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

2019 American Transplant Congress
Intrinsic Organ Quality Assessment Using Integrative Short Outcome Prediction Composite Scores
K. Archer¹, V. Bontha², Y. Zhang¹, J. Eason³, A. Bajwa², L. Gallon⁴, E. Akalin⁵, D. Maluf², V. Mas⁶
¹OSU, Columbus, OH, ²UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ³UTHSC Director of Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ⁴NWU, Chicago, IL, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁶UTHSC Director of Transplant Research Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Organs discards continue to be high due to lack of accurate tools to assess donor quality and predict organ function.To identify characteristics associated with…
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Usefulness of the Assessment of CT-Based Donor Kidney Function Compared with Radionuclide Scintigraphy
K. Park, J. Yoon, H. Kim, C. Baek, S. Park, H. Kim
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, SEOUL, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Pretransplant graft volume and function has been demonstrated to be an important factor in subsequent allograft outcomes. Most transplant centers underwent renal split function…
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Can Financial Incentives Improve Patient Compliance with Optn Live Kidney Donor Follow-Up Policy? Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
M. Henderson, M. Waldram, S. DiBrito, A. Thomas, F. Al Ammary, S. Ottman, A. Massie, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) requires transplant hospitals to monitor live kidney donors (LKDs) for 2 years post-donation. However, the majority (57%)…
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Costs Associated with A2 to B Kidney Transplantation: A Barrier to Its Utilization?
R. Forbes, B. Concepcion, D. Shaffer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: In 2014 the updated Kidney Allocation System (KAS) allowed for allocation of blood type A2 kidneys to B recipients in an effort to ameliorate…
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Combined Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) and Rituximab (RTX) Induction in African American (AA) Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. J. Patel, S. Kuten, C. Pham, R. Knight, M. Hobeika, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, S. Yi, T. Eagar, A. Gaber
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: We have previously shown that despite the use of T cell-depleting antibody induction, AA kidney transplant recipients (KTR) remain at high risk of rejection…
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The Association Of Frailty With Risk Of Cytomegalovirus And BK Infection
J. Norman¹, A. Gupta², A. Naik³, D. Cibrik², S. Norman³
¹Internal Medicine, Univ of Michigan Medical Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine/Nephrology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Internal Medicine/Nephrology, Univ of Michigan Medical Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Opportunistic infections are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality post-kidney transplant (KT). Recently, medical frailty has been recognized to increase the risk of death…
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Real World Data Support International Consenus Guidelines on Management of CMV after Kidney Transplantation
A. Asberg, G. B. Kro, A. V. Reisæter, A. Hartmann, K. Midtvedt
Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) naïve kidney transplant recipients (R-) transplanted with an organ from a CMV positive donor (D+) are at high risk for CMV disease.…
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High HLA-DQ Epitope Mismatch Load and Low Tacrolimus Level Are Associated with Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody
D. Lee¹, B. Kim², J. Kim³, I. Kim⁴, M. Jeon⁵, J. Ahn¹, S. Choi⁶
¹Nephrology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ²Laboratory Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Urology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Pathology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Transplantation Center, Coordinator : Nurse, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Purpose of our study is to evaluate the clinical significance of HLA class II epitope mismatch loads for the development of de novo DSA…
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Innovations in Transplant Education: 360⁰ Virtual Reality Videos of a Live Kidney Donation and Transplantation
V. A. Huurman¹, A. D. Pieterse², F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: 360⁰ degree Virtual Reality (VR) is a digital technology where learners are able to "look around" in an artificial world. The VR experience gives…
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Using a Massive Open Online Course on Clinical Kidney, Prancreas and Islet Transplantion in Different Settings of Transplant Education
P. G. De Jong¹, R. A. Hendriks¹, F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Center for Innovation in Medical Education, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: In 2016 our center launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation. As opposed to on-campus education, this course…