Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 208 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Organ Procurement Organization Surgeon on Utilization of High KDPI Kidneys
C. S. Hwang¹, J. Reese², T. Anthony², P. Vagefi¹, B. Tanriover³, V. Ariyamuthu³, S. Levea³, M. MacConmara¹
¹Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX, ³Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: In 2014, TXSB organ procurement organization (OPO) employed a full-time donor surgeon. We previously demonstrated that presence of a donor surgeon had a beneficial…
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Reduction of Pre-Existing Alloantibodies in Highly Sensitized Belatacept-Treated Kidney Recipients
R. F. Parsons¹, S. Bumb², H. Decker¹, A. Zahid¹, C. Sullivan¹, T. Pearson¹, C. Larsen¹, M. Levine³, M. Kamoun³, R. A. Bray¹, H. M. Gebel¹
¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Recent evidence suggests that belatacept reduces the durability of pre-existing antibodies to class I and class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA). Belatacept has a…
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Induction Type Does Not Influence Kidney Graft or Patient Survival in Recipients with a Previous Lung Transplant in the United States
S. Riad¹, U. Goswami², S. Jackson³, M. Hertz²
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Eden Prairie, MN, ²Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Complex Care Analytics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction regimens for kidney transplant alone (KT) in lung recipients vary widely among transplant centers. We sought to examine the impact of kidney induction…
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Outcomes Of Dosing Weight Selection On Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression In High-risk, Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
A. C. Cordry¹, K. Trobaugh¹, L. Ramsey², A. L. Castellanos³, H. Fattah³, T. Rendulic¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, KY, ²University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY, ³Nephrology, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: There are limited data regarding the optimal weight-based dosing strategy for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplantation. At our center, rATG is…
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Evaluation of Infection and Renal Transplant Outcomes in the Hmong Population
M. Jorgenson¹, J. Descourouez¹, D. Yang², G. Leverson², J. Smith², R. Redfield²
¹UW Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Literature suggests the Hmong people to be at higher risk for infection, particularly fungal. The risk of infection after transplant in the Hmong population…
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No Indication of Increased CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients without Pharmacological Prophylaxis Receiving a Single 3mg/kg Dose of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) Instead of No-Induction
M. Ivani de Paula, M. Grace Bowring, A. A. Shaffer, J. Garonzik-Wang, A. Barros Bessa, C. Rosso Felipe, M. Pontello Cristelli, A. B. Massie, J. Medina Pestana, H. Silva Junior, D. L. Segev
Hospital do Rim, Nephrology Division, EPM - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Induction therapy with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in patients at low immunological risk remains controversial, given increased risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection*Methods: To investigate…
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Hypertrophy Prediction Model for Contralateral Kidney after Living Donation
K. Okumura¹, K. Tanaka², Y. Hidaka², M. Toyoda³, S. Uekihara³, A. Inadome⁴, H. Yokomizo², S. Yamanaga²
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ³Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ⁴Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
*Purpose: Compensation of contralateral kidney function is well established and many factors have been proposed as risk factors. There is no prediction model to estimate…
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Mathematical Model of Post-Transplant Serum Creatinine
B. Jun Bae, O. Chang-Kwon
Department of Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Commonly used equations calculating eGFR are not applicable when serum creatinine (Scr) is rapidly changing such as the post-transplant period. The purpose of this…
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How Challenging Will Be My Living Donor? CT Scan and Clinical Evaluation Can Predict Technical Difficulty of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
V. Bianchi¹, G. Spagnoletti¹, R. Iezzi², F. E. Rossini¹, A. Posa², A. E. Rossini¹, M. P. Salerno¹, F. Citterio¹, J. Romagnoli¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy, ²Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
*Purpose: There are no objective parameters for predicting the difficulty of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). Our aim was to identify the correlation between demographic and…
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Outcomes Following Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant versus Cirrhotic Patients
N. Siegel, A. Kernodle, S. DiBrito, T. Ishaque, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Patients with cirrhosis are at an increased risk for post-operative complications after open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). Conversely, liver transplant recipients (LTR) may have…