Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 158 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from HBsAg Positive Donors to HBsAb Positive Recipients
G. Chen, C. Wang, Z. Wu, X. Liu, C. Wang, L. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Objective To investigate the outcomes of transplanting kidneys from HBsAg positive donors to HBsAb positive recipients.Methods We retrospectively collected data of 57 kidney transplants from…
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Impact of Postoperative Serum Chloride Changes on Graft Function and Acute Rejection in Recipients of Living Kidney Transplants
V. Vakil, D. Keys, M. Junghare, S. Jackson, D. Berglund, A. Matas, S. Riad.
U of MN, Minneapolis.
Background: In the non-transplant setting, hyperchloremia has been associated with kidney injury. We sought to study the impact of serum chloride (SCl) on transplant outcomes.Methods:…
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Measures of Physical Frailty, Cardiac Function and Cardiac Biomarkers among Kidney Transplant Candidates
S. Gilligan,¹ S. Anand,² D. Morris,² M. Minder,¹ T. Srinivas.²
¹Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT; ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Background: Elevated troponin T at transplant evaluation has been reported to confer risk of cardiovascular mortality among renal transplants. We use troponin T along with…
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Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) in Liver Transplantation – Recent Experience
D. Bruce, H. Bohorquez, J. Seal, A. Cohen, E. Bugeaud, I. Carmody, D. Sonnier, A. Mathur, L. De Gregorio, H. Sharma, G. Loss.
Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
From 01-Nov-2012 to 31-Oct-2017, 1025 liver transplants were done at our center. Excluding retransplants and combined liver-kidney transplants, 830 transplants were studied for this abstract…
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Dunbar Syndrome in Liver Transplantation: Results of a Single Center Matched-Pair Analysis and a European Survey Study
D. Morales-Santana,¹ Z. Czigany,¹ J. Böcker,¹ A. Andert,¹ W. Schöning,¹ T. Ulmer,¹ J. Bednarsch,¹ I. Amygdalos,¹ F. Meister,¹ P. Isfort,³ M. Liebl,³ D. Kroy,² F. Tacke,² C. Trautwein,² U. Neumann,¹ G. Lurje.¹
¹Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany; ²Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany; ³Institute of Radiology, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany.
Background: Median-arcuate-ligament or Dunbar-syndrome (MALs) potentially causes arterial complications in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This study aimed to investigate MALs incidence and its impact on…
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Survival Advantage from Accepting a Circulatory Death Liver Transplant
J. Richards,¹ R. Taylor,² E. Allen,² A. Goh,¹ J. Neuberger,³ D. Collett,² G. Pettigrew.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Statistics and Clinical Studies, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom; ³Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Background As liver failure increases in the UK, so does demand for liver transplantation. In response, UK donation after circulatory death (DCD) activity has approximately…
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Impact of Total Graft Steatotic Mass in Liver Transplant Outcomes
L. De Gregorio,¹ E. Bugeaud,¹ G. Galliano,² H. Bohorquez,¹ D. Bruce,¹ I. Carmody,¹ A. Cohen,¹ J. Seal,¹ D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ G. Loss.¹
¹Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; ²Pathology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
INTRODUCTIONGraft steatosis is a risk factor for early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and is thought to portend inferior transplant outcomes. The impact of total steatosis, combining…
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Racial Differences in Patient-Perceived Barriers to Starting the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
R. Hamoda, L. McPherson, K. Lipford, J. Gander, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Overview: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist along multiple transplant steps, including start of the transplant evaluation. No studies have identified barriers that…
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Racial Differences in Rates of Malignant and Infectious Cutaneous Genital Disease after Solid Organ Transplantation
M. Larijani,¹ K. Nadhan,¹ J. Abbott,¹ A. Doyle,² C. Chung.¹
¹Department of Dermatology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Purpose: To describe the prevalence and types of genital lesions observed in OTRsMethods: This retrospective review included 496 OTRs who underwent full skin examination at…
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Outcomes of Enteric Conversion of Bladder Drained Pancreas; over a Decade of Experience at a Single Center
S. Riad,¹ D. Keys,¹ V. Vakil,¹ S. Jackson,² D. Berglund,² A. Matas,³ R. Kandaswamy.³
¹U of MN, Minneapolis; ²Fairview, Minneapolis; ³U of MN, Minneapolis.
Background: Bladder drainage in pancreas transplantation has been used to enable early detection of rejection. This technique has declined due to concern over complications necessitating…