Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 159 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Implementing a Height Based Rule for Allocation of Pediatric Donor Livers to Adults – A Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) Study
J. Ge¹, W. L. Nicholas², S. Gentry², J. C. Lai¹
¹Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
*Purpose: Candidate height contributes to transplant rate and waitlist (WL) mortality disparities seen amongst adult women liver transplant (LT) candidates. 72% of adult women on…
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Waiting List Mortality of Liver Tumors
V. G. Menon, Y. Chen, D. C. Chang, H. Yeh
Division of Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation has been approved for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET), with the aim to produce similar outcomes…
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Graft versus Host Disease in a Liver Transplant Patient
D. Francisco, L. Woc-Colburn, P. Nicholls, M. Hemmersbach-Miller
Department of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a rare cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients; the estimated prevalence is 1-2%…
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Marijuana Use Among Liver Transplant Recipients
K. G. Yan, L. Forman
Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The effect of marijuana (MJ) use on liver transplant (LTx) outcomes is unclear. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of MJ and cannabidiol (CBD)…
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Utility of Bimonthly Viral Monitoring for Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
I. Melgarejo¹, D. Jorgensen², S. Hariharan², C. Puttarajappa²
¹Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients with high-risk cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus are at risk for late onset CMV after cessation of antiviral prophylaxis.1-2 Evidence for post-prophylactic viral…
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Hyperammonemia Syndrome in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Caused by Quinolone-Resistant Ureaplasma Infection
A. B. Higgins¹, R. Rogers², A. J. Osband³, R. Gohh⁴, P. Morrissey³, A. Seo¹, B. Chen¹, D. Crabb⁵, S. Leal⁵, K. Waites⁵, D. Farmakiotis², G. J. Nau²
¹Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁵Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Urease-producing bacteria release significant amounts of ammonia. Donor-derived Ureaplasma infections in lung transplant recipients have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hyperammonemia syndrome (HS).…
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Kidney Transplant Recipients with De Novo Donor Specific Antibody is Associated with Increased Risk of Developing BK Viremia
S. Kareem¹, L. Suresh², A. Gundroo¹, J. Von Viger¹, S. Chang¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²Pathology, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Background: De novo donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (dnDSA) has profound effect on the renal graft long-term function and survival. Studies has shown identifications of…
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Monitoring Recipients of Public Health Service (PHS) Increased Risk Donors Using an Electronic Medical Record-Based System
M. Malinis¹, B. Nuesse², S. Carter², S. Emre¹, R. Formica¹, S. Kulkarni¹, D. Mulligan¹, M. Schilsky¹, M. M. Azar¹
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: In 2014, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy was updated, mandating transplant centers to implement a post-transplant screening protocol for transmissible diseases.…
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Can Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Be a Comparable Choice to Parenchymal Preserving Surgery for Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis with Respect to Glycemic Control?
B. M. Williams, X. Baldwin, J. S. Vonderau, M. Hanson, C. S. Desai
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the difference in glycemic outcomes between total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant (TPAIT) and parenchymal…
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Cervical Total Arterial Anastomosis Mouse-to-Rat Heterotopic Heart Xenotransplantation
A. Ren, Z. Li, X. Zhang, R. Deng, Y. Ma
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Xenotransplantation is an effective way to solve the problem of donor shortage. However, clinical use of xenotransplantation is currently limited due to immunological challenges.…