Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 175 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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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…
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Wound Healing Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus.
P. Ueno,¹ H. Tedesco,¹ A. Brigido,¹ C. Felipe,¹ P. Hannun,¹ M. Cristelli,¹ W. Aguiar,² J. Medina-Pestana.¹
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim - UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Urology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Regimens with de novo everolimus (EVR) are associated with a concentration-dependent incidence of wound healing adverse events (WHAE), but mycophenolate use also is related…
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Hospital Readmissions in the First Year Post Transplant Over a 12-Year Span at a Single Center.
C. Avila, I. James, G. Phillips, A. El-Hinnawi, A. Rajab, R. Pelletier, M. Henry, G. Bumgardner.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
There is an increased focus on hospital readmissions as a driver of health care costs and indicator of health care quality. Study Purpose: Understanding the…
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Kinetics of Cytomegalovirus Load in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus or Mycophenolate Sodium and No Pharmacological Prophylaxis.
G. Basso, C. Felipe, A. Ferreira, M. Cristelli, N. Oliveira, T. Sandes-Freitas, J. Mansur, L. Viana, W. Aguiar, E. Campos, M. Gerbasi-DeLima, H. Tedesco-Silva, J. Medina-Pestana.
Hospital do Rim, São Paulo, Brazil.
The purpose of this analysis is to investigate the kinetics of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus (TAC) plus everolimus (EVR)…