Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 169 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Persufflation Improves Viability and Function of Porcine Kidneys Relative to Static Cold Storage.
C. Min,¹ L. Steyn,² A. Pandey,³ R. Harland,² J.-P. Galons,⁴ K. Papas.²
¹Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ²Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ³Electrical and Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ⁴Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The use of marginal organs demands optimization of organ storage and quality assessments prior to transplantation. Organs from donors after cardiac death (DCD) are exposed…
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Prolonged Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Is a Safe Preservation Technique for Kidney Transplantation: A New Opportunity for the Storage, Assessment and Repair of Kidney Grafts.
J. Kaths,^1,2,3 J. Echeverri,¹ N. Goldaracena,¹ K. Louis,¹ Y.-M. Chun,¹ I. Linares,^1,3 A. Wiebe,¹ P. Yip,⁵ R. John,⁵ I. Mucsi,⁶ A. Ghanekar,¹ D. Bagli,^7,3 D. Grant,¹ L. Robinson,^2,3 M. Selzner.^1,3
¹Department of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany; ⁵Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁶Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁷Departments of Surgery (Urology) & Physiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hypothermic kidney storage causes preservation injury. We investigated whether SCS can be safely replaced with prolonged normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP). Right kidneys were…
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Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Allograft Recipients with Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Risk Alleles from Living Kidney Donors.
C. Dorr,^1,2,3 A. Hart,^1,2,3 D. Schladt,¹ A. Muthusamy,¹ R. Mannon,⁴ W. Oetting,² A. Matas,² P. Jacobson,² A. Israni.^1,2,3
¹Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis; ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; ³Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis; ⁴University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Background:Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) alleles G1 and G2 in deceased donors are associated with poor kidney allograft survival. However, the effect of these alleles in living…
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The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.
J. Tian.
Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…
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Predicting Delayed Kidney Graft Function with Gene Expression in Preimplantation Biopsies.
T. Mourão,^1,3 K. Mine,¹ E. Campos,^1,3 J. Medina-Pestana,^2,3 H. Tedesco-Silva,² M. Gerbase-De Lima.
¹Immunogenetics Institute, Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa - AFIP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; ²Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão, Fundação Oswaldo Ramos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; ³UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Aiming to further the investigation of markers in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) for the prediction of delayed graft function (DGF), we analyzed, in a different cohort…
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Factors Associated with Prolonged Warm Ischemia Time Among Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.
A. Miller,¹ B. Kiberd,¹ I. Alwayn,² S. Kim,³ K. Tennankore.¹
¹Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; ²Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; ³Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Prolonged warm ischemia time (the time from organ removal from cold storage to reperfusion with warm blood) is associated with graft failure and mortality among…
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Utilization of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
D. Liang,¹ S. Gordon Burroughs,¹ J. Nolte,¹ M. Boktour,¹ J. Ensor,¹ A. Ali,¹ T. Hirase,¹ J. Hall,¹ S. Spear,¹ L. Moore,¹ C. Mobley,¹ A. Saharia,¹ S. Hai,² A. Gaber,¹ R. Ghobrial.¹
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston; ²Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami.
Introduction: Protein-calorie malnutrition is common in patients with advanced liver disease and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative parenteral…
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Left Renal Vein Ligation for Management of Portal Hypoperfusion in Liver Transplantation.
K. Putchakayala, W. Kane, K. Takahashi, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Intro: In orthotopic liver transplant (OLT), low portal venous flow (PVF) is an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality. Ligation of existing portosystemic shunts is…
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Astagraf XL® and Prograf® in Renal Transplant Candidates Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
A. Lichvar,¹ A. Leino,¹ T. Kaiser,¹ T. Mizuno,² T. Fukuda,² U. Christians,¹ R. Alloway,¹ A. Vinks,² E. Woodle,¹ T. Diwan.¹
¹University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati; ³University of Colorado, Denver.
Purpose: The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LGS) on immunosuppressive drug pharmacokinetics (PK) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PK following…
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Ureteroenterostomy in Kidney Transplant: Retrospective Analysis of 30 Consecutive Cases.
H. Marinho Neto, B. Leslie, J. Neves Neto, M. Almeida, A. Pessoa, J. Offernni, M. Nogueira, S. Ximenes, W. Aguiar, H. Tedesco, J. Medina Pestana.
Kidney Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION: Lower urinary tract abnormalities are found in up to15% of adults and in 20-30% of children requiring kidney transplantation. Several will necessitate an enterocystoplasty…