Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 153 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a De Novo Belatacept Protocol
D. Wojciechowski¹, M. Jacobs², K. Safa¹, H. Gilligan¹, H. Eliot¹, W. W. Williams, Jr¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: The use of belatacept with basiliximab induction and maintenance MMF/prednisone when compared to cyclosporine is associated with superior long-term patient and graft survival but…
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A Retrospective Observational Analysis of Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate: No Evidence for Impact on Renal Function
A. J. Hughes, J. E. Kimpton, I. MacPhee
Renal Medicine and Transplantation, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: A previous publication found that fast metabolisers of tacrolimus had inferior renal function compared to slow metabolisers in a Caucasian population (Thölking et al.,…
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Long-Term Survival Analysis of Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Mizoribine as a Maintenance Immunosuppressant
J. Kim¹, D. Lee¹, J. Oh¹, J. Lee¹, H. Kim¹, Y. Son²
¹Nephrology, Bongseng hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of, ²Nephrology, Donga University hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: It has proved effective as a treatment for lupus nephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and nephrotic syndrome, after mizoribine was introduced as an immunosuppressive agent to…
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Intraoperative Portal Vein Flow Can Predict Early Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Study
J. Zhang¹, A. Jiao², Q. Liu¹, C. Zhang¹, N. Sun¹, X. Li¹
¹Hepatobiliary Surgery Department and Unit of Organ Transplantation, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China, ²Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, China
*Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major and severe complication following allogeneic orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and…
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Trimming the Fat?: Optimizing Utilization of Liver Allografts with Macrosteatosis >30% in Recipients with MELD Scores <35
J. A. Steggerda¹, M. B. Bloom¹, T. Todo², T. V. Brennan², N. N. Nissen², A. S. Klein², I. K. Kim²
¹Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Transplant Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Macrosteatosis (MaS) >30% in liver allografts has been associated with increased risk of primary non-function and poor graft survival. This study assesses the influence…
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Evaluation of Liver Transplantation among Advanced Age Recipients in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort
A. Goel¹, A. Kwong², D. Devuni³, C. Wang², J. Boike⁴, J. Jo⁴, L. VanWagner⁴, M. Serper⁵, L. Jones⁵, R. Sharma⁶, E. Verna⁶, J. Shor³, M. German⁷, A. Hristov⁷, A. Lee⁷, E. Spengler⁷, A. Koteish⁸, G. Sehmbey⁹, A. Seetharam⁹, N. John¹, Y. Patel¹⁰, M. Kappus¹⁰, T. Couri¹¹, R. Salgia¹², Q. Nhu¹³, C. Frenette¹³, J. Lai²
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, CA, ³University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ⁴Northwestern, Chicago, IL, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁷University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁸Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, ⁹University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁰Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroid, MI, ¹³Scripps, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: The proportion of adults ≥70 years (y) listed for liver transplant (LT) in the U.S. is rising. Outcomes in this growing population are limited…
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Impact of Multidrug-Resistant Microbes of Donor Lower Respiratory Tract on Early Posttransplant Pneumonia in Bilateral Lung Transplant Recipients without Pretransplant Infection
S. HAN¹, S. Kim², M. Park³, J. Lee⁴, H. Paik⁴
¹Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health SystemYonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Chest Surgery, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Colonized microbes in lower respiratory tract (LRT) of deceased donor allograft can potentially cause early posttransplant pneumonia (EPTP) that leads to detrimental outcome in…
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Burden of Respiratory Virus Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Nationwide Multi-Season Cohort Study
M. Mombelli¹, D. Neofytos², J. Aubert¹, C. Benden³, C. Berger³, K. Boggian⁴, A. Egli⁵, P. Gasche², H. Hirsch⁵, C. Hirzel⁶, N. Mueller³, C. Van Delden², O. Manuel¹
¹CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²HUG, Geneva, Switzerland, ³USZ, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴KSSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵USB, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶ISB, Bern, Switzerland
*Purpose: Respiratory virus infections (RVI) are common in solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTr) and are caused by a wide range of viruses. However, beside influenza, little…
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HTLV Screening among Solid Organ Transplant Candidates at a Large Transplant Center
J. Simkins¹, J. A. Morillas-Rodriguez¹, M. I. Morris¹, L. M. Abbo¹, J. F. Camargo¹, S. Anjan¹, W. Kupin¹, P. Ruiz², C. Fernandez-Bango², J. C. Ramos¹
¹Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Data on human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) seroprevalence among solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and risk of HTLV complications after SOT is scarce. HTLV-I is…
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New Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenger Prevents Injury in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model
N. Bath, W. Fahl, R. Redfield III
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Despite the success of preservation solutions, Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) injury remains a significant problem for all solid organ transplants. As a result, an important, unmet…