Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 193 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Combination of Extended-Release Tacrolimus Plus Everolimus Once Daily in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: ER-Tac vs LCPT
G. Spagnoletti, M. P. Salerno, F. De Gennaro, J. Romagnoli, F. Citterio
Surgery, Renal Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
*Purpose: Combination of Everolimus (EVR) with Tacrolimus (Tac) permits reduced calcineurin inhibitors exposure and, recently, has been demonstrated safe and effective. Two different once-daily Tacrolimus…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Initial Sub- and Supra-Therapeutic Tacrolimus Trough Levels in Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Kapugi, K. Cunningham, C. D'Agostino, C. Kane, A. Novak, J. Schulte
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Sub-therapeutic tacrolimus trough levels have been associated with increased risk of rejection in renal transplant recipients and supra-therapeutic levels with infectious risks and drug…
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Poor Long-Term Outcome of Liver Transplant Recipients with Preexisting Renal Insufficiency
M. Sterneck¹, M. Touma¹, T. Horvatits², S. Pischke², U. Herden³, A. Lohse², L. Fischer³
¹University Transplant Center, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ²Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ³Department of Visceral Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
*Purpose: Due to the MELD based allocation system the number of patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with severely impaired renal function has markedly increased.…
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Extreme Hyponatremia as a Risk Factor for Early Mortality after Liver Transplantation in the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium Period
H. Mouzaihem, M. Safwan, L. C. Chau, D. Moonka, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: While we reported that implementation of MELD-Na based liver allocation improved waitlist outcomes in patients with hyponatremia, its impact on post-transplant outcomes in this…
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A Randomized Pilot Trial of Home-Based Physical Activity Plus Dietary Intervention to Improve Physical Function in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease
H. Chen¹, A. A. Ferrando², M. G. White², M. Pauly², T. Bartter², M. A. Dunn¹, W. R. Kim³, A. Duarte-Rojo¹
¹T.E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Deconditioning and frailty are prevalent among liver transplant (LTx) candidates and prehabilitation programs have been proposed in order to improve clinical outcomes. However, few…
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Donor Derived Strongyloidiasis, a Preventable Event
R. M. La Hoz¹, G. Vece², L. Danziger-Isakov¹, D. Florescu¹, M. Malinis¹, K. Lilly¹, L. Strasfeld¹, R. P. Wood¹, S. Tlusty², C. R. Wolfe¹, M. G. Michaels¹
¹DTAC, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In the US, deceased donor screening for Strongyloides started in 2010. By 2013 10% of the OPOs had implemented screening practices. Recipients of sero-positive…
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Predictors of Clostridium difficile Infection and Recurrence among 2,622 Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. Schluger, R. Rosenblatt, R. Knotts, E. Verna, M. Pereira
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is common after solid organ transplant (SOT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We assessed incidence, risk factors…
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The Economic Impact of Surgical Site Infections in Liver Transplantation
Y. Natori¹, D. Kumar², A. Humar², S. Husain², C. Rotstein³
¹Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Transplant Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Complications arising after liver transplantation result in additional healthcare costs. Previous studies have not evaluated the impact of surgical site infections on healthcare costs…
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Inhibition of TLR4 Mediated Programmed Necrosis Does Not Improve Graft Function and Histology in a Murine Kidney Transplant Model
S. Jain¹, R. Plenter², T. Nydam², A. Jani¹
¹Renal Division, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Microsurgery Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Human Delayed Graft Function (DGF) is associated with upregulation of basolateral tubular TLR4 but whether TLR4 causes DGF is unknown. TLR4 has been shown…
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Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation Protects Bile Duct from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
J. Yang, S. Huang, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, W. Ju, Z. Zhu, Y. Tang, L. Wang, Y. Zhang, C. Sun, L. Wu, Z. Guo, X. He
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT), based on normothermic machine perfusion and innovations in surgical technique, can provide continue blood supply from procurement to implantation that…