Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 200 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Glomerulitis in One-Hour Biopsy after ABO-Blood Type Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Sensitively Suggests Occurrence of Antibody-Mediated Rejection
D. Iwami, K. Hotta, N. Iwahara, N. Shinohara
Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) after ABO-blood type-incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOi-KTx) can affect transplant outcome even lead to allograft loss unless promptly diagnosed and adequately treated.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Are Living Donor Offers a Missed Opportunity? A Social Network Analysis of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
A. Gillespie¹, J. Cappiello², R. L. Brown¹, H. M. Gardiner², E. L. Fink³, P. P. Reese⁴, C. Gadegbeku⁵, Z. Obradovic⁶
¹Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Bala Cynwyd, PA, ²Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, ³Lew Klein School of Media and Communication Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Increasing the rates of living donor kidney transplantation is a priority, yet not much is known about the members of an end-stage renal disease…
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Would You Rather Receive a High KDPI SCD Kidney or a Lower KDPI ECD Kidney?
V. Gurram, D. Harriman, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: The study purpose was to review our kidney transplant (KT) experience with emphasis placed on outcomes in patients receiving kidneys that were “discordant” within…
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Daily Immunosuppression to Combat Compliance in Adolescent Kidney Transplant
A. L. Brubaker¹, A. McGrath², L. Maestretti², A. Chaudhuri², P. C. Grimm², A. Gallo¹
¹Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Medication compliance remains a persistent, multifactorial problem in adolescent renal transplant recipients. Improving adherence in this patient demographic would benefit long-term patient and graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
To Donate or Not to Donate? The Balancing Act of Apol-1 Genetic Testing in Potential Living Kidney Donors of African Descent in Resource Limited Countries
O. Ekwenna¹, C. Okwuonu², I. Thoms³
¹University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, ²Nephrology and Medicine, Federal Medical Center Umuahia, Umuahia, Nigeria, ³Nephrology and Medicine, Mt. St John Medical Center, St. John, Antigua and Barbuda
*Purpose: To report our findings of APOL-1 testing in individuasl of African descent presenting as potential living kidney donors in resource limited countries; Antigua and…
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Analyzing the Effect of a Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System on Wound Complications and Surgical Site Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
S. Lam, A. Huynh, J. M. Laurence
Transplantation Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if a closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) system prevents wound complications and surgical site…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Declining Inpatient Mortality for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cirrhosis: A Temporal Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
A. Kaplan, C. Lucero, B. Fortune, A. Jesudian, R. S. Brown Jr, R. Rosenblatt
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Despite the advent of highly effective anti-retroviral therapy, HIV remains a major health burden. Though life expectancy has improved, patients are now dying from…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Adult Primary Liver Transplant Recipient Outcomes by Immunosuppression Induction Received
T. Shaker¹, G. Larrieux¹, S. Jackson², S. Riad³, T. Pruett¹, T. Leventhal⁴
¹Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN, ³Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: It has long been recognized that the highest risk of rejection of an organ is in the first few months post transplantation. To prevent…
2020 American Transplant Congress
HCC Liver Transplantation Waitlist Dropout Rates before and after the Mandated Six-Month Wait-Time
M. LaVere¹, K. Robichaux², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, S. Nyce⁴, A. Kumar¹, J. Sokolich³
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁴University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Studies have shown significant improvement in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence rates following the UNOS implementation of a six-month wait period. However, few have examined…
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Comparison of One-Year Morbidity Following Liver Transplant for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis vs. Alcoholic Cirrhosis
O. M. Andacoglu¹, U. Ozbek², J. Liu³, C. Figueredo³, K. R. Chacko⁴, C. Tow⁴, J. F. Reinus⁴, M. Kinkhabwala¹
¹Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Liver transplants (LT) for acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) have become more common but there is limited data about outcomes of LT as therapy for…