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  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    TB Chemoprophylaxis Post Transplantation in West London.

    Y. Al-Mula Abed,1 R. Charif,2 O. Kon,3 D. Taube.2

    1Dept of Renal Medicine, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom; 2Kidney and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; 3TB Service and Chest Dept, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Introduction: Active Tuberculosis (TB) is common post solid organ transplantation (SOT). Incidence post SOT in Europe is reported to be between 0.7–5%. Isoniazid (INH) is…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Trends in Infection Among Kidney Transplant Recipients, 1999-2013.

    S. Bae, C. Durand, L. Kucirka, S. DiBrito, R. Avery, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Modern immunosuppression regimens have substantially reduced acute rejection and improved patient and graft survival over the last decades. However, such potent regimens may also have…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Combined Perfusion of Liver and Kidney Enhances the Protective Effects of Normothermic Perfusion on Donation After Cardiac Death Porcine Livers.

    Z. Guo, F. Ji, X. He, G. Chen.

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Aims It has been showed that combined liver-kidney normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is able to better maintain the circuit's biochemical milieu. Nevertheless, whether the combined…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Early Failure of Kidney Transplants in the Current Era.

    I. Helanterä, M. Lempinen.

    Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    A. Purpose: The short-term outcome after kidney transplantation has improved substantially, and immunological complications rarely lead to early graft loss. However, a small proportion of…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Recurrent Lupus Nephritis in a Multi-Ethnic Kidney Transplant Population.

    I. Tang,1 A. Koganti,1 S. Setty,2 S. Akkina.3

    1Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Pahology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; 3Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

    The incidence of recurrent lupus nephritis varies among different ethnic groups. We performed a single center retrospective analysis of recurrent lupus nephritis in kidney transplant…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Eculizumab Dose Reduction Is Safe by Monitoring Eculizumab Pre-Dose Level and Functional Complement Assays.

    M. Gelens,1 T. Havenith,2 J. Damoiseaux,3 M. Christiaans.1

    1Internal Medicine, MUMC, Maastricht, Netherlands; 2Clinical Pharmacy, MUMC, Maastricht, Netherlands; 3Central Diagnostic Laboratory, MUMC, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Background & aims: Untreated atypical haemolytic syndrome (aHUS) leads to ESRD and may recur after renal transplantation. Eculizumab (Ecu), a humanized antibody inhibiting terminal C5…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    National Variation in US Kidney Transplant Induction Therapy.

    V. Dharnidharka,1 A. Naik,2 T. Alhamad,1 D. Axelrod,3 M. Schnitzler,4,6 Z. Zhang,4 S. Bae,5 D. Brennan,1 D. Segev,5 H. Randall,4 M. Nazzal,4 R. Ouseph,4 B. Kasiske,6 K. Lentine.4

    1Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO; 2U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 3East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC; 4St. Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; 5Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; 6Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN

    Antibody induction (IND) therapy in kidney transplantation (KTx) reduces acute rejection risk but adds to transplant cost. Currently, only IL2 Receptor antibodies (IL2R-Ab) have FDA…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Initial Hepatic Arterial Followed by Portal Reperfusion on Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.

    R. Shahbazov,1 F. Azari,2 J. Alejo,2 M. Talanian,2 M. Fox,2 K. Kennedy,2 S. Kessel,2 A. Nickkholgh,1 D. Maluf,1 S. Pelletier.1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA; 2University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

    Background: While initial portal reperfusion (PV) of a liver allograft is nearly standardized, limited data suggests initial hepatic arterial reperfusion (HA) may improve hemodynamics and…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) Effectively Replaces Hepatic Function in Severe Acute Liver Failure.

    S. Hanish,1 R. Barth,1 D. Stein,2 E.-O. Essien,1 P. Thurman,2 T. Scalea,2 S. Bartlett.1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD

    Introduction:Patients with severe ALF have extreme physiologic dysfunction and often die if transplantation is not immediately available. Patients may be supported with MARS (R, Gambro)…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Late-Onset Complications Related to Immunosuppressive Drugs Following Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Especially Focusing on De Novo Malignancy.

    S. Mizuno, Y. Iizawa, H. Kato, Y. Murata, A. Tanemura, N. Kuriyama, M. Kishiwada, M. Usui, H. Sakurai, S. Isaji.

    Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan

    Objectives:In patients with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), late-onset complications sometimes develop and most of them are related to immunosuppressive drugs.Patients and Methods:In151 patients (25…
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