Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 89 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use Of First-year Intravascular Ultrasound In The Tacrolimus Era In Heart Transplantation
S. Dimbil¹, M. Kittleson¹, J. Patel¹, D. Geft¹, R. Cheng¹, R. Levine¹, T. Sato¹, L. Czer¹, R. Zabner², P. Zakowski², J. A. Kobashigawa¹, B. Azarbal¹
¹Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been documented as a risk factor for the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) after heart transplantation (HTx). It has not…
2019 American Transplant Congress
No Plan is a Bad Plan! Results of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Living Donor Community of Practice Mortality Workgroup Survey on Disaster Planning Following a Living Donor Death
M. L. Henderson¹, S. E. Van Pilsum Rasmussen¹, M. M. Waldram¹, K. L. Lentine², D. A. Mandelbrot³, R. L. Hays³, D. G. Maluf⁴, M. Cooper⁵
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, ⁵Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The risk of perioperative mortality following living kidney and liver donation, although extremely low, must not be considered a ‘never event’. While the risks…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Kidney Transplant Center Volume with 3-Year Outcomes
E. M. Sonnenberg¹, J. B. Cohen², J. Y. Hsu³, V. S. Potluri², M. H. Levine¹, P. L. Abt¹, P. P. Reese²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Renal Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To assess if a center volume-outcome relationship exists for contemporary kidney transplantation, specifically in increased-risk scenarios including: diabetic recipients, elderly recipients (age>65) or recipients…
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The Implications of Donor Proteinuria in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. Vinson, T. Keough-Ryan, K. West, K. Tennankore
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: The implications of pre-terminal donor urinalysis findings on post-transplant kidney graft survival has not been previously explored. An abnormal donor urinalysis may reflect donor…
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Reduction of Circulating DSA: Does It Affect Histology?
M. Gupta¹, E. Edusei¹, S. Tsai², M. Magruder², J. Lee¹, J. Lee¹, C. Hartono¹, T. Muthukumar¹, M. Everly³, D. Dadhania¹
¹Nephrology, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ²New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ³Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: De novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are reported in 13-30% of kidney transplant recipients. dnDSA has been associated with antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction in Living Donor Renal Transplantation
O. Witkowsky, H. Winters, K. Washburn, G. Bumgardner, A. Rajab, A. El-Hinnawi, T. Pesavento
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: About 15% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients receive alemtuzumab (ALM) for induction. The aim of this study was to review outcomes in living donor…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Induction Immunosuppression in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Pham, S. Kuten, A. Rogers, R. Knight, D. T. Nguyen, E. Graviss, A. Gaber
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: It is well recognized that elderly transplant recipients experience lower rates of acute rejection along with higher rates of infectious death compared to their…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection after Renal Transplantation
B. Liu, M. Wang, F. Zeng, S. Chang, N. Gong, G. Chen, Z. Chen
Institute of Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: We summarized the experience of diagnosis and treatment of donor-derived carbapene-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection after renal transplantation.*Methods: From January 2015 to June 2018,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Innovative versus Generic Valganciclovir in Kidney Transplant Recipients
I. Parra-Avila¹, A. Cohen-Bucay¹, J. Alberu², G. Castañeda-Hernandez³, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro¹
¹Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ²Transplant, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ³Pharmacology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
*Purpose: In kidney transplant recipients (KTR), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the absence of prophylaxis, CMV…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unusual Suspects: Real Time Physiological Evaluation of Stressors during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
C. A. Wilson¹, S. Chahine¹, S. Cristancho¹, S. Aquil², M. Mandurah², M. A. Levine², A. Sener²
¹, Psychology and Center for Education Research & Innovation, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Stress is an important physiological response influenced by cognitive and emotional state. Faculty surgeons must balance teaching with ensuring good patient outcomes. Electrodermal activity…