Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 26 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Anti Xa Inhibitors Post-Transplant with Concomitant Calcineurin Inhibitors
K. A. McMurry¹, J. Shuster², K. Bain², T. Horwedel³, J. Hartupee²
¹Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ³Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Cary, NC
*Purpose: Despite demonstrated benefits of Anti-Xa Inhibitors (ATIs) in the general population, ATIs have not gained uniform acceptance in SOT due to lack of supportive…
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A Collaborative AI Framework to Improve the MELD Exception Request Policy Process
A. M. Placona, S. M. Noreen, R. Carrico
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Henrico, VA
*Purpose: A goal of organ allocation policy is to balance medical urgency with equitable access to transplant. MELD Exceptions attempt to ensure that patients’ medical…
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Listing Practices and Graft Utilization Lag behind Supply of Hepatitis C Positive Deceased Donors for Liver and Kidney Transplant
C. E. Kling¹, J. D. Perkins², S. W. Biggins³, C. Johnson⁴, A. P. Limaye⁵, L. Sibulesky¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Transplant Surgery and Clinical and Bio-Analytics Transplant Laboratory, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ³Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Center for Liver Investigation Fostering DiscovEry, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴Division of Nephrology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁵Division of Infectious Disease, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic resulted in increasing incidence of hepatitis C (HCV) in the general population and more deceased organ donors with HCV in the…
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Predicting Graft Function And Long-term Outcomes Following Kidney Transplantation Using An Intraoperative Tissue Oximetry Sensor
H. Lau, A. Shimomura, E. Tantisattamo, U. G. Reddy, D. Dafoe, H. Ichii
University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: Marginal kidneys have been increasingly used due to the severe shortage of organs. Deceased-donor kidney transplantation is associated with a higher incidence of delayed…
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Early Pancreas Loss in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplants: Does It Matter for the Kidney?
D. Das, J. Huskey, R. Heilman, K. S. Reddy, A. Moss, J. Harbell, C. Jadlowiec
Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Surgical and immunosuppressive refinements have led to improved outcomes in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants. Despite these improvements, early pancreas allograft loss remains not insignificant.…
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Quality of Life After Islet/Pancreas Transplantation in Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
I. Mosca¹, S. Knight², S. Mittal³, P. J. Friend¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Simon Knight, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Shruti Mittal, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To investigate the current literature on Quality of Life after Islet and Pancreas Transplantation in Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients with or without renal failure.*Methods:…
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“What I Wish I Would Have Known….” Patient Impressions of Transplant Education
K. Collins¹, A. Yaldo¹, E. Rubinstein¹, K. Kippen², H. Olden², S. Nagai¹, M. Abouljoud¹
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Personal health management remains a key component to adherence after transplantation. The purpose of this study was to identify potential gaps in transplant education.…
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Stakeholder Perspectives in Peer Mentoring Program for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
C. Strachan, M. Paton, J. Reason, S. Amaral
Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: This study analyzed feedback surveys from Peers4PATH, a peer mentoring program, aimed to improve medication adherence and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in…
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Organ Vigilance in Germany: Malignancy Transmission from Organ Donor to Recipient
K. Moench, A. Rahmel, A. P. Barreiros
German Foundation for Organtransplantation, Frankfurt, Germany
*Purpose: Vigilance monitoring after organ transplantation includes Serious Adverse Events (SAE) and Serious Adverse Reactions (SAR). SAE describe findings in the donor after transplant that…
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Mismatched Antibody Epitopes and the Development of HLA-DQ De Novo DSA during Immunosuppression Withdrawal in Liver Transplant Recipients
V. Jucaud¹, A. Shaked², M. DesMarais³, P. Sayre⁴, S. Feng⁴, J. Levitsky⁵, M. Everly¹
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Immune Tolerance Network, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Northern Western University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We recently described, in liver transplant (LT) recipients from the ITN030ST study, the development of de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies (dnDSA) and their impact…