Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 46 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
HLA-DR Upregulation in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Biopsies
O. Moussa, S. Self, E. Bruner, K. Twombley
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Renal tubular epithelial cells do not typically express human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR). It’s expression has been associated with different types of tubular injury…
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Differences in Graft Survival for Pediatric and Adult Kidney Recipients Followed and Lost to Follow-Up
A. M. Robinson¹, E. K. Hsu², S. M. Bartosh³, D. E. Stewart¹, G. V. Mazariegos⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, ⁴Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: While the majority of kidney transplant recipients are followed by their program, many end up reported to the OPTN as lost to follow-up (LTFU).…
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Development of De Novo Antibody in Renal Transplant Recipients with BK Viremia Managed with Immunosuppression Reduction
M. Raijmakers¹, A. Shetty², R. Hod Dvorai², A. Tambur², M. G. Ison²
¹University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile, ²Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To determine the development of de novodonor specific antibodies (DSA) in renal transplant recipients with immunosuppression modulation and BK viremia and the associated risk…
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Finding Opportunities for Increased Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Utilization: Results of an American Society of Transplant Surgeons/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Survey
M. Hobeika¹, R. Glazner², D. Foley¹, S. Hanish¹, C. Quintini¹, E. Eidbo², D. Axelrod¹
¹American Society of Transplant Surgeons DCD Task Force, Arlington, VA, ²Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, Vienna, VA
*Purpose: Liver allografts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors remain underutilized in the U.S. Improved utilization requires expanded potential donor identification by organ procurement…
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Factors Associated with the Acceptance of Livers for Liver Transplantation: Validation of the Discard Risk Index in the Eurotransplant Region
J. D. Boer¹, H. Putter², J. J. Blok³, N. Cambridge¹, S. Van den Berg¹, U. Samuel¹, G. Berlakovich⁴, M. Guba⁵, A. E. Braat³
¹Eurotransplant International Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Hospital of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany
*Purpose: In times of organ shortage it has to be better understood why available livers are not transplanted. This study aims to analyze factors associated…
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Deceased Donor Predictors for Pediatric Liver Allograft Utilization and Outcome of the Use of Paediatric Donor Livers in Adult Recipients
S. Huang, C. Sun, X. He, Z. Guo, G. Chen
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of SYSU, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: We determined to find out the utilization rate of pediatric livers, identify risk factors for graft discard and analyse the outcomes of adult liver…
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Molecular Features of Rejection in Endobronchial Mucosa Biopsies
M. D. Parkes, K. M. Halloran, J. Chang, P. F. Halloran and The INTERLUNG Study Group
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Mucosal biopsies are safer and easier to collect than transbronchial biopsies (TBB) but cannot be assessed histologically for lung rejection. Reliable assessment would change…
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Effect of Enoxaparin Prophylaxis on Early VTE Post Lung Transplant
S. Marshall¹, K. Tsveybel¹, S. Boukedes¹, P. Burkett², R. Chepuri², A. Coppolino³, M. Divo², S. El-Chemaly², S. Keller², J. Kennedy², H. Mallidi³, G. Mody³, T. Thaniyavarn², A. Trindade², K. Townsend¹, H. Goldberg²
¹Lung Transplant, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Pulmonary Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Thoracic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Thromboembolic complications are common post-transplant leading to significant morbidity. We instituted early enoxaparin prophylaxis (ppx) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) due to an observed…
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Hepatopancreatobiliary Training In Transplant Fellowships: H And B, Maybe?
R. Borscheid¹, A. Saharia², E. Cho¹, F. Lewis¹, H. Osman¹, J. Kurtz¹, D. Jeyarajah¹, A. Gaber²
¹Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: HPB surgery is an evolving specialty, but only about 15% of the active HPB surgeons have undergone training in a dedicated HPB program -…
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Predicting Post Liver Transplant 30-Day Readmission Using Deep Neural Network Model
S. K. Niazi¹, H. O. Park², R. E. Carter³, A. Keaveny⁴, T. Schneekloth⁵, A. Spaulding⁶, D. Harnois⁴, P. F. Moreno-Franco⁷, E. Vargas⁶, T. Rummans¹, C. Taner⁷
¹Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Enterprise Analytics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴GI & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁵Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁷Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a complex, expensive process and requires multidisciplinary care. A significant portion of the estimated $735,000 LT cost can be attributed…