Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 150 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum Cystatin C Predicts Kidney-Related Outcomes and Transplant-Free Survival in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease and Low Body Mass Index
N. Shankar¹, M. Garcia Saenz de Sicilia², A. Duarte-Rojo³, S. K. Asrani⁴, J. F. Trotter⁴, G. B. Klintmalm⁴, B. V. Fischbach⁵, S. A. Gonzalez⁵
¹Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Center for Liver Diseases, Pittsburgh Liver Research Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX, ⁵Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) candidates with sarcopenia are disadvantaged by creatinine-based assessment of renal function as creatinine overestimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Low body mass…
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Adult Split Liver Transplants Increased after Implementation of a Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
J. Cullen¹, P. Vargas¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Soltys², S. Rasmussen¹, G. Mazariegos², J. Oberholzer¹, N. Goldaracena¹
¹Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Split liver transplantation (SLT) is a strategy to address organ shortage, but is technically more demanding than whole liver transplants.*Methods: SLTs conducted at a…
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Transplant Center Effect on Acute Liver Failure Outcomes in a National Cohort
N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Transplant centers coordinate complex care for patients with acute liver failure (ALF), in whom liver transplantation (LT) can be lifesaving. This study examines associations…
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab
Y. Ko, Y. Kim, D. Han, H. Kwon
Department of Surgery, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant, AMC, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening fungal infection that can occur in kidney transplantation (KT) recipients. A growing number of KT recipients are receiving…
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Glecaprevir-Pibrentasvir Effect on Tacrolimus Troughs in Abdominal Transplant Recipients
M. Chunduru, K. Schnelle, H. Winters, O. Witkowsky, L. Von Stein
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Glecaprevir-pibrentasvir (GP) is one of several pangenotypic therapies available for the treatment of hepatitis C. Historical use of ritonavir based hepatitis C therapies increased…
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The 1-Year Incremental Costs of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in Commercially Insured Kidney Transplant Patients Under 65
T. Mayne¹, F. Corvino², A. Dillon², W. Wang², S. Mohan³
¹Angion Biomedica Corp, San Francisco, CA, ²Genesis Research, Hoboken, NJ, ³Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Strong evidence exists that DGF is associated with poor patient outcomes. The long-term impact of DGF on health resource use and cost, however, is…
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Impact of Patients’ Perception of Hospital Experience on Organ Donation Rates
A. Azim¹, A. Friedman², S. Nishida¹, K. Okumura¹, G. Veillette¹, T. Diflo¹, R. Latifi¹, H. Sogawa¹
¹Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, ²Transplant, Live On NY, New York, NY
*Purpose: The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is a validated data collection methodology for measuring a patient’s perception of his/her…
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Utility of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Living Kidney Donor Candidates
Y. Lu¹, A. Naik¹, K. Woodside², R. Sung², R. Doshi³, R. Parasuraman¹, S. Norman¹, M. Doshi¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Pre-donation renal function is an important determinant of future development of kidney disease in live kidney donors (LKD). In 2017, the Kidney Disease Improving…
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Current Status of Pre-Transplant Mortality in Pediatric Organ Transplantation
G. Mazariegos¹, E. Hsu², .. OPTN Pediatric Committee³
¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Seattle Children's, Seattle, WA, ³UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Although NOTA states that organ allocation policy must recognize differences between children and adults, and adopt criteria, policies, and procedures that address the unique…
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Survival with Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus is Worse after Heart Transplantation
K. Y. Feng¹, E. Henricksen², Y. Moayedi³, R. Lee², J. Han¹, S. Purewal¹, A. Puing¹, M. Basina¹, J. J. Teuteberg¹, K. K. Khush¹
¹Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Pharmacy, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: An increasing number of patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) have diabetes mellitus (DM). However, there is limited data on clinical outcomes after HTx in…