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  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Single-Dose Pre-Operative Pregabalin to Minimize Pain and Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation

    J. P. Knorr, A. Barlow, T. Reinaker, R. Zaki

    Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Multimodal pain management strategies, including pregabalin (PGB) alone, have demonstrated efficacy in minimizing post-surgical pain and opioid use. Our study aimed to determine if…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Rare Case of Donor Transmission of Hepatitis a Virus in Two Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Kumar, S. Rao, A. Nishio Lucar, C. Argo, M. Poulter, A. Doyle

    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: Infectious transmission via solid organ transplant (SOT) remains an inherent risk of transplantation despite measures to mitigate the risk. We report a rare case…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Features and Outcomes of Post-Transplant Osteomyelitis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    S. Sarwar1, G. Vilchez2, M. M. Azar3, M. Malinis3

    1The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 2University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 3Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: As survival time of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) increases, comorbidities associated with advancing age such as diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease combined…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation Due to Acute Hepatitis A Infection: A Case Series

    C. Xie1, J. M. Fenkel1, D. L. Halegoua-DeMarzio1, J. M. Civan1, D. M. Tholey1, S. K. Herrine1, M. Thapar1, S. Arastu1, A. M. Frank2, A. P. Shah2, J. M. Glorioso2, C. G. Ramirez2, A. S. Bodzin2, W. R. Maley2, D. A. Sass1

    1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2Transplant Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: On August 1, Philadelphia declared a public health emergency regarding rapid increases in new acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases, with 355 locally-acquired cases…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Deceased Donor Families and Authorization for Research: Differences among Ethnic Groups

    M. Ortigosa-Goggins, J. J. Gaynor, E. Shipman, L. Preczewski, G. Guerra

    Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL

    *Purpose: Clinical research in transplantation is key to advancement of the field. NIH-sponsored trials such as HOPE in Action and APOLLO network require deceased donor…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Diabetes Burnout: An Under-Recognized Risk-Factor in Post-Transplant Care Management

    N. Pilch, P. Baliga, V. Rao, V. Rohan, K. Foster, H. Perkins, N. Patel, D. Dubay, D. Taber

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: One-third of dialysis patients will have spontaneous glycemic control improvement, necessitating discontinuation of antihyperglycemic therapy, termed diabetes burnout. The aim of this study was…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Platelet Sequestration with Humanization of Von Willebrand Factor in Pig Xenogeneic Lung Perfusion Model

    M. R. Connolly1, L. Burdorf1, Z. Abady1, S. Sendil2, E. Redding2, B. Cerel1, S. Pratts1, C. Phelps3, W. Eyestone3, D. Ayares3, A. Azimzadeh1, R. N. Pierson III1

    1Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 3Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA

    *Purpose: Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is an important element of hemostasis and when activated, mediates platelet adhesion and promotes platelet aggregation under shear stress conditions.…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    HLA Diversity Affects Epitope Mismatch Cutoffs Utilized to Predict De Novo DSA Development and Graft Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients

    A. Ram1, S. Dhingra2, H. Quach1, P. T. Jindra1

    1Immune Evaluation Laboratory-Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Recent studies have investigated epitope matching in order to determine its predictive power in determining renal transplant outcomes, both in terms of de novo…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Allotransplantation of Ligated Arteriovenous Fistula as a Novel Strategy for Patients with Multiple Vascular Access Failures

    M. A. Jaramillo-Gante1, C. E. Acosta-Hernandez1, P. R. Castro-Casillas1, I. J. Linares-Cervantes2

    1Surgery, Star Medica Hospital, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 2Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of allotransplantation of a ligated arteriovenous fistula*Methods: We report the first case of allotransplantation of a mature working arterialized cephalic…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Two-Step Cell-Based Assay Predicts Immunosuppression-Related Adverse Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    F. Bouchard-Boivin, O. Désy, S. Béland, S. De Serres

    Transplantation Unit, Renal Division, Medecine Department, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: No clinical tool is available to dynamically access immunosuppression status, which results in serious, often life-threatening adverse effects of immunosuppressants. We recently validated that…
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