Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 103 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Pre-Emptive Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) Fail to Prevent Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTx) with Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA)
J. Crew, R. Vasilescu, E. Campenot, S. Mohan, S. Patel.
Columbia University, New York, NY.
Introduction:IVIg and Rituximab have been used successfully to improve transplantation rates in sensitized patients. DSA detected by Flow crossmatch (FXM+) or Luminex® at time of…
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Standard- versus Low-Dose Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Intermediate-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Wilson, N. Sulejmani, A. Jantz, A. Patel, B. Summers.
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Background: Although guidelines recommend valganciclovir (VGC) 900 mg daily for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in solid organ transplant patients, multiple centers have reported clinical success, reduced…
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Retrospective Study of Cryptococcosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients from a Single Center
R. Wang, M. Cen, J. Lin, H. Huang, W. Peng, J. Wu.
Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Background: The mortality of Cryptococcosis remains unchanged among kidney transplant recipients(KTR) over the past two decades, and the prognosis of Cryptococcosis is yet unpredicted. Hence,…
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Effect of Everolimus on Body Composition; 1-Year after Kidney Transplantation
M. Yoshikawa,¹ T. Ishimura,² S. Nishi.¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; ²Division of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
【Background】Weight gain, and especially visceral fat gain early after kidney transplantation has a worse outcome for metabolic disorder, graft function, and cardiovascular disease. The mammalian…
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The Incidence and Outcome of Isolated Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis in Kidney Transplant Recipient
M. Kim, J. Hwang, S. Kim, S. Park, I. Moon, J. Kim.
Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Introduction Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) in kidney transplantation recipient (KTR) is difficult to make decision because it is not common in Korean and…
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Liver Retransplantation and Renal Failure: The Benefit of Simultaneous Kidney Transplant
J. Berumen,¹ V. Irine,² S. Mita,² S. Gabriel,¹ M. Kristin.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA; ²Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Liver retransplantation has poor survival compared to primary liver transplant. Renal failure is a proven negative risk factor for survival with retransplant. Our aim was…
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Re-Transplantation for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis: A National Perspective
C. Garcia, X. Mei, F. Marti, M. Shah, J. Berger, M. Daily, M. Gupta, R. Gedaly.
Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Background: We aim to analyze patients undergoing re-transplantation for HAT in the US.Methods:Between 1995 and 2015, 623 patients were re-transplanted for HAT identified in the…
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Diffuse Optical Non-Invasive Organ Risk (DONOR) Indexing Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Pre-Transplant Evaluation
H. Borron,¹ D. Piao,² A. Hawxby,³ H. Wright,³ E. Rubin.⁴
¹College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK; ²School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; ³Oklahoma Transplant Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK; ⁴Pathology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Purpose: Due to large transplant waitlists, a rapid, non-invasive method to evaluate organ quality for transplantation is needed. Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOSi) is an optical…
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Waitlist Candidates Who Travel for Liver Transplantation and the Donor Organs They Receive
J. Ge, J. Lai.
Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Background:Geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation (LT) has led to candidates seeking LT outside their home UNOS region (“Travelers”). Little is known about their…
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Calibration of Updated LSAM
J. Pyke,¹ T. Weaver,¹ D. Schladt,¹ N. Salkowski,¹ A. Wey,¹ J. Lake,² W. Kim,³ S. Gentry,⁴ A. Israni.¹
¹SRTR, Minneapolis; ²Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis; ³Stanford Univ, Stanford; ⁴U.S. Navy, Annapolis.
Purpose: The liver simulated allocation model (LSAM) is a discrete-event microsimulation of the liver allocation system used for policy evaluation and research. We investigated the…