Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 104 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Infection in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
E. Aldag, R. Pedersen, V. Gunabushanam, A. Sahajpal, L. Fehrenbacher, D. Kramer.
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: VRE infections are associated with higher morbidity and mortality among patients undergoing liver transplantation.Objective: The primary outcome is to examine the association between Endoscopic…
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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Progression of Low Level CMV Viremia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. Natori, A. Humar, A. Alghamdi, D. Kumar.
Multi Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Low level CMV viremia is common, and may either progress to higher viral loads that require therapy, or may spontaneously resolve. The clinical predictors…
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Geographic Variation in Drug Overdose as Donor Cause of Death
M. Skeans, D. Zaun, B. Kasiske.
SRTR, Minneapolis.
Numbers of deceased organ donors have increased steadily since 2012, with large increases 2015-2016. The opioid epidemic has been speculated to drive these increases, differentially…
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Humoral Immunity to CMV Remains Intact after Dual Targeting Desensitization in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates
P. Schroder, B. Ezekian, F. Saccoccio, J. Yoon, M. Dennis, K. Freischlag, J. Kwun, S. Permar, S. Knechtle.
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Desensitization to remove donor specific antibody (DSA) is a way to expand the pool of potential donors for sensitized patients. This study compared the effects…
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Evaluation of a Marine OXYgen Carrier (Hemo2Life®) for Organ Preservation: First Use in Kidney Transplantation in Humans
Y. Le Meur,¹ E. Morellon,² M. Essig,³ A. Thierry,⁴ M. Buchler,⁵ S. Drouin,⁶ C. Deruelle,¹ L. Badet,² F. Pesteil,³ P-.O. Delpech,⁴ J-.M. Boutin,⁵ B. Barrou.⁶
¹Transplantation, University Hospital, Brest, France; ²Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France; ³University Hospital, Limoges, France; ⁴University Hospital, Poitiers, France; ⁵University Hospital, Tours, France; ⁶La Pitié Salpetrière, Paris, France.
Preventing ischemia/reperfusion injuries (IRIs) is a major issue in organ transplantation. At present, grafts are preserved at 4[deg]C in preservation solution in order to reduce…
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Survival in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant by Kidney Donor Profile Index versus Intensive Home Hemodialysis
A. Nishio-Lucar,¹ G. Lyons,² S. Bose,³ J. Ma,² K. Awuah,³ R. Lockridge.³
¹Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ²Public Health Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ³Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians, Lynchburg, VA.
In an era of donor scarcity, high Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) >85% organs can serve as a pathway to timely transplant. We previously reported…
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Does DGF Result in Worse Outcomes in a Second Transplant?
B. Muth,¹ B. Astor,^1,2 J. Blazel,¹ J. Turk,¹ D. Mandelbrot,¹ A. Djamali,¹ S. Parajuli.¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Department of Population Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Delayed graft function (DGF) is a risk factor for patient death, kidney allograft loss, reduced allograft function and acute rejection after kidney transplantation. Prior transplant…
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Competing Risk Analysis in Renal Allograft Survival: A New Perspective to an Old Problem
M. El ters,¹ B. Smith,² F. Cosio,¹ W. Kremers.²
¹Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background:Patient and graft survival after kidney transplant (KTX) is often estimated by Kaplan-Meier censoring for competing factors, e.g.death-censored graft survival. However when the competing factor…
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Impact of Immediate Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
C. Arias-Cabrales, M-.J. Pérez-Sáez, D. Redondo-Pachón, M. Crespo, M. Mir, J. Pascual.
Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as dialysis needed the first week after transplantation are related with poor graft outcomes. There are few information about…
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Reducing Discards for Deceased Kidney Donors over Age 50 by Restricting Biopsy Criteria
C. Hostetler, J. Rogge, B. Nicely, S. Rudich.
Clinical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The placement of kidneys from deceased organ donors of advanced age is an ongoing challenge. An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) evaluated its discard rate for…