Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 153 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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The Brazilian Epitope Virtual Crossmatch Protocol: A Reliable Tool for Increasing Kidney Allocation among Highly Sensitized Patients
L. Sousa,¹ A. Silva,¹ M. Marroquim,¹ A. Coelho,¹ A. Lima,¹ F. Silva,¹ C. Carracosa,² G. Willcox,³ T. Leão,³ B. Correa,³ E. Guimarães,³ G. Maciel,³ J. Andrade,⁴ A. Andrade,⁴ R. Neto,⁴ S. Cavalcante,⁴ C. Leão,⁴ F. Cavalcante,⁵ A. Holanda,⁵ N. Gomes,⁶ A. Rego,⁶ S. Monte.¹
¹UFPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil; ²PUC, Curitiba, PR, Brazil; ³HLA Diagnostico, Recife, PE, Brazil; ⁴IMIP, Recife, PE, Brazil; ⁵RHP, Recife, PE, Brazil; ⁶CNCDO, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Background: In Brazil (BZ), the kidney allocation policy for highly sensitized patients (HS) (PRA ≥ 80%) does not involve prioritization and transplants 10 times less…
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Short-Term Outcome Prediction Model in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Archer,¹ Y. Zhang,¹ S. Bontha,² E. Akalin,³ L. Gallon,⁴ D. Maluf,² V. Mas.²
¹OSU, Columbus; ²UVA, Charlottesville; ³Montefiore, New York; ⁴NWU, Chicago.
Background: Lack of accurate outcome prediction models may be a reason for the increase in organ discard rate that further burdens the growing kidney transplant…
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Effect of Kidney Allocation System on a Solitary, Isolated, Rural Transplant Program
K. Brown,² S. Hill,² L. Lipscomb,² A. Jones,² J. Africa.¹
¹Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.
The new kidney allocation system (KAS) was expected to create an impact on smaller, rural and geographically isolated centers.Methods. We examined the changes by the…
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Comparison of De Novo Rapamune versus Everolimus Maintenance Immunosuppression; an Interim Analysis
R. Pelletier, A. Rajab, M. Henry, G. Bumgardner.
General Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
This is a 1 year interim analysis of the results of a 3 year, single center, randomized, prospective, open-label study comparing the efficacy and tolerability…
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Single Reduced Dose Thymoglobuline as Induction in Kidney Retransplant
K. Linhares-Silva, M. Cristelli, L. Viana, C. Felipe, H. Proença, R. de Marco, J. Medina-Pestana, H. Tedesco Silva J�nior.
Hospital do Rim, São Paulo, Brazil.
IntroductionKidney retransplant is a high risk procedure, without a consensus about the best induction imunnossupression strategy. Only a few studies have evaluated these growing proportion…
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Change of Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Kidney Donors after Uninephrectomy; Prospective Observational Study
E. Ko,^1,2 H. Cho,^1,3 B. Choi,^1,2 C. Park,^1,2 Y. Kim,^1,2 C. Yang,^1,2 B. Chung.^1,2
¹Transplant Research Center, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Urology, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
ackground: The aim of this study is to investigate whether uninephrectomy for kidney donation cause change of bone and mineral metabolism and also investigate factors…
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Effects of Health Literacy and Numeracy Literacy on Adherence, Quality of Life and Readiness to Transition in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Kamel,¹ C. McCracken,¹ A. Wilkerson,¹ N. Alexander,¹ J. Gazmararian,² R. George.¹
¹Pediatrics, Emory University & Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; ²Epidemiology, Emory University & Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: An adequate level of functional health literacy is essential for transplant recipients and caregivers to comprehend complex information and be adherent to recommendations. Given…
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Quality of Life after Kidney Transplant in Andalucia (Spain)
J. de Teresa Alguacil, C. de Gracia Guindo, C. Ruiz Fuentes, R. Castellano Carrasco, M. Torres Sánchez, P. Galindo Sacristán, A. Osuna Ortega.
Nephrology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
IntroductionKidney transplant remains the best option for patients with end-stage renal disease, offering patients a longer and more satisfying life. Quality of life, as defined…
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Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection Treatment Impact on Class I and Class II Anti-HLA Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
E. Kincaide,^1,2,3 K. Hitchman,^1,3 R. Hall,^1,2,3 I. Yamaguchi,³ B. Crowther.^1,2,3
¹University Health System, San Antonio, TX; ²College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Division, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; ³UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Purpose: Characterize class I and class II donor specific antibodies (DSA) response to acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) treatment in pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR).Methods:…
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Failure to Thrive after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
K. Sgambat,¹ Y. Cheng,¹ O. Charnaya,² A. Moudgil.¹
¹Children's National, Washington DC; ²John's Hopkins, Baltimore.
Background: After kidney transplant (tx), children are expected to thrive, however in a subset this does not occur. Causes and implications of post-tx failure to…