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

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Barriers to Kidney Transplant Wait Listing among HIV Positive Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
S. M. Boyle¹, K. Fehr¹, C. Deering², A. Raza¹, M. Harhay¹, G. Malat³, K. Ranganna¹, D. Lee¹
¹Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Compared to HIV-negative kidney transplant (KT) candidates, the median time to waiting list activation is longer among HIV-positive candidates. Little is known about potential…
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The Use of Focus Groups to Explore the Public Attitudes on the Use of Imminent Death Donation
P. Moolchandani¹, R. Ackah², L. Washburn¹, D. O'Connor¹, E. L. Godfrey¹, T. Galván¹, A. Rana¹, J. A. Goss¹
¹Division Of Abdominal Transplantation, Michael E. DeBakey Department Of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to inform the development of a questionnaire to explore the feelings, attitudes, and values the public has towards…
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Neighborhood Deprivation is Associated with Decreased Rates of Organ Donor Designation
S. I. Wadhwani¹, J. Bucuvalas², C. Brokamp¹, M. A. Bhuiyan¹, J. C. Lai³, A. Beck¹
¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Only half of adults in the United States are designated as organ donors on their state driver’s license or identification card. We leveraged data…
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Real World Impact of HCV Viremic Solid Organs on Waitlist Times
N. Kapila¹, A. Ur Rahman¹, K. Gupta², K. Al Khalloufi³, E. Navas³, D. Reino³, S. Ebaid³, N. Agarwal³, J. Shaw³, C. Murgas³, S. Rhazouani³, A. Zeeshan³, A. Tzakis³, C. Sheffield³, J. Vanatta³, X. Zervos³
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, ²Internal Medicine, University of Miami/JFK Consortium, Atlantis, FL, ³Transplant, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
*Purpose: The advent of direct acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has led to a paradigm shift in the approach to hepatitis C (HCV) infected organs. The…
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Urine Recirculation Maintains Hemodynamics and Enhances Function in Normothermic Kidney Perfusion
A. Weissenbacher¹, C. D. Ceresa², D. Voyce³, J. Hunter², R. Ploeg², C. C. Coussios⁴, P. Friend²
¹Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³OrganOx Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The purpose was to compare urine recirculation (URC) and urine replacement with Ringer’s lactate in a porcine normothermic kidney perfusion (NKP) model using a…
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Utilization of LCP-Tacrolimus (ENVARSUS XR) in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) Transplant Recipients
J. Torabi, A. Campbell, E. Akalin, M. Ajaimy, Y. Azzi, C. Pynadath, L. Liriano-Ward, J. P. Rocca, J. A. Graham
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: The use of extended release tacrolimus (LCPT) allows for slow release of drug and once-daily dosing in transplant recipients. The improved bioavailability and decreased…
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Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
T. Ameen, G. Papadakis, R. Punjala, N. Karydis
Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: There have been several reports of raised intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in solid organ transplantation, including life threatening abdominal compartment syndrome requiring decompressive laparotomy. In…
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Use of Belatacept in Pancreas Transplantation
P. D. Uva, A. Quevedo, J. Roses, R. Pilotti, E. Chuluyan, D. Casadei
Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation, ITAC - Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: To review our experience with Belatacept in pancreas transplantation*Methods: Retrospective review including all patients receiving Belatacept after pancreas transplantation. Main objective is to review…
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Determining the Role of Insurance Coverage at the Time of Renal Transplantation as a Predictor of Medication Misadventure
D. Wilkerson, P. Klem
Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: To determine if patients who receive financial assistance through the American Kidney Fund (AKF) for health care premiums at the time of transplant are…
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Impact of Everolimus on Secondary Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Prevention in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
B. Clark¹, D. D. Ramirez¹, A. Carlson¹, B. Sirandas¹, C. Truax¹, L. Smith¹, I. Hall²
¹Solid Organ Transplant, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Over half of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) develop nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) and up to 80% experience recurrence. Many immunosuppressive drugs are known…