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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplantation (KTx) Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors (DD) with AKIN Stage 2 and 3 Are Associated with Excellent Graft Outcomes

    A. Kumar, K. Reddy, A. Srinivasan, J. Huskey, H. Khamash, M. Smith, A. Moss, R. Heilman.

    Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.

    BackgroundKTx from DD with AKI can be a good source of kidneys however these kidneys are underutilized. The aim of this study is to determine…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Peri-Operative Hemoglobin, Blood Transfusion and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. MacIsaac, A. Ramankumar, C. Saw, V. Naessens, M. Cantarovich, D. Baran, S. Paraskevas, J. Tchervenkov, P. Chaudhury, S. Sandal.

    MUHC, Montreal, Canada.

    Background: Studies in the non-kidney transplant (KT) literature support an absolute hemoglobin concentration (Hb) threshold of 70 g/L for transfusion, unless otherwise indicated. Some reports…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Elbasvir-Grazoprevir (Zepatier) is Effective and Safe for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C (HCV) Genotype 1 Virus in the Post Kidney Transplant Patient

    P. Brown, D. Venkat.

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.

    Objective: Limited real world data exists regarding the use of direct acting antivirals (DAA) for HCV viremia in renal transplant patients, particularly those with marked…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Oral Vancomycin Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Uncomplicated Clostridium difficile Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    G. Korayem,1,2,4 K. Eljaaly,2,3 K. Matthias,2,4 T. Zangeneh.4,5

    1Department of Pharmaceutical Practices, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, NA, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, Tucson, AZ; 5Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

    Introduction:Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and CDI recurrence. A combination of metronidazole and oral vancomycin is…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early Sub-Clinical and Clinical TCMR Are Associated with Progressive Renal Allograft Dysfunction

    A. Cherukuri, D. Chittka, R. Mehta, P. Sood, S. Hariharan.

    UPMC, Pittsburgh.

    Background: The clinical course and significance of early sub-clinical (SCR) and clinical TCMR (ACR) vs. no rejection (NR) is unclear. In this prospective study, we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplants from Older Donors Have Worse Outcomes in Elderly Recipients with Renal Dysfunction

    R. Schilke,1 M. Safwan,1 S. Nagai,1 M. Abouljoud,2 A. Patel.1

    1Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; 2Nephrology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Most end stage liver disease patients suffer from concomitant renal insufficiency. We aimed to study influence of donor age on outcomes in elderly liver…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies throughout SLK Transplantation

    P. Jindra, M. Kueht, S. Gray, D. Giang, M. Cusick, A. Rana, B. Murthy, W. Etheridge, J. Goss, R. Kerman.

    Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

    Simultaneous Liver-Kidney transplantation provides a mechanism to protect the transplanted kidney from recognition by the recipient's immune response compared to solitary kidney transplant alone. High…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pregnancy Outcomes after Living Liver Donation

    G. Lee, E. Sonnenberg, K. Olthoff, D. Goldberg, P. Abt.

    Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Introduction: Women who have previously donated a kidney are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. Nearly half of living liver donors are women of child-bearing age.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Enhancement of Muscle Regeneration and Function via Transplantation of Human Dystrophin Expressing Chimeric Cells as a Novel Myoblast Stem-Cell Based Therapy

    M. Siemionow,1 J. Cwykiel,1 E. Marchese,1 G. Rafidi,1 K. Futoma,1 A. Heydemann,2 J. Garcia-Martinez,2 E. Szilagyi.1

    1Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago; 2Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.

    PURPOSE: Allogeneic myogenic stem cell transplantation aims to restore muscle tissue after traumatic loss or to treat muscular dystrophies. Limited engraftment due to allogeneic rejection…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Closing Pandora's Box: An Evidence Based Approach to Opioid-Tolerant Patients Following Transplantation. The Case for IV Methadone

    A. Aljassem, L. Hall, S. Cohn, D. Bedi, M. Alsibae, K. Putchakayala, S. Tasleem, D. Samarapungavan, C. Carpenter, A. Koffron.

    Department of Surgery, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI.

    The purpose of this study is to explore the use of parenteral methadone in opioid-tolerant patients who are status-post transplantation. As an alternative to traditional…
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