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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Adjusted Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin in Obese Renal Transplant Recipients Preserves Excellent Clinical Outcomes at 3 Years and Improves the Value of Care

    J. Dann, A. Agarwal, M. Bradley, W. Ally.

    University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.

    There is significant variability in antithymocyte globulin (ATG) dosing practices among centers. In the obese population, use of total body weight (TBW) vs. adjusted body…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of Donor Nephrectomy in the Older Living Kidney Donor: Single Centre Experience

    K. Koutroutsos, A. Kousios, R. Charif, J. Galliford, N. Stubbs, H. Dulku, H. Orr, M. Loucaidou.

    West Lodnon Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.

    Background. Living kidney donor transplantation is the best treatment for ESRD and considered safe for the donor. We aimed to investigate short and medium-term outcomes…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Portal Use among Pre- and Post-Kidney Transplant Patients at an Urban Center in the United States

    M. Lockwood,1 K. Dunn-Lopez,1 H. Pauls,1 L. Burke,1 Y. Becker,2 M. Saunders.2

    1Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL; 2Department of Medicine/Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

    Background: As health information becomes digitized it is critical to understand the nuances of patient technology use in order to promote the use of electronic…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Potential Barriers to Renal Patient Care: Perspectives of Dialysis and Transplant Social Workers

    D. Lim,1 A. Patel,2 N. Khoury,2 R. Prashar.2

    1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; 2Department of Nephrology and Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Little is studied about social workers' (SW) perceptions and experiences in dialysis and transplant care. We aimed to assess patient care experiences and perspectives…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Cytokine Profiles in Children after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation with Acute and Chronic Rejection

    T. Ahlenstiel-Grunow, N. Borsum, L. Pape.

    Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, NDS, Germany.

    BackgroundActually, a diagnosis of acute cellular or chronic humoral rejection after pediatric kidney transplantation (pKTX) can only be secured by graft biopsy. Until now, no…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients by Era

    M. Meyers,1 J. Shults,1 B. Laskin,1 P. Porrett,2 M. Levine,2 P. Abt,2 S. Amaral,1,2 D. Goldberg.2

    1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

    Purpose: Donors labeled Public Health Service Increased Risk (PHS-IR) continue to rise due to opioid abuse and expanding criteria defining 'increased-risk.' Many PHS-IR donors are…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Intra- versus Extra-Peritoneal Approaches in Renal Transplantation of Adult-Sized Kidneys for Children Weighting under 15kg – A Single Center Study

    T. Mizutani,1 M. Muramatsu,1 Y. Hamasaki,2 Y. Takahashi,2 Y. Itabashi,1 J. Hashimoto,2 Y. Hyodo,1 K. Sakurabayashi,1 T. Kawamura,1 S. Shihido.1,2

    1Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

    Purpose:Renal transplantation (RTx) of adult-sized kidneys leads to size-mismatch for small pediatric recipients. The aim of this study reveals the outcomes between intra- and extra-peritoneal…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Tregs Expression Predicts Prognosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    A. Baquerizo,1 V. Vavinskaya,2 C. Frenette,1 M. Nelson,1 R. Schaffer,1 J. Fisher,1 L. Sher,3 B. Madani,1 P. Pockros,1 C. Marsh.1

    1Surgery / Transplant, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA; 2Pathology, UCSD, San Diego, CA; 3Surgery / Transplant, USC, Los Angeles, CA.

    New therapeutic strategies are needed to improve the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the third in overall global cancer-related mortality. T regulatory cells…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury among Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

    H. Sahinturk,1 A. Kundakci,1 P. Zeyneloglu,1 E. Gedik,1 A. Pirat,1 M. Haberal.2

    1Anesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; 2Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.

    Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after pediatric liver transplantation (LT) is a serious complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Here we evaluate children with…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Organ Procurement Organization Run Department of Motor Vehicle Office Leads to Increased Organ Donor Registry Enrollments

    L. Dageforde,1 W. Muren,2 S-.H. Chang,1 N. Vachharajani,1 D. Brockmeier,2 B. Anderson,1 A. Khan,1 J. Wellen,1 S. Shenoy,1 Y. Lin,1 W. Chapman,1 M. Doyle.1

    1Washington University, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; 2Mid-America Transplant Services, St. Louis, MO.

    Background: 98% of people on the First Person Authorization (FPA) registry for organ donation enroll at a Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) licensing office. Donor…
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