Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 182 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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S1PR1 and S1PR4 Regulate T Cell Migration into Afferent Lymphatics
Y. Xiong¹, W. Piao¹, C. Brinkman¹, L. Li¹, J. Kulinski², A. Olivera², A. Cartier³, T. Hla⁴, K. Hippen⁵, B. Blazar⁶, S. Schwab⁷, J. Bromberg¹
¹Surgery, UMB, Baltimore, MD, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Boston Children's hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's, Boston, MA, ⁵U.Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶U.Minnesota, Minneapolis, MD, ⁷NYU, NY, NY
*Purpose: T cells utilize S1PR1 to traffic from thymus into blood, and lymph nodes (LN) into efferent lymphatics. Whether T cell S1PR1 and S1PR4 regulate…
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Opioid Use Policies and Practices in Liver Transplant and Lung Transplant Candidates: A Comparison of National Surveys
H. Bruschwein¹, V. Andersen¹, H. Patel², S. S. Rogal³, J. N. Fleming⁴
¹University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Pre-transplant opioid use has been associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Alternatively, opioid substitution therapy (OST) has been proven to be a…
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Limited Accessibility of Kidney Transplantation in Rural Residents: A Nationwide Data of South Korea
J. Kim¹, K. Park¹, S. Park¹, M. Yu², Y. Kim¹, J. Jeong¹, K. Kim¹, M. Park³, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ³Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is suggested that KT…
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The Reduced Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate and Its Association with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Interstitial Fibrosis: A Study Using Korean Organ Transplantation Registry (KOTRY) Dataset
J. Jeong¹, H. Ro², T. Koo³, J. Yang³, M. Kim⁴, S. Shin⁵, J. Park⁶, T. Ban⁷, S. Han⁸, T. Kim⁹, C. Ahn¹⁰
¹Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea, Republic of, ²Gachon University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Seoul St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁸Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁹Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of, ¹⁰Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Tacrolimus is the key drug in clinical transplant, which has narrow therapeutic index. A few studies reported the association of tacrolimus metabolism rate with…
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Unfavorable Donor after Cardiac Death Characteristics in Lung Transplantation: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry
A. Y. Choi¹, O. K. Jawitz², V. Raman², Y. Barac², M. S. Mulvihill², C. Moore², M. G. Hartwig²
¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Despite growing evidence that donation after circulatory death (DCD) lung transplants have comparable survival outcomes and primary graft dysfunction rates to donation after brain…
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REHANNA: Renal Transplants in Hepatitis C Negative Recipients with Nucleic Acid Positive Donors with Short Course Direct Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis
C. Durand, B. Barnaba, D. Brown, N. Bair, F. Naqvi, M. Bowring, D. Segev, M. Sulkowski, N. Desai
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: To mitigate the current organ shortage and underutilization of hepatitis C-infected deceased donor (HCV D+) organs, we evaluated the use of HCV D+ kidneys…
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Apparatus and Method to Facilitate In-Situ Cold Perfusion of Abdominal Organs in DCD Donors
M. Jendrisak
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL
*Purpose: Rapid, effective in-situ cold perfusion of the abdominal organs in the setting of donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a critical surgical task to…
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What Are Factors That Can Influence The High Immunological Graft Loss Rate In Young Pancreas Transplant Recipients
A. C. Gruessner, J. Renz, S. Saggi, R. W. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Pancreas transplants (tx) are increasingly performed in older patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This trend may be explained by the significantly higher immunologic…
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Outcomes of Total Pancreatectomyand Islet Autotransplantation, a Single Center Experience
A. Rajab¹, J. Buss¹, L. F. Lara², S. Meng³, K. Kuntz⁴, D. Conwell², P. A. Hart², K. Washburn¹
¹Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) suffer from severe pain that greatly reduces their quality of life and often leads to long-term narcotic therapy to…
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What Do We Not Know about Long Term Liver Transplant Patients? A Look at Side Effect Burden and Medication Adherence
K. Foster¹, C. Perez¹, T. Harrison¹, H. Corbo¹, N. Patel¹, D. Taber¹, H. Meadows¹, J. Fleming¹, D. DuBay², J. McGillicuddy², N. Pilch¹
¹Department of Pharmacy Services, -Medical University of South Carolina, -Charleston, SC, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, -Medical University of South Carolina, -Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Historically our focus in transplantation has been on 1 year patient and graft outcomes. With the proposed shifts in legislation and the more recent…