Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 36 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcomes of Acetaminophen Overdose Related Hospitalizations Requiring Liver Transplant
A. Khan¹, N. Saleem², M. Bilal³, R. Tariq⁴, S. Singh⁵
¹West Virginia University-Charleston division, Charleston, WV, ²University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, ⁵Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
*Purpose: Acetaminophen overdose (AO) may lead to severe liver damage requiring an urgent liver transplant (LT). The data on hospital-related outcomes in patients with AO…
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Locoregional Therapy: A Comparison of Radiologic Treatment Response and Post-Transplant Pathology
A. J. Hargrove¹, T. Donovan², K. Fisher³, M. Goodenberger⁴, A. Langnas¹, S. Merani¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Department of Radiology, Division of Body Imaging, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Transplantation or resection is the only potentially curative treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Locoregional therapy (LRT) is used exclusively in non-transplant candidates or as…
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Differences in Immunosuppressive Therapy among Liver Retransplantation Recipients in a National Cohort
A. K. Mezochow, P. L. Abt, T. Bittermann
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: There is no unified consensus as to the preferred immunosuppression (IS) strategy following liver retransplantation (reLT). This study explored: (i) factors associated with induction…
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Effect of Pre-Transplant Opioid Use on Post Liver Transplant Outcomes
K. Guilbert, H. Underwood, C. J. Simon
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Impact of pre-liver transplant opioid use on post-liver transplant length of stay and clinical outcomes.*Methods: This single-institution retrospective study included adult patients who received…
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Vira-ome: A Tool for an Unbiased Plasma Virome Analysis of SOT Recipients from Cell-Free DNA Sequences
R. Sinha, E. Bixler, J. Grantham, M. Altrich, S. Kleiboeker
R&D, Viracor-Eurofins, Lee's Summit, MO
*Purpose: Blood virome of healthy individuals is frequently predominated by member of families such as Herpesvirus, Anellovirus and Polyomaviridae. The viral load of commensal species…
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Real-World Experiences in the Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidneys
J. M. Steinbrink, J. Byrns, L. Crona, M. Ellis, S. Sanoff, E. K. Maziarz, C. R. Wolfe
Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: With advancements of direct-acting antivirals, transplantation of HCV-NAT+ (HCV+) organs to HCV-negative (HCV-) recipients has been used to decrease wait times without apparent sacrifice…
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Organ and Tissue Donation Education for Transplant Patients Staying at a Transplant Hospitality House Leads to Successful Cornea Donation
T. Giordano¹, L. Suplee², J. L. Weinstock³, R. D. Hasz⁴, H. M. Nathan⁵
¹Family Support Manager, Caregiver Lifeline Program, Gift of Life Family House, Philadelphia, PA, ²Director, Transplant Information Center, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ³Vice President and General Counsel, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Vice President of Clinical Services, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵President and CEO, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: A transplant hospitality house (THH) serving multiple transplant centers is directly connected to its region’s Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) and offers formal education to…
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Assessment of HEALTh LIteracy on MEdication ADheREnce and Graft Outcomes in KIdney Transplant Recipients (Hallmark)
M. Leung¹, A. Dhanda², S. Kwan³, A. Zienkiewicz³, E. Waters³, N. Wood³, L. Young³, C. Bannon³
¹Pharmacy, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Nephrology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Upon successful kidney transplantation, many patients have difficulty adhering to their new immunosuppression medication regimens. Previous studies have established low health literacy to be…
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Impact of Immunosuppression on Quality of Life among HLA-Identical Living Kidney Recipients at UCLA – A Qualitative Study
E. L. Wood¹, S. George², N. Kogut¹, E. Lum, MD³, J. L. Veale¹
¹Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Tolerant kidney transplant recipients (off immunosuppression) report higher self-rated quality of life and a lower symptom burden compared to standard living recipients when using…
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The Reperfusion Response in Plasma of Combined Heart/ Lung Transplanted Patients is Guided by Heart-Associated Cytokine Patterns on Contrast to the Ischemic Injury in Perfusion Solutions Following a Lung-Associated Pattern
C. Falk¹, J. Kühne², L. Radomsky², F. Wandrer², B. Wiegmann³, N. Ledwoch², J. Keil², K. Beushausen², F. Ius³, W. Sommer³, S. Rojas-Hernandez³, I. Tudorache³, A. Haverich³, G. Warnecke³
¹MHH, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hannover, Germany, ²Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hannover Medical School MHH, Hannover, Germany, ³Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School MHH, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: Organ-specific differences are discussed for ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) in cardiothoracic transplantation but rarely compared directly in a clinical setting. Therefore, we compared a cohort…