Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 27 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Heart Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Rejection
B. Kitto¹, B. Baetz¹, S. Krim², H. Patel², S. Mandras², S. Desai², C. Eiswirth², H. Ventura², S. Thai¹
¹Pharmacy, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Heart Transplant, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of rATG induction in heart transplant recipients at high risk for rejection.*Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study…
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Implementation of Novel Machine-Learning Techniques to Tailor Donornet® Organ Offers to Center and Surgeon Preference
A. C. Perez-Ortiz, N. Elias
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Real-time communication regarding organ placement is critical. For this purpose, UNOS launched DonorNet®, a computerized allocation algorithm, to aid and facilitate organ placement. However,…
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Kidney Donor 70 Years Of Age Or Older – How Far Can We Go? A Registry Analysis
R. W. Gruessner, J. F. Renz, F. Tedla, A. Brar, S. Saggi, M. Salifu, A. C. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: With the increasing number of patients on the kidney transplant waitlist and with improved technique and management the demand for kidneys is constantly increasing.…
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Attitudes and Knowledge about Organ Donation in a Cohort of Medical Students: Association of Religion and Ethnicity
M. Markell, A. Cerrato, M. Salifu
Nephrology/Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Physicians often do not refer appropriate candidates for organ donation and the reasons may be rooted in personal beliefs about transplantation. Students come to…
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Overcoming Anti-HLA Sensitization in Kidney Transplantation
R. C. Siqueira¹, P. Malafronte², J. C. Baptista-Silva², E. F. Silva², M. C. Camargo², M. C. Ribeiro Castro²
¹Nephrology Post-Graduation, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Kidney Transplant Unit, Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate if it is possible to achieve good results in kidney transplantation (Ktx) regardless the degree of anti-HLA sensitization.*Methods: 143 adult living (LD)…
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Low Dose Anti-Thymocyte Globulin is Enough to Prevent Acute Cellular Rejection in Kidney Transplant
P. W. Baron¹, J. Weissman², F. Fazeli³, C. Zuppan⁴, R. Villicana³, P. Wai¹, L. Beeson⁵, M. De Vera¹
¹Surgery/Transplantation Institute, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ²Pharmacy, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ³Transplantation Institute, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴Pathology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ⁵Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle and Disease Prevention/School of Public Health, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA
*Purpose: Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) cumulative dose needed to effectively and safely prevent acute cellular rejection is unknown. This study compares the efficacy of total…
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Prevalence of Varicella Zoster Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
P. T. Gaynor, D. Nanayakkara, O. E. Beaird, J. Schaenman, S. Bunnapradist
Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Varicella zoster infection is a serious complication of immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients. We examined the prevalence of VZV infection in renal transplant patients…
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia among Kidney Transplant Recipients: The Forgotten Infection
L. Bowman¹, R. Baliga², K. Zeitler¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Florida Kidney Physicians, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In the era of prophylaxis, pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a rare post-transplant complication, particularly among kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Cases of PJP in…
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Long-Term Influence of Arteriosclerosis in Kidney Grafts Proven by a Zero-Hour Biopsy
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida¹, K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Histopathological assessment of kidney grafts by zero-hour biopsies adds unique information concerning organ quality that is not available on clinical grounds. The most prevalent…
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Unhinged or Unselfish: A Deep Dive into Non-Directed Donors
J. Verbesey¹, M. Williams², S. Ghasemian¹, A. Bacigalupo¹, A. Gilbert¹, G. Vranic¹, B. Javaid¹, M. Cooper¹, A. Marsh²
¹MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Non-directed donors (NDDs) bring great excitement to living donor centers. However, evaluating NDD motivation can be challenging. Our group compared the altruist (NDD) with…