Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 51 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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A Prospective Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) 3mg/Kg vs. 6mg/Kg in Kidney Transplant Patients Under Minimization Maintenance Immunosuppressive Regimen.
T. Sandes-Freitas, J. Junqueira Junior, M. Oliveira, C. Girão, R. Esmeraldo.
Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Background: rATG dosed from 4.5 to 7.5mg/kg has been the standard of care in most transplant centers. Recent studies have demonstrated similar efficacy with doses…
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Development of an Integrated Transplant Data Mart for Customized Data Reporting.
R. Patzer, K. Little, J. Kirsch, J. Weaver, A. Adams.
Emory University, Atlanta.
Background: Transplant centers have a large amount of clinical data from multiple data sources that are utilized for quality tracking of clinical outcomes, regulatory reports,…
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Immunosuppressive Actions of CLI95 and CORM401 on TLR4 in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.
P. Luke,^1,2,5 G. Cepinskas,^1,4 H. Alharbi,^3,5 A. Haig,^3,5 R. Bhattacharjee.^1,2,5
¹Matthew Mailing Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada; ²Surgery, Western University, London, Canada; ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.
Background: Kidneys from all donor sources are highly sensitive to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). However, grafts donated after cardiac death (DCD) sustain an increased incidence of…
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Replacing Cold Storage with Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Improves Function of Grafts Retrieved After Circulatory Death (DCD).
J. Kaths,^1,2 Y.-M. Chun,¹ D. Cen,¹ J. Echeverri,¹ I. Linares,¹ P. Yip,³ R. John,³ D. Bagli,⁴ I. Mucsi,⁵ A. Ghanekar,¹ D. Grant,¹ L. Robinson,² M. Selzner.¹
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; ³Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Departments of Surgery (Urology) & Physiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁵Department of Medicine, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP) and avoidance of static cold storage (SCS) is an attractive strategy to minimize injury of DCD kidney grafts. We…
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An Improved Flow Cytometry Based Platelet Counting in Xeno Perfusion Models.
S. Sendil,¹ G. Braileanu,¹ W. Sun,¹ W. Hassanein,¹ D. Parsell,¹ H. Crum,² L. Burdorf,¹ R. Pierson,¹ A. Azimzadeh.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Aim: Human or baboon platelet sequestration and activation occurs during pig organ xenograft perfusion; its mechanism remains poorly understood. In the context of a regimen…
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Post-Donation eGFR and Hypertension in Living Kidney Donors.
A. Massie,¹ A. Muzaale,¹ S. Anjum,¹ J. Leanza,¹ J. Alejo,¹ J. Locke,² D. Segev.¹
¹JHU, Baltimore; ²University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham.
Donor eGFR declines sharply after living kidney donation, but long-term eGFR trajectories and their relationship to post-donation hypertension are poorly understood.METHODS: We retrospectively obtained 7805…
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Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Experience with Over 2400 Cases at a Single Center.
H. Li,^1,2 M. Stegall,¹ G. Chow,¹ P. Dean,¹ J. Heimbach,¹ T. Taner,¹ M. Prieto.¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Objective: We reviewed retrospectively the 15 year experience with Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (HALDN) at our institution.Methods: 2452 consecutive kidney donors underwent a HALDN between…
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The Influence of Static versus Machine Dynamic Perfusion Kidney Graft Preservation on Delayed Graft Function Incidence: A Prospective, Randomized Study.
H. Marinho Neto, V. Aires, J. Offerni, W. Luconi, P. Luconi, S. Braga, I. Noronha, R. Barsante, J. Moreira, A. Savina, L. Kuschnaroff, F. Lemos, A. Cuvello, P. Chocair, L. Moura, A. Silva Filho, I. Charpiot, M. Abbud Filho, M. Cunha, P. Malafonte, D. Demetrio, L. Miorin, A. Duboc Filho, A. Claudini, W. Aguiar, H. Tedesco, J. Medina Pestana.
Organ Procurement Organization, Kidney Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: The incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazilians deceased kidney donor receptors is high; this is attributed to poor hemodynamic conditions on potential…
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Pre-Transplant Anti-A Titers in Waitlisted A2 to B Kidney Transplant Candidates.
D. Moore, I. Feurer, R. Forbes, A. DeMers, D. Shaffer.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Introduction:The KAS allocates A2 and A2B donor kidneys to blood type B candidates. Research is limited and variability exists among centers regarding the significance, relevance,…
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Reducing Non-Anastomotic Biliary Strictures After Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation, a Matter of Time?
N. Gilbo, I. Jochmans, M. Sainz, J. Pirenne, D. Monbaliu.
Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Liver Transplantation (LT) from donation after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with increased non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) and graft loss. Donor and recipient demographics, transplant…