Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 179 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Making History, Saving Lives: One OPOs Experience Making History by Being the First in the Nation to Successfully Allocate Seven Organs for Transplant from a Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) Donor
J. B. Nave, A. J. Boyer, C. A. Hostetler, C. C. Muse, R. A. Squires, J. P. Orlowski
LifeShare Transplant Donors Services, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: At the time of this recovery, our OPO’s percentage of DCD donors was 41%. Continuing to maximize the gift successfully by increasing the percentage…
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Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: A Novel Approach to Improve Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
R. Shahbazov¹, A. Popovic¹, D. Friedman², I. Bandler², S. Loerzel¹, K. Heslin², R. Hod Duvarai³, B. Gallay⁴, O. Pankewycz⁴, M. Laftavi¹
¹Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²College of Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Pathology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁴Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomies (RDN) have continued to gain popularity in recent years. Our purpose was to investigate the difference in outcomes between…
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Kidney Transplantation from Extended-Criteria Donors: An Increased Risk of Ureteral and Urinary Complications? Study from 10279 Patients
B. Mesnard¹, M. Leroy², G. Karam¹, F. Neri³, P. Glemain¹, M. Perrouin-Verbe¹, S. De Vergie¹, O. Bouchot¹, J. Rigaud¹, D. Cantarovich¹, G. Blancho¹, M. Giral¹, J. Branchereau¹
¹Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, ITUN, Nantes, France, ²Department of Methodology And Biostatistics, Nantes, Nantes Université, Methodology And Biostatistics Platform, Nantes, France, ³Department of Surgical Sciences, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Due to the increasing need for kidneys suitable to transplantation, the scientific comunity has expanded the donor population to include extended criteria donors (ECD).…
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Kidney Transplantation for the Prevention of Aggravation of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Diabetic Ischaemic Lower Limb. A Multicenter Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study in Japan
M. Taniguchi
Division of Transplant Surgery, St. Mary Hospital, Kurume, Japan
*Purpose: Japan substantially outperforms other countries in survival of patients receiving haemodialysis (HD). Unadjusted 5-year survival was 60% in Japan, 39% in the USA, and…
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Lims1 Gene and Risk of T-Cell Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Caliskan¹, G. Karahan², S. Mirioglu³, Y. Ozluk⁴, R. Ouseph¹, H. Yazici³, H. Randall⁵, F. Savran Oguz⁶, A. Turkmen³, M. S. Sever³, K. Lentine¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Immunohematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Division of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Center for Abdominal Transplantation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁶Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Recent advances have provided new insights into the pathogenesis of kidney allograft rejection caused by additional antigens associated with genetic risk variant of LIM…
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Deficiencies in Family Planning Counseling and Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients
J. Ritchie¹, D. Seidman², Y. Srisengfa², E. Perito², D. Adey², M. Sarkar²
¹St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Nearly 20% of female kidney transplant(KT) recipients are reproductive-aged. Fertility is often impaired pre-transplant, but rapidly restored after KT. Early and unplanned pregnancies after…
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Estimating Alloantibody Levels in Highly-Sensitized Renal Allograft Candidates Using Serial Dilutions
C. Maguire¹, A. R. Tambur¹, C. Schinstock², M. D. Stegall²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Despite the new Kidney Allocation System and Kidney Paired Donation, renal allograft candidates with a >99.9% cPRA still have extremely low rates of transplantation…
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Impact of a Pharmacist Led Outpatient Tacrolimus Monitoring Protocol in Renal Transplant Recipients
K. L. Owen, M. Palettas, H. Winters, T. E. Pesavento, A. Rajab, O. Witkowsky
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the time within therapeutic range (TTR) of tacrolimus (TAC) before and after the initiation of a…
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Initial Case Series of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy in Cleveland Clinic
K. Sasaki, F. Aucejo, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, C. MIller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto, C. D. Kwon
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Techniques for laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) have been developed over the two decades, and its advantage in less postoperative pain and early recovery are…
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Frailty Assessment in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Large Single Center Experience
H. Oduor, P. Mantry, L. Lesch, M. Alford, M. Pickle, M. Barnes, A. Habib, A. Mehta, A. Mejia, H. Nazario, M. Pagadala, V. Puri, Z. Vahora, J. Weinstein
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Frailty is a multi-component syndrome characterized by reduced physiologic reserve and functional decline. It is an independent predictor of poor post-transplant outcomes, including prolonged…