Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 180 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Evanescent Antibodies: A Report on the Natural History of Anti-Blood Group A₂ Antibodies and Their Rapid Resolution in Patients Awaiting A₂ to B Transplantation
S. Radomski, S. Rosen-Bronson, D. Li, M. Awwad, G. Vranic, B. Javaid, P. Abrams, S. Yi, M. Cooper, A. Gilbert.
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Introduction: Despite the benefits of A2 to B transplants, centers have been reluctant to adopt such a program due to unanswered questions including whether elevation…
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Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients: Preemptive High KDPI Kidney vs. Lower KDPI Kidney after Varying Dialysis Vintage
B. Chopra, S. Hussain, K. Sureshkumar.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dialysis vintage is an independent predictor of adverse long-term kidney transplant outcomes. Transplantation of "marginal" kidneys also results in inferior outcomes. We sought to analyze…
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Generation of Calculated Panel-Reactive Antibody Values Using a Reference Panel of Bone Marrow Donors
E. Kransdorf,¹ L. Gragert,^2,4 M. Pando,³ N. Kaur,² J. Patel,¹ I. Kim,¹ X. Zhang,¹ M. Maiers,⁴ J. Kobashigawa.¹
¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; ³Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX; ⁴National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN.
Introduction: Calculated panel-reactive antibody (CPRA) is the official metric of sensitization used by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) for kidney allocation. The reference…
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Optimal Protocol for ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantations: Analysis of 400 Cases in a Single Center Experience
H. Kwon, Y. Kim, J. Choi, S. Shin, J. Jung, M. Cho, J. Kim, D. Han.
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
This study describes the single center experience and long-term results of ABOincompatible kidney transplantation (ABO i KT).Four hundred patientswhoreceived an ABOi KT in the period…
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Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk of Mortality among Living Kidney Donors
R. Reed,¹ A. Massie,² D. Sawinski,³ P. MacLennan,¹ B. Shelton,¹ M. Mustian,¹ D. McWilliams,¹ V. Kumar,¹ R. Mannon,¹ R. Gaston,¹ D. Segev,² C. Lewis,¹ J. Locke.¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: Living kidney donor (LKD) demographics have changed, and transplant centers have relaxed selection criteria to include LKDs with obesity. Recently, it has been shown…
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Investigating the Variability of Fluid Resuscitation during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
A. Williams,¹ S. Kumar,² R. Sung,¹ K. Woodside,¹ M. Englesbe,¹ M. Alameddine,¹ S. Waits.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Department of Anesthesia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Under or over resuscitation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy may have a significant effect on donor and graft outcomes. Despite the importance, no guidelines exist…
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Psychotic Disorders and Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation
M. Molnar,^1,2 J. Eason,^1,2 A. Gaipov,³ M. Talwar,^1,2 P. Potukuchi,³ K. Kalantar-Zadeh,⁴ C. Kovesdy.^3,5
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN; ²Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ⁴Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, CA; ⁵Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
Background: The prevalence of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia combined is around 1-4% in the general population and both represent relative contraindications for kidney transplantation. However,…
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Recipients with Lupus Nephritis
S. Rao,^1,2 L. Coscia,¹ D. Armenti,¹ M. Moritz,^1,3,4 S. Constantinescu.^1,2
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; ⁴Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Lupus nephritis (LN) predominately affects females of childbearing age. This study aims to characterize pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KT) with LN compared to…
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Long Term IVIG Infusions for Treatment of Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Al-Uzri,¹ C. Shaut,² S. Iragorri,¹ R. Jenkins,¹ K. Richardson,¹ D. Rozansky,¹ M. Wright,¹ K. Roayaie.²
¹Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Transplantation, Oregon Health & Scinece University, Porltand, OR.
Objectives: The emergence of donor specific antibodies (DSA) after kidney transplantation (Tx) is associated with lower graft survival. The benefit of using intravenous gamma globulin…
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Prevalence of Abnormal Hemoglobin A1C in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Serluco,¹ R. Liverman,¹ R. George,^1,2 R. Garro.^1,2
¹Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; ²Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Background: The incidence of new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation (NODAT) in the pediatric population has not been well characterized. Early recognition of glucose intolerance may…