Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 116 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Clinical Study of Standard versus Reduced Dose Tacrolimus Combined with Generic Mycophenolate Mofetil in De Novo Kidney Transplantation
J. Bang, C. Oh
Department of Surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The lowering of calcineurin inhibitor exposure is possibly considered as the proper strategy to prevent calcineurin inhibitor induced nephrotoxicity in kidney transplant. This clinical…
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Effects of Tenofovir and Entecavir on Glomerular Kidney Function in Liver Transplant Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study
J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Yang¹, S. Kim¹, J. Lee¹, J. Park², H. Choi³, B. Kim², D. Joo¹, S. Kim¹, M. Kim¹
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Entecavir and tenofovir are currently the first-line drugs in liver transplantation (LT) patients for the prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence. Despite its proven…
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Post Liver Transplant Biliary Complications in the Post HCV Era
M. Birch, K. Halazun, D. Tsapepas, C. Brenna, B. Samstein
New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Biliary complications in the post HCV era has not been well defined.*Methods: We retrospective studied 209 patients transplanted from April 2015 to November 2019…
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Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes
D. Soma¹, Y. Park¹, P. Mihaylov¹, B. Ekser¹, M. S. Ghabril², M. A. Lacerda², N. Chalasani², R. S. Mangus¹, C. A. Kubal¹
¹Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…
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Proinflammatory Cytokines Including IL-18 Correlate with Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. H. Karaba, A. Figueroa, S. C. Ray, R. K. Avery, A. L. Cox
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common immunomodulatory virus that still causes significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients despite prophylaxis. Cytokines…
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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…
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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.…