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  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Inpatient versus Outpatient Management of Hyperglycemia in Post-Transplant Patients Following High Dose Steroid Pulses for Acute Rejection

    J. L. Wisniewski1, W. Bruneau2, E. A. Cohen2

    1University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Storrs, CT, 2Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) occurs in approximately ten percent of all transplant patients and is typically treated with multiple infusions of high-dose steroids (HDS).…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Hypoadiponectinemia is Associated with Low Handgrip Strength in Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Lee1, B. Hsu2

    1Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, 2Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan

    *Purpose: Adiponectin was synthesized and expressed by adipocytes. However, recently it was suggested that adiponectin is also secreted and expressed by skeletal muscle. Decline of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    A Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban Use in Renal Transplant vs. Non-Renal Transplant Recipients

    T. Loosier, K. Gutierrez, A. James, A. Dodson

    University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL

    *Purpose: Background: Utilization of direct-acting oral anticoagulants has become a preferred method for chronic anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or venous thromboembolism (VTE).…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Outcomes of Older Kidney-Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

    S. Sultan, M. Aull, M. Lubetzky, A. Watkins, S. Kapur

    Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Given the aging population of patients with ESRD, and the high rates of associated mortality, at our center we perform an individualized risk assessment…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Requirements Of A Successful Pediatric To Adult Transition Program For Kidney Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience.

    H. Youness, D. Zepeda-Orozco, L. Harshman, S. Kuppachi

    UIHC, Iowa City, IA

    *Purpose: The optimal strategy to safely transition a pediatric kidney transplant recipient to an independent adult kidney transplant recipient is vital to ensure compliance and…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Quantitative Epstein-Barr Virus Viral Load Monitoring in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

    C. Metran1, M. E. Araujo1, R. Cardoso1, G. Araujo1, T. De Paula1, L. Cristofani2, F. Penteado3, M. F. Pereira3, A. Watanabe1

    1Pediatric Nephrology, ICr HC FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, 2Pediatric Oncology, ICr HC FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, 3Pediatric Infectology, ICr HC FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil

    *Purpose: Epstein Barr virus (EBV) belongs to the family of herpesvirus and is associated with a wide range of malignancies, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD).…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Prolonged Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis to Prevent BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. A. Muhsin1, S. J. Ripley2, M. L. Jacobs3, K. Safa1, D. M. Wojciechowski1

    1Nephrology Division, MGH, Boston, MA, 2Cancer Center, MGH, Boston, MA, 3Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

    *Purpose: Prophylaxis for kidney transplant recipients has successfully lowered early incidence of infections such as CMV. However, there are no approved agents for the prevention…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Donor – Recipient Size Mismatch Has No Impact on Outcomes after Deceased Donor Whole Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Analysis

    A. Cabrales1, R. Mangus1, B. Ekser1, L. Timsina1, J. Fridell1, P. Mihaylov1, T. Nikumbh1, M. Ghabril2, M. Lacerda2, C. Kubal1

    1Department of Surgery, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 2Division of Digestive & Liver Disorders, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: Assessment of donor size by demographic variables is an important part of deceased donor evaluation prior to liver transplantation (LT). Lack of liver volumetric…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Feasibility Of Donation After Cardiac Death In Liver Transplantation: A Registry Analysis

    A. C. Gruessner, R. Misawa, A. Masi, Z. Moghadamyeghaneh, J. F. Renz, R. W. Gruessner

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

    *Purpose: Utilization of liver allografts from donation after cardiac death (DCD) has gradually increased in the United States. We aimed to analyze overall utilization of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion during Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Experience

    J. A. Villarreal1, D. Yoeli2, J. Yoeli3, R. Ackah4, R. Sigireddi1, M. Kueht1, N. Galvan1, R. Cotton1, A. Rana1, C. O’Mahony1, J. Goss1

    1Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, 3Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, 4Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

    *Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for massive intraoperative blood loss and transfusion in pediatric liver transplant recipients and describe…
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