Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 98 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Transplant Consortium
K. Soltys¹, S. K. Rassmussen², J. Squires³, R. Sindhi¹, S. Pelletier², K. Brayman², M. Angelis⁴, T. Chin⁴, R. Teaster², J. Oberholzer², R. Gonzalez-Peralta⁵, B. Friedman⁴, D. Hupp⁶, M. Mendoza⁷, P. A. Eicker⁶, J. Middleton⁷, G. Mazariegos¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Hepatology, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴AdventHealth Transplant Institute, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, ⁵AdventHealth for Children, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, ⁶Nursing, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Hepatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Access to pediatric liver transplant expertise varies nationally and variability in practice leads to potential suboptimal organ utilization and outcomes. A multi-institutional collaborative was…
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Independent Risk Factors for Discard of Pediatric Liver Allografts
T. H. Malik¹, J. Goss², N. T. Galvan², M. L. Kueht II², A. Rana³
¹Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors available at the time of initial DonorNet offer to predict discard of pediatric liver…
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Assessment Of Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Lung Transplant Candidates
S. Akkina¹, S. Hou², D. Jain Arwindekar², A. Desai²
¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Assessment of kidney function in lung transplant candidates is difficult due to cachexia prior to transplant. Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) studies are useful…
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Surgical Site Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Incidence and Outcomes in the Modern Era
J. S. Kim
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Post-transplant immunosuppressive regimens may compromise wound healing, including at the surgical site. Transplant recipients are therefore especially susceptible to surgical site complications (SSC), such…
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Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplantation: Initial Pre-Clinical Experience Using the SP Surgical System
M. Eltemamy, J. Garisto, R. Bertolo, E. Miller, A. Wee, J. Kaouk
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Multiport robotic kidney transplantation has been described as a novel minimally invasive approach. We evaluate the feasibility of a robot-assisted single-port kidney transplantation using…
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Performance Improvement Initiative: Ambulatory Tool to Improve Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability (IPV) Monitoring in Kidney & Liver Transplant Recipients
T. E. Kaiser¹, N. S. Ejaz¹, S. Tremblay¹, N. J. Parrish², S. Schinasi², J. Harris², A. Govil¹, N. Anwar¹, R. R. Alloway¹
¹University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: High tacrolimus (TAC) intrapatient variability (IPV) is associated with poorer outcomes. Manual monitoring of TAC IPV is labor intensive and not always feasible. As…
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Impact of Case Scheduling on Hospital Cost and Length of Stay in Living Donor Kidney Recipients
J. Yu¹, L. A. Dageforde², M. B. Doyle¹, A. S. Khan¹, W. C. Chapman¹, Y. Lin¹, S. Shenoy¹, T. Alhamad³, T. A. Horwedel⁴, J. R. Wellen¹
¹Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: In an effort to optimize patient care and cost efficiency, we investigated if living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients incurred any difference in hospital…
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A Clinical Analysis for Low-Dose Immunoglobulin United with Plasmapheresis in High Sensitization Renal Transplantation Recipients
L. Xu¹, J. Zhang²
¹Chinese PLA General Hospital Eighth Medical Centre, Beijing, China, ²Nursing Department, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To analyze the role of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) united with plasmapheresis in high sensitization renal transplantation recipients.*Methods: Four patients with high levels of…
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Is HLA Donor-Specific Antibody (DSA)-C3d+ Assay a Potential Predictor of Subclinical Antibody Mediated Damage in the Renal Graft?
A. G. Contreras¹, M. I. Solis-G¹, C. Ramirez-Espinoza¹, J. Hernandez-Rosales², M. Vilatoba-Chapa¹, R. Cruz-Martínez¹, J. Granados¹, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro³, J. Alberú¹, J. M. Arreola-Guerra⁴
¹Transplantation, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Department of Histocompatibility, Laboratorio Clinico del Campestre, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Nephrology-Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Internal Medicine, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: The Aim of the study was to explore the predictive value of the C3d assay for tissue damage in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) in…
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Nivolumab-Induced Rejection of a Liver Allograft: PD-1 Inhibition Thwarts Liver Allograft Resistance to Humoral Rejection
B. T. Lee, H. Han, S. Chopra, A. J. Ahearn
Surgery, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Checkpoint inhibitor therapy with Programmed cell death protein (PD-1) inhibitors has recently been FDA approved for the treatment of several malignancies. However, it has…