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2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Infectious Complications after GastroIntestinal Surgery in Renal Transplant Recipients
S. Karhadkar, P. Jacoby, T. Webster, A. Di Carlo
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplantation remains the preferred treatment for patients with end stage organ diseases. In 2018 alone, 36, 527 organ transplants were performed in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Skin Cancer – A Long Term Outcome of Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients Associated with the Usage of Azathioprine
H. Bheemreddy¹, S. Yusuf¹, N. Krishnan², A. Imtiaz³
¹Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom, ²Renal Unit, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, ³Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The main cause of mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipient’s (KTRs) is malignancy. The cancer incidence is increased by treating with immunosuppressive agents and longer…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Diligent Prospective BK Virus (BKV) Monitoring and Management Post Kidney Transplant to Mitigate Risk of BK Nephropathy and Rejection: A Single Center Experience
A. Dao¹, M. Madhrira², S. Allam²
¹Medical City Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX, ²Tarrant Nephrology Associates, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: BK viremia and nephropathy are evolving challenges in post-kidney transplants. Currently, monitoring and management strategies vary across centers. At our program, we prospectively monitor…
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A Data-Driven Approach to Defining the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Renal Transplantation
E. L. Godfrey¹, M. D. Bailey¹, W. C. Frankel¹, A. Rana²
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Advances in immunosuppression and management continually improve short- and long-term outcomes of renal transplantation. However, center volume and expertise, while commonly believed to affect…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Barriers Are Associated with Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence among Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study
M. Takada¹, K. Oda², T. Kaitani², M. Fujii²
¹The Graduate School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan, ²School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppressive medication after kidney transplantation is associated with a high risk of acute rejection and allograft loss. This study aimed to investigate…
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The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Distance from Recipient Hospital and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
P. Kingsford¹, J. P. Li¹, C. J. Lum², A. D. Salimbangon³, G. S. Liu⁴, R. R. Chand⁵, P. Banankhah¹, P. A. Genyk¹, D. Vucicevic¹, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. Nattiv¹, S. Hashmi¹, S. B. Nuno¹, J. Pizula¹, D. J. Miklin¹, A. E. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, S. Shah¹, A. S. Vaidya¹, A. M. Wolfson⁶, E. C. DePasquale¹
¹LAC-USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of distance from recipient hospital on mortality.*Methods:…
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Heart Transplant Outcomes in Adults with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
P. Genyk, K. Yang, G. Liu, J. Nattiv, P. Banankhah, P. Kingsford, J. Li, S. Nuno, K. Pandya, A. Vaidya, E. DePasquale
Department of Cardiology, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We aimed to evaluate long-term heart transplant (HT) outcomes in adults with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and compare them to all other heart transplant recipients.*Methods:…
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Is Total Ischemic Time a Measure of OPTN Efficiency? Monitoring the Impact of Lung Allocation Policy on Ischemic Time
A. M. Placona¹, R. R. Goff¹, P. Shay², B. Carrico¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Health Administration, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: There is concern that the shift to circle based organ allocation policy may increase coordination costs. Within both public comment and the peer reviewed…
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Results of Pancreas Transplantation in Diabetic Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Older Than 50 Years
E. Montagud-Marrahi¹, A. Molina², A. Pané³, M. Ramirez-Bajo⁴, A. Amor³, E. Esmatjes³, J. Ferrer⁵, F. Diekmann¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹
¹Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Servei de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Endocrinology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAP, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hepatobiliopancreatic and Liver Transplant Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Improvement of care in type 1 diabetes mellitus, with the optimization of patient access to insulins of variable action, has led to macro- and…
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Assessment of the Usefulness of Urine Signature to Differentiate Acute Rejection in a Prospective Kidney Transplantation Cohort
J. Seo¹, S. Jung², J. Moon², K. Jeong³, C. Kim⁴, B. Chung⁵, J. Park⁶, Y. Kim⁷, S. Lee²
¹Department of Core Research Laboratory, Medical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kyung-pook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Despite many biomarker studies in the field of transplantation, development and validation of noninvasive molecular assays to diagnose disease and monitor immune activity is…

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