Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 33 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Epitope-Based Matching in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
C. Boussard¹, M. Ould Rabah², O. Boyer², M. Macher¹, J. Taupin³, J. Hogan⁴
¹Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debre hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ²Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Necker Enfants-Malades, APHP, Paris, France, ³Department of Immunology, Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, ATLANTA, GA
*Purpose: Following the allocation of a transplant by the allocation system, each pediatric transplant team reviews the proposal and decides based on various criteria whether…
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Impact of Six-Month Surveillance Biopsies and Monitoring on 2-Year Outcomes in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Lyons¹, D. Ranch², R. Hall¹, P. Maxwell¹, K. Hitchman², B. Crowther¹
¹University Health System, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Division, Austin, TX, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²University Health System, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Evaluate the utility of surveillance biopsies on post-transplant outcomes.*Methods: A retrospective single center chart review of pediatric renal transplant recipients from 01/2011-10/2015 was conducted.…
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The Association of BK Virus Infection and Risk of Subsequent Cytomegalovirus Infection after Renal Transplant
M. R. Jorgenson, J. L. Descourouez, B. Lyu, B. C. Astor, C. M. Saddler, S. Parajuli
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK polyoma virus are opportunistic infections after renal transplant (RTX) that have negative allograft outcomes. Immunosuppressive reduction is the mainstay of…
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Characteristics of Patients with Early vs Late BK Viremia after Kidney Transplantation
S. Rehman¹, J. Pryor², A. Olyaei³, M. Stack¹, D. Norman¹, J. Lockridge¹
¹Medicine/Nephrology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ³Pharmacy, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
*Purpose: To describe the characteristics of patients presenting with late BK viremia (>1 year after transplant) and compare to early BK viremia*Methods: This study was…
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Early Allograft Dysfunction in High Acuity Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Ito, M. Lu, A. Murray, D. S. Graham, J. DiNorcia, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Organ recipient matching in Liver Transplantation (LT) has become ever-more challenging with the ongoing organ scarcity and increasing patient acuity. While the notion that…
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Liver Transplant Candidates Derive a Survival Benefit from Accepting a Macrosteatotic Liver
K. Jackson, M. Bowring, C. Haugen, C. Holscher, L. Liyanage, S. Ottmann, B. Philosophe, A. Massie, D. Segev, A. Cameron, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Accepting a liver with macrosteatosis might increase the risk of adverse post-transplant outcomes, however candidates who decline must then wait for an uncertain future…
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Liver Transplantation in Children with Type 1 and Type 2 Autoimmune Hepatitis
I. G. Roepe, J. A. Goss, T. Miloh
Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) can be defined as type 1 and type 2 based on autoantibodies. Liver transplant (LT) may be indicated for chronic liver…
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Lung Allocation Score Should Be Implemented in China
C. Ju, Q. Lian, B. Wei, X. Xu, R. Chen, J. He
State Key Lab of the Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Lung transplantation (LTx) is an effective treatment for patients with end stage of respiratory disease. Two of the major candidates are patients with chronic…
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Clinical Outcomes of Using mTOR Inhibitors with Reduced Dose of Calcineurin Inhibitors in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
M. Frawley¹, J. Leedy¹, A. James¹, A. Salter¹, V. Rusanov²
¹Department of Pharmacy, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The use of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) in cardiothoracic transplantation has significantly increased over the past decade. Several recent clinical trials have…
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Outcome Differences in Urine Leak Repair Modality Post Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs¹, V. Gamarra², E. Rogers¹, R. Watson¹, J. Sokolich¹, H. Pearson¹, J. Huang¹, A. Kumar², V. Bowers¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in outcomes of urine leak treatment modalities post kidney transplantation comparing results of foley catheter,…