. Lazeyras, P. Morel, L. Bühler.
Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background and objectiveRobotic kidney transplantation is minimal invasive and leads to decreased surgical site infection. In this stetting, warm ischemia time remains a valid concern.…