Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 56 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Compatible Pairs- Providingan Option to Upgrade
V. Chipman¹, M. Cooper², S. Flechner³, G. Hil⁴, D. Leeser⁵, D. Mandelbrot⁶, M. Ronin⁴, D. Segev⁷, S. Syed⁸, A. Thomas⁹, A. Waterman¹⁰, G. R. Roll¹¹
¹Kidney Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Georgertown, Washington, DC, ³Cleavland Clinic, Cleavland, OH, ⁴NKR, Babylon, NY, ⁵East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC, ⁶University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁷Johns Hopkins, Boltimore, MD, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰UCLA and Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Surgery, Division of Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Compatible pairs (CPs) can enter an exchange program instead of donating directly. These pairs increase transplants (txp) by providing additional donors within an exchange…
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HCV-Positive Donors Are Healthier and Inequitably Utilized in the United States
B. L. Da, T. Kushner, G. Kakked, J. Crismale, G. Ezaz, T. Schiano, B. Saberi
Liver Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Increased utilization of HCV-positive (HCV+) liver allografts has been endorsed as a solution to the national organ shortage. Due to the opioid epidemic, there…
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Evaluation of Intraoperative versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation
S. Hamel¹, C. Garza¹, C. Gamble², H. Boone³, L. Thomas⁴, D. L. Gorden⁵
¹Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Quality, Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁵Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Perioperative antibiotic use has important implications for patient care, antimicrobial stewardship, and cost containment. There is limited data guiding the optimal duration of perioperative…
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Possible Mechanism of Sensitization against Angiotensin Type II Receptor after LVAD Implantation
P. Kimball¹, V. Chau², F. McDougan¹, M. Flattery², K. Shah²
¹Surgery, VCUHS, Richmond, VA, ²Cardiology, VCUHS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Detection of antibody (Ab) against angiotensin-II receptor (AT1R) following VAD implantation portends poorer outcomes for heart transplantation (HT). However, the cause of this sensitization…
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Multidimensional System to Dynamically Predict Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation
M. Raynaud¹, O. Aubert¹, S. Jordan², M. Stegall³, J. Friedewald⁴, D. Glotz¹, C. Legendre¹, D. Segev⁵, C. Lefaucheur¹, A. Loupy, On behalf of the study NCT03474003¹
¹Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France, ²Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Current prediction systems of kidney-graft loss do not integrate the dynamic effect of parameters assessed over the time course of kidney recipients. Recent dynamic…
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Belatacept versus Tacrolimus Combined with Antithymocyte Globulin in Kidney Transplantation
J. Goldman¹, A. Mitrokhin², B. Trivedi¹, V. Vidyasagar¹, N. Vadivel¹, N. Goes³, M. Hart¹
¹Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ²SUNY, Brooklyn, NY, ³Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA
*Purpose: Belatacept (BELA) used for maintenance immunosuppression (IS) after kidney transplant (KT) shows similar graft and patient survival, but improved allograft function, despite more rejection…
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Parathyroidectomy Remains Effective for Treating Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Study
A. Coloma¹, P. Moreno², J. Torregrosa³, N. Montero¹, A. Manonelles¹, E. Melilli¹, J. Cruzado¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de LLobregat, Spain, ²Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de LLobregat, Spain, ³Nephrology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a common cause of hypercalcemia after kidney transplant (KT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of…
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High Intra-Patient Variability of Tacrolimus in Pediatric and Adolescent Renal Transplant Recipients is Associated with Worse Graft Outcomes
K. Piburn¹, L. Maestretti², R. Shetty², M. V. Patton², A. McGrath², W. Concepcion¹, A. Chaudhuri¹, P. C. Grimm¹, V. K. Sigurjonsdottir³
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ³Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
*Purpose: High intra-patient variability (IPV) in tacrolimus (TAC) levels is associated with de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) and graft loss. We examined the natural history…
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Comparative Review of Adult Kidney Transplant Medicare Cost Report Reimbursement in U. S. Transplant Hospitals
E. Zavala¹, J. Rogers², S. Karp¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Medicare organ acquisition reimbursement (MOAR) from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) includes but is not limited to costs associated with candidate evaluation, maintenance on…
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Textbook Outcome as a Composite Quality Metric in Kidney Transplantation
J. L. Han, A. J. Logan, J. M. Sneddon, G. L. Brock, K. W. Washburn, A. D. Schenk
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Textbook outcomes (TO) describe ideal patient outcomes following specific surgical procedures and are useful composite quality metrics for patients, providers and payors. We aimed…