Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 134 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Build It, They Will Come: Surgical Renal Outpatient Infusion Room Decreases Readmission Rates
J. Truckenbrod¹, K. DeWall¹, M. Jones¹, E. VanLith¹, M. Anderson¹, L. Jaeger¹, M. Phillips², W. Kendall¹, L. Burris¹, T. Thambi¹
¹Transplant, Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, ²Surgical Renal, Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
*Purpose: Post-renal transplant patients present a unique set of complex medical concerns that are best served by qualified, transplant-trained healthcare professionals. Post-renal transplant patients often…
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Ex-vivo Xenoperfusion Of Wild Type And Galtko.hcd55 Pig Livers With Human Whole Blood
D. Detelich, C. Rickert, C. Eymard, C. Carroll, S. Kimura, H. Yeh, J. Markmann
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation is not currently feasible due to rapid and profound thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy and hyperacute rejection. Successful development of genetically modified swine to…
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Evaluation Of Complement-related Factors In Tma Post-kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
N. Fujiyama¹, M. Tasaki², H. Harada³, K. Tsutahara⁴, A. Matsumoto⁵, Y. Hara⁶, M. Okumi⁷, K. Saito², Y. Watarai⁸, N. Inoue⁹, N. Wakamiya⁹, S. Satoh¹
¹Center for Kidney Disease and Transplantaion, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan, ²Department of Urology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, ³Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ⁴Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Department of Urology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Nephrolog, Shinsyu University Hospital, Shinsyu, Japan, ⁷Department of Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Transplant Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ⁹The Japanese Association for Complement Research, Osaka, Japan
*Purpose: Post-kidney transplant thrombotic microangiopathy (KT-TMA) is a poor prognostic complication that causes a high rate of graft loss. In this study, we investigated KT-TMA-associated…
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Outcome Of Living Donor Liver Transplantation In Elderly Patients >65 Years With And Without Hepatocellular Carcinomas: A Retroepsective Analysis
A. Thorat, L. Jeng, S. Hsu, H. Yang, C. Yeh, T. Chen, K. Poon, P. Li
Organ Transplantation Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
*Purpose: The elderly patients > 65 years with end-stage liver disease that require liver transplantation has been steadily increased over last decade in Taiwan and…
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Induction Immunosuppression Practices in Liver Transplantation are Variable and Predict Post-Transplant Survival
T. Bittermann¹, R. Hubbard², J. Lewis¹, D. Goldberg¹
¹Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Unlike in other solid organ transplants, the benefits of induction immunosuppression prior to liver transplantation (LT) remain uncertain. The objective of this study was…
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Rcor1 and Regulation of Foxp3+ T-Regulatory Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
Y. Xiong, L. Wang, R. Han, W. W. Hancock
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: While Foxp3+ T-regulatory (Treg) cells are well established as central players in regulation of allograft acceptance and tolerance, the contributions of several types of…
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The Role of Non-Traditional Environmental Factors in Long-Term Outcomes of Liver Transplantation
J. Buggs¹, D. Patino², B. Evans¹, C. Anderson¹, C. Delfavero¹, E. Rogers¹, A. Alsina¹, A. Kumar³
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this research project was to evaluate the role of non-traditional subjective environmental factors in long-term outcomes of liver transplantation.*Methods: We conducted…
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The Impact of Race on Metabolic, Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreatic Transplantation
V. S. Rohan, S. N. Nadig, J. Mcgillicuddy, V. Rao, D. Dubay, K. Soliman, P. Baliga, D. Taber
Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Health disparities in African-Americans (AAs) are well-documented in kidney transplantation. There is a paucity of data regarding effect race in pancreas transplant (PTX) outcomes.*Methods:…
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Renal Replacement Therapy Strategies in Haiti
J. S. Pyda¹, L. James², J. J. Kim², K. Khwaja¹, M. Shrime³
¹Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the optimal renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in high-income countries (HICs) conferring the highest…
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Anti-Xa Level Monitoring for Treatment Dose Enoxaparin in Liver/Intestine Transplant Recipients
J. Sullivan, J. Jebrock, J. Revollo, M. Perez, J. Garcia, T. Beduschi
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Evaluate the use of anti-Xa levels in therapeutic enoxaparin dosing in liver/intestine transplant recipients.*Methods: A single-center retrospective chart review was conducted on liver/intestine transplant…