Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 26 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Long-Term Outcomes of Primary Kidney Transplant from Expanded Criteria Maastricht Category 3 DCD Donors: A Single-Centre Observational Study
E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² S. Iesari,³ M. Ferraresso,¹ R. Cacciola.²
¹Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Kidney Transplantation, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ³Kidney Transplantation, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Background. Kidney transplants (KTx) from standard (STD) DCD donors have higher rates of primary non function (PNF) and delayed graft function (DGF) than DBD but…
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The Association between Transplant Glomerulopathy and Graft Outcomes among Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Meta-Analysis
G. Kovács,¹ G. Devercelli,² Z. Vokó,^1,3 T. Zelei,¹ I. Hirji,² P. Keown.^4,5
¹Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary; ²Shire, Lexington, MA; ³Health Policy & Health Economics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; ⁴Syreon Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) can lead to irreversible kidney damage. TG is recognized as a surrogate marker for poor outcomes, including graft failure and loss among…
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Equivalent Clinical Outcomes and Stable Post-Operative Anti-A IgG Titers in A2 to B Renal Transplant Recipients Compared to Matched B to B Cohort
C. Barnhill,¹ P. Warner,² A. Weiss,¹ C. Kuhr,¹ N. Cowan,¹ J. Brandenberger.¹
¹Transplant, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle; ²Immunogenetics/HLA Laboratory, Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle.
With the longest wait times and lowest rate of transplantation, ABO type B renal transplant candidates are at a disadvantage when compared to their type…
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Willingness to Consider Increased Risk Donors: A Single Center Experience
V. Richards,¹ C. Johnson,¹ J. Perkins,² A. Limaye,³ L. Sibulesky.²
¹Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ²Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ³Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Background: The number of Public Health Service increased risk organ donors (PHS IRD) is growing, largely due to the opioid epidemic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective…
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Outcomes of Hispanic Kidney Transplant Recipients under a Cyclosporine versus Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppression Protocol
P. West-Thielke, M. Campara, I. Tang, E. Benedetti.
University of Illinois, Chicago.
Purpose: In 2005, an internal retrospective review of kidney transplant recipients (KTx) showed a higher incidence of post transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) for Hispanic patients…
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Kidney Related Issues Leads the Medical Reasons to Exclude Potential Living Kidney Donors from Donation ; Prospective Study
H. Al-Eid, N. Sadaqah, I. Ibrahim, S. Aleid, A. Abdulbaki, S. Raza, I. Alahmadi, T. Ali, J. Brockman, D. Broring.
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Living kidney donors provide the best therapeutic option for patients with kidney failure going for kidney transplantation; however significant numbers of them are out for…
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Subclinical Borderline Rejection: More Than Meets the Eye?
M. Bernard, G. Agarwal, H. Fatima, B. Julian, C. Kew, V. Kumar, S. Mehta, S. Ong, A. Patel, G. Towns, M. Seifert, R. Mannon.
UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Purpose: Surveillance biopsies can detect subclinical T cell mediated rejection (SC-TCMR) or subclinical borderline rejection (SC-B-TCMR) in patients with normal/stable creatinine, but the impact on…
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Persistent Progressive Acute Kidney Injury and Graft Failure Post Liver Transplantation
T. Hussaini,^1,4 N. Partovi,^1,4 E. Yoshida,^2,4 S. Erb,^2,4 C. Scudammore,^3,4 S. Chung,^3,4 V. Marquez.^2,4
¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ²Faculty of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ³Faculty of Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ⁴Liver Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of liver transplantation (LT) is a common and multifaceted complication. Recently, with the widespread adaptation of Acute Kidney…
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Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) at a Single Center- Intraoperative Technical Modifications and Optimization of Flow Dynamics to Improve Outcomes
A. Humar, S. Ganesh, A. Tevar, M. Molinari, C. Hughes.
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Objectives: While LDLT represents the dominant method of LTx in the East, it remains an underutilized procedure in the US, accounting for <5% of all…
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Complications and QoL after Living Donor Hepatectomy: Analysis of 176 Cases at a Single Center
S. Chinnakotla, V. Kirchner, S. Mongin, D. Berglund, O. Serrano, T. Pruett.
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Living liver donation is one of the most selfless and humane acts a person can perform. Few single-center reports have been published specifically evaluating…