Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 136 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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Large Series Of Liver Transplantation In Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis
Y. Cheah, C. J. Simon, R. L. Jenkins, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is common in the cirrhotic population and no longer considered an absolute contraindication to liver transplantation in most centers.*Methods: Retrospective…
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Availability of Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Treatment Services at US Hospitals Providing Transplantations
S. K. Niazi¹, A. Spaulding², T. Schneekloth³, A. Keaveny⁴, A. Vasquez¹, E. Vargas², T. Rummans¹, C. Taner⁵
¹Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁵Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Comprehensive pre-transplant psychosocial assessment is recommended by organ-specific professional transplant (TX) organizations. Given the significant impact on TX outcomes of untreated psychiatric (PSYCH) comorbidities,…
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Use of an Ideal Body Weight-Based Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Dosing Protocol in Kidney Transplant Recipients to Decrease Cost and Maintain Outcomes at a Large Academic Medical Center
L. J. Myhre¹, R. J. Bubik¹, K. T. Peterson¹, H. A. Personett¹, S. A. Crow¹, P. G. Dean²
¹Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: This quality improvement study sought to assess if rejection post-transplant was increased following implementation of an ideal body weight (IBW)-based dosing protocol for patients…
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How Well Do Kidney Transplant Patients Understand Their Medications and Does Real-Time Assessment of Knowledge Improve Retention of Information?
B. Clark¹, B. Sirandas¹, T. Larson², A. Carlson¹, C. Truax¹, D. D. Ramirez¹, L. Smith¹, I. Hall¹
¹University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the impact that early formal assessment and reteaching have on patient medication knowledge after renal transplant.*Methods: This was a…
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Effect of Race and Antibody-Mediated Injury on Outcomes after Early Subclinical Inflammation
E. P. Kasik, M. E. Seifert, M. Bernard, G. Agarwal, H. Fatima, R. Gaston, B. Julian, C. Kew, V. Kumar, S. Mehta, S. Ong, F. Rosenblum, G. Towns, R. B. Mannon
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The impact of subclinical inflammation (SCI) on transplant outcomes has been variable, based on previous studies in homogeneous cohorts with relatively low immunologic risk.…
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Long Term Outcomes of Patients Transplanted for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
R. Gedaly-Eidelman, E. Chacon, P. Eman, M. Gupta, J. Berger, A. El-Husseini, X. Mei, F. Marti, L. Turcios, M. Shah
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Several studies have reported that HIV+ patients are 4-6 times more likely to develop HCC than uninfected individuals. Our aim was to assess outcomes…
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Maintenance Immunosuppression Practices in Liver Transplantation
T. Bittermann, R. Hubbard, J. Lewis, D. Goldberg
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Evidence regarding the efficacy of maintenance immunosuppression (IS) regimens for liver transplantation (LT) arise from clinical trials. However, the ‘real world’ effectiveness of such…
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Treg Lymphotoxin and Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Lymphotoxin Receptor Interactions Are Required for Treg Stability and Allograft Protection
V. Saxena, W. Piao, L. Li, C. M. Palusckievicz, Y. Xiong, T. Simon, J. S. Bromberg
U Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Regulatory T cells (Treg) restrain allograft rejection through suppressor functions that are dependent upon expression of the transcription factor Foxp3, their proper migration, and…
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Novel In Vitro Germinal Center Culture System Demonstrates More Aggressive B Cell to Plasma Blast Differentiation in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates
P. Schroder, J. Yoon, R. Schmitz, Z. Fitch, J. Kwun, S. J. Knechtle
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: The allogeneic humoral immune response is largely composed of T cell dependent antibody responses produced after B and T cells interact within the germinal…
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The Association of Health Literacy with Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Candidates
K. Chapin¹, S. Rega¹, L. Dageforde², D. Moore¹, M. Via¹, I. D. Feurer¹
¹Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association of health literacy with pre-transplant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults evaluated for potential listing for…