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

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Risk Factors and Sequelae of Post-KT Delirium
M. McAdams DeMarco, A. Mountford, F. Warsame, R. Berkowitz, H. Ying, C. Haugen, D. Brennan, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore.
Background: Delirium is the acute decline in cognitive function following a noxious insult like surgery. Previous studies in other surgical settings have identified frailty and…
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Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Obesity in Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ R. Mehta,² M. Adesunkanmi,² J. Boone,² E. Rogers,³ A. Kumar,⁴ V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Pre-Med Undergraduate, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; ³Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ⁴Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Obesity (BMI >30) is a world health epidemic projected to increase the incidence of diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure. The shortage of…
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Impact of Glomerular Filtration Rate Normalization to Body Surface Area on Donor Selection and Outcome in over 4000 Living Kidney Donors
S. Riad,¹ D. Keys,¹ D. Vock,¹ S. Jackson,¹ D. Berglund,¹ V. Vakil,¹ A. Matas,¹ H. Ibrahim.³
¹U of MN, Minneapolis; ²Houston Methodist, Houston.
Introduction: A donor GFR of ≥ 80 mL/min is a selection criterion. KDIGO recommends that GFR indexed to BSA should be used. Herein, we tested…
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Decision-Making, Informed Consent, and the Experiences of Recipients of Experimental HCV Positive-to-Negative Renal Transplants
S. Rasmussen, S. Seaman, D. Brown, N. Desai, M. Sulkowski, D. Segev, J. Sugarman, C. Durand.
JHU, Baltimore.
Background: The safety and efficacy of transplanting HCV-infected (HCV+) donor organs into HCV-uninfected recipients (HCV D+/R-) is being studied. Recipient experiences are essential to comprehensively…
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End Stage Kidney Disease Risk Profile in Living Kidney Donors for Pediatric versus Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in Australia and New Zealand
D. Lee,^1,2 J. Whitlam,² N. Cook,² A. Walker,³ F. Ierino,⁴ M. Roberts,¹ J. Kausman.³
¹Department of Renal Medicine, Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; ²Department of Nephrology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; ³Department of Nephrology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; ⁴Department of Nephrology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Background: Living kidney donors (LKD) for pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have a high motivation to donate due to the clear benefits to the KTR…
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Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Estimating Long-Term Risk of Aging Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Yaldo, I. Bajjoka, X. Han, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: The growing number of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR) presents an opportunity to analyze and predict long-term outcomes and risk in this aging population.Methods:…
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Transplantation of DCD Livers vs. NDD and LDLT: Is There a Difference in Post-Transplant Kidney Dysfunction?
D. Kollmann,¹ S. Neong,¹ R. Rosales,¹ G. Sapisochin,¹ M. Bhat,¹ M. Cattral,¹ P. Greig,¹ L. Lilly,¹ D. McGilvray,¹ A. Ghanekar,¹ D. Grant,¹ M. Selzner,¹ F. Wong,² N. Selzner.¹
¹Multi Organ Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; ²Division of Gastroenterology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Background. Recipients of donation after circulatory death (DCD) grafts are reportedly at higher risk of developing post liver transplant (LT) renal dysfunction. Our aim was…
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Living Liver Donation: The Role of Facebook in Directed Donation
A. Lai, J. Steel, S. Ganesh, O. Ola, S. Shen, N. Zharichenko, S. Nawaz, A. Tevar, A. Humar.
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: The aims of this study were to understand the number and type of directed living liver donors who contacted the transplant team after learning…
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Renal and Bone Safety in Post Liver Transplant Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Tenofovir Alafenamide for HBV Prophylaxis
E. Gane,¹ B. George,¹ S. Munn,¹ H. Wang,² V. Suri,² A. Gaggar.²
¹Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; ²Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA.
Background and Aims: Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) remains a leading indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) globally. Common complications following OLT include renal dysfunction secondary…
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Incisional Hernia after Orthotropic Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Butler, D. O'Brien, J. Kays, C. Kubal, B. Ekser, J. Fridell, R. Mangus, J. Powelson.
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia is a well-known complication of orthotopic liver transplantation. Despite wide recognition of the impact of this problem, the incidence remains imprecisely known.Methods…