Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 118 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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Short and Long Term Outcomes of Retrograde vs Antegrade Reperfusion of Liver Transplants. A Propensity Matched Pair Analysis
H. Sharma, B. Shrum, D. Quan, A. Skaro, W. Wall, V. McAlister.
Transplant Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: There are no published studies to compare long-term outcomes of retrograde-reperfusion-technique (RR) compared to antegrade-reperfusion-technique (AR) in liver-transplantation (LT). This retrospective-cohort-study compares short/long-term outcomes…
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Utility of Protocol Ultrasound Surveillance in Liver Transplantation
N. Kemmer¹, W. McClellan², D. Patino³, E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar², J. Buggs¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the utilization of doppler ultrasound in the immediate post-operative period of liver transplant patients. We hypothesized…
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The Dry Weight Revealed!, What Transplanted Kidneys Teach Us about the (Dry Weight).
M. Hamid¹, S. Oyewolle-Eletu², G. Gudleski², K. Speta³, J. Kumar¹, S. Chang¹
¹Nephrology-Transplant, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²Jacob's School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³Nephrology-Transplant, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Volume overload in patients with ESRD/CKD V patients is associated with worse operative outcomes and potentially higher rate of delayed graft function, in addition…
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Absence of Antibodies in Human Neonates and Infants to Gtko/cmahko/β4galnt2ko (Triple Gene Knockout) Pig Cells: Relevance to Cardiac Xenotransplantation for Complex Congenital Heart Disease
H. Hara¹, Q. Li¹, C. A. Banks¹, T. Yamamoto¹, D. Ayares², D. C. Cleveland¹, D. K. Cooper¹
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor Inc., Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Heart transplantation (Tx) in neonates is associated with the best results of any organ Tx, but the lack of deceased human donor hearts in…
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Pre-emptive Ivig For Dsa Positive Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
B. Abdalla¹, D. Kellner², A. Diaz², Y. Zheng³, E. Reed⁴, Q. J. Zhang⁴
¹Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA Immunogenetics Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is used in desensitization regimens to modulate anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) donor-specific antibody (DSA) to facilitate transplantation of sensitized patients, however,…
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Policy Changes in Liver Graft Allocation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the USA: Improved Survival for African American Recipients
M. Molinari¹, D. Jorgensen¹, A. Tevar¹, C. Hughes¹, A. Humar¹, N. Jonassaint²
¹Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To evaluate the effect of policy changes in liver graft allocation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on the overall survival of patients of different ethnicities…
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Karnofsky Performance Score as a Predictor of Acute Cellular Rejection Post Liver Transplantation
N. Kapila¹, K. Al Khalloufi², F. Salomon³, K. Kapila⁴, A. Gupta³, X. B. Zervos²
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, ²Transplant, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, ³Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, ⁴Internal Medicine, University of Miami/JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL
*Purpose: The incidence of acute cellular rejection (ACR) following liver transplantation (LT) ranges from 20-40%. Development of ACR is associated with increased risk of graft…
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CD4 T Cell is Essential in an Innate-Immune Driven Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse and Human
S. Kageyama¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Hirao¹, K. Nakamura¹, T. Ito², K. J. Dery¹, D. Oncel¹, R. A. Sosa³, E. F. Reed³, F. M. Kaldas², R. W. Busuttil², J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, Y. Zhai¹
¹Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Although CD4 T cells are critical in the mechanism of allograft rejection, little is known about their role in the innate immune-driven ischemia-reperfusion injury…
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Prolonged Cold Ischemic Storage Induces Allograft Necro-Inflammation That Increases Graft Susceptibility to T Cell Mediated Rejection
N. Chun¹, R. Ang¹, J. Horwitz¹, R. Fairchild², W. Baldwin III², A. Ting¹, P. S. Heeger¹
¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemic storage (CIS) of murine cardiac allografts causes complement dependent, CTLA4Ig-resistant rejection that is associated with 48h post-transplant elevations in serum levels…
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Variations in Recipient and Donor Clinical Characteristics between Kidney Transplant Centers
W. T. McKinney¹, M. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt³, J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni³
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When a patient can choose at which kidney transplant program to establish care, prior knowledge of program acceptance practices (of candidates and donors) can…