Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 11 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Ureteral Stent Removal Reduce Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
M. Tarokh¹, B. Frainey², M. Fascelli³, D. Goldfarb¹, A. Wee³, M. Eltemamy³
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ureteral stents are commonly placed during kidney transplantation (KT). Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common risk factor after KT and can have detrimental…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Alcoholic Liver Disease and Alcohol Tax
S. Melo¹, A. Ermekbaeva², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, A. Kumar⁴, N. Kemmer⁵
¹School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁴Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The incidence of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) has increased, causing ALD to become a primary indication for liver transplantation in the United States. We…
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The Use of Scribes in Transplant Practice to Achieve Quality Outcomes and Foster Program Development
M. Debroy, K. Chavin
University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Transplantation is the most regulated surgical specialty in the US today. Transplant Centers (TC) are an increasingly pivotal component contributing to the fiscal viability…
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Managing the Road to Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly
R. S. Munjal, K. Kalra, A. Cherukuri, D. Jorgensen, S. Verma, P. Sood, R. Mehta, C. Puttarajappa, S. Hariharan, C. Wu
Nephrology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We hypothesize that careful patient selection and waitlist management minimizes the impact of advanced recipient age on kidney transplant outcomes.*Methods: A total of 3,521…
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Determinants of Kidney Transplant Candidates’ Willingness to Accept Deceased Donor Organ Intervention Research: A Conjoint Analysis
E. Gordon¹, P. Reese², J. Lee¹, L. Krishnamurthi¹, R. Veatch³, R. Knight⁴, P. T. Conway⁴, S. Dunn⁵, P. Abt²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴American Association of Kidney Diseases, Tampa, FL, ⁵Organ Alliance, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Deceased donor organ intervention research (“intervention research”) aims to increase organ quality and quantity for transplantation by protecting against organ injury and enhancing functionality.…
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Desensitization Combining Costimulation Blockade with Proteasome Inhibition in Highly Sensitized Transplant Candidates
S. Restaino¹, D. Jennings², G. Serban³, E. Vasilescu³, G. Sayer¹, N. Uriel¹, K. Takeda⁴, Y. Naka⁴, M. Farr¹, M. V. Habal¹
¹Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²School of Nursing, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Pathology&Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Antibodies to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) pose a significant barrier to transplantation. Strategies to reduce allosensitization have modest efficacy and may result in antibody…
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The Study of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Performing in Pre-Retrieval Management of Marginal Criteria Donor Lung: A Retrospective Control Study
J. Huang¹, X. Zheng², Z. Wang¹, M. Huang², J. Chen¹
¹Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China, ²General ICU, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has successfully been applied to the management of marginal donor lungs, while the high cost and equipment lacking restrict…
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Cognitive Impairment is Highly Prevalent in Lung Transplant Candidates
A. O'Boye, K. Leitner, M. Kelly, J. Wright, L. Pesce, M. Sala, R. Tomic
Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Lung transplantation is a lifesaving therapy in patients with advanced lung disease. Lung transplant recipients must have the ability to manage complex medical regimens…
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The Role of Th17 Polarized T Regulatory Cells in Intestinal Transplant Rejection
L. Belyayev¹, M. Sadat², J. Kang², K. Loh², A. Duttargi², S. Moturi², K. Khan², J. Hawksworth², C. Matsumoto², T. Fishbein², A. Kroemer²
¹Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Despite profound advances in immunosuppression, intestinal transplantation (ITx) is plagued by frequent cellular rejection. T regulatory cells (Tregs) are key in mitigating immune cell…
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Galectin-3 as a Biomarker of Disease Severity in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, F. Tejeda-Dominguez², M. Lizardo-Thiebaud², E. Alatorre-Arenas³, O. Méndez-Guerrero¹, S. Yarza-Regalado¹, D. Kershenobich¹, A. Torre¹, M. Vilatobá⁴, C. A. Huang⁵, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Molecular Biology, Panamerican University, School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico, ³University of the Americas Puebla, School of Medicine, Puebla, Mexico, ⁴Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
*Purpose: A matter of great importance is the discovery of alternative diagnostic measures that can detect liver disease at an early stage, especially when at…