Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 168 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Long Term Vasculobiliary Problems Associated with Hepatic Artery Stenosis Following Liver Transplant
R. Seth, T. Perera
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Hepatic artery stenosis (HAS) is a recognized vascular complication of liver transplant (LT) which can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Despite that there…
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Changes in the Development and Incidence of Bacterial Infections – A 16-Year Analysis
I. Bajjoka, S. Serra, M. Jade, M. Callaghan, C. Crombez, S. Foley, M. Abouljoud
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Bacterial infections may occur at any time but mostly within the first month post-transplant. However, since recent advances in transplant there has not been…
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Cryptococcosis In Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Retrospective Case-Control Study
L. Tardieu¹, O. Lortholary², F. Lanternier², A. Scemla³, C. Rafat¹
¹Urgences Néphrologiques et Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Tenon, APHP, Paris, France, ²Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales – Centre d’Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Hôpital Necker, APHP, Paris, France, ³Service de Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Necker, APHP, Paris, France
*Purpose: Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in organ transplant recipients.The clinical approach and prognosis has been previously investigated in the setting…
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Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatatitis in Post Renal Transplant and Successful Treatment with Newer DAA Therapy
V. Siddini
Nephrology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India
*Purpose: Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis is often fatal post renal transplantation. we report a case of successful treatment of FCH and complete recovery*Methods: A 53 year…
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Maximizing the Gift: One OPO’s Experience Maximizing the Gift of Organ Donation by Successfully Increasing the Number of Organs Transplanted from Non-Braindead Donors
J. B. Nave, A. J. Boyer, C. A. Hostetler, C. C. Muse, R. A. Squires, J. P. Orlowski
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018 in the United States, donation after circulatory death (DCD) cases accounted for 20% of deceased organ donor recoveries1. Our organ procurement organization's…
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Development of Recommendations for Liver Transplant Anesthesia Teams Using a Modified Delphi Process
C. Crouch, A. Hendrickse, S. Mandell
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: We utilized a modified Delphi technique to develop recommendations to guide service responsibilities for liver transplant anesthesia teams (LTATs).*Methods: The Society for the Advancement…
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The Effect of B Cell Depletion Therapies on Preformed Xenoantibodies in Transplant Recipient
S. Yeh¹, N. A. Wilson², A. Djamali², R. Redfield³
¹Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²Medicine/Nephrology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: To assess the effect of B cell depletion therapies on preformed xenoantibodies in transplant recipient. Preformed xenoantibodies are a significant barrier to successful xenotransplantation.…
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The Effect of Human Thrombomodulin on Thrombotic Complications in Life Supporting Pig-to-Baboon Cardiac Xenotransplantation
C. E. Goerlich¹, A. Singh¹, D. Kaczorowski¹, M. Abdullah¹, B. Lewis¹, I. Tatarov¹, A. Hershfeld¹, T. Zhang¹, P. Odonkor¹, E. Strauss¹, B. Williams¹, D. Ayares², M. Mohiuddin¹
¹Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Transplantation of organs from animals to humans (xenotransplantation) has been proposed to address the critical shortage of organs for transplantation. The use of genetically…
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Pediatric Renal Transplant after Intestinal Transplant – Technical Challenges and Outcomes
A. Amin, B. Emmanuel, Y. Chang, G. Bond, A. Khanna, K. Soltys, R. Sindhi, A. Tevar, A. Humar, G. Mazariegos, A. Ganoza
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is no data in the literature about outcomes of pediatric intestinal transplant (IT) recipients, who require renal transplant after intestinal transplant (RTAIT). The…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Combined with Histology Improves Prediction of eGFR Decline in Kidney Transplant Recipients over Histology Alone
M. Gillespie, M. Haas, K. Lim, A. Vo, A. Peng, R. Najjar, S. Sethi, S. Jordan, E. Huang
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Higher Banff inflammation and chronicity scores on kidney transplant (KTx) biopsies (Bx) have been associated with poorer graft survival, but Bx scores alone imperfectly…