Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 112 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Predictive Factors and Management of Urinary Tract Infections After Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
T. Shimizu, Y. Kinoshita, T. Shinzato, D. Iwami
Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Japan
*Purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious complications in kidney transplant recipients. The predictive factors for UTI are controversial because…
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Processes to Successfully Utilize Hepatitis C (HCV) Infected Donor Kidneys as Standard of Care
A. Dao¹, A. Reyad¹, J. Guiteau¹, M. Madhrira², S. Allam²
¹Transplant, Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, ²Tarrant Nephrology Associates, Premier Physicians Group Health, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: Despite robust evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of HCV-infected donor kidneys, great heterogeneity continues to exist regarding centers willingness to utilize these in…
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Transplant Center Provisional Yes Practices for Deceased Donor Kidneys
A. M. Placona¹, C. Martinez¹, H. McGehee¹, C. Van De Walker², J. Rosendale¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank, Portland, OR
*Purpose: Improving organ allocation efficiency has been a focus of the OPTN. While the use of provisional yes (PY) by transplant centers has received recent…
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Hypoperfusion Warm Ischaemia Time in Renal Transplants from Donors After Circulatory Death
I. D. Kostakis¹, T. Kassimatis¹, C. Flach², N. Karydis¹, N. Kessaris¹, I. Loukopoulos¹
¹Department of Transplantation, Guy’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Population Health and Environmental Studies, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Donor hypoperfusion before asystole in renal transplants from donors after circulatory death (DCD) has been considered responsible for worse outcomes than those from donors…
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Use of Hepatitis B N.A.T. Positive Kidneys in Hepatitis B Immune Recipients
E. Stephenson¹, B. Nangunuri², T. McCune³
¹Nephrology and Critical Care, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, ²Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, ³Nephrology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
*Purpose: There is an increasing demand for kidney donations as roughly 4000 people die on the waitlist each year while the number of kidneys being…
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Identifying the Needs of Kidney Transplant Recipients That Can be Addressed by a Web-based Self-management Program
D. Massierer¹, R. Sapir-Pichhadze², V. Bouchard³, K. Dasgupta², N. Fernandez⁴, D. da Costa², S. Ahmed¹, M. Fortin⁵, R. Langevin⁶, N. Mayo¹, T. Janaudis-Ferreira¹
¹Faculty of Medicine- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Montreal, QC, Canada, ³CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada, ⁴Department of Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation improves the quality of life (QoL) of patients with end-stage renal disease, however, post-transplant recovery of physical health and other aspects of…
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Association of Delayed Graft Function with Mortality Post-kidney Transplantation
N. Eguchi¹, H. Ichii², F. J. Ferrey¹, U. G. Reddy¹, D. C. Dafoe², H. Seo³, K. Kalantar-Zadeh¹, E. Tantisattamo¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ³School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
*Purpose: Given the ongoing shortage of donated organs, marginal kidneys with a higher possibility of delayed graft function(DGF) have been increasingly utilized. While DGF in…
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Risk Factors for Low Bone Density and Vertebral Fracture in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-sectional Cohort Study
A. Velioglu¹, B. Kaya¹, B. Aykent¹, B. Ozkan², M. S. Karapinar¹, H. Arikan¹, E. Asicioglu¹, O. Bugdayci³, D. Gogas Yavuz⁴, S. Tuglular¹
¹Nephrology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Radiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Endocrinology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) recipients are at increased risk of low bone density (LMD) and fractures. In this retrospective study, we investigated bone mineral density…
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Sirolimus (srl) versus Everolimus (evr) versus Mycophenolate (mpa) in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction (r-atg), Tacrolimus (tac), and Prednisone
H. Tedesco Silva Junior, C. Felipe, L. Viana, M. Cristelli, N. Tenorio, V. Lima, V. Azevedo, K. Ficher, J. Rezende, R. Foresto, M. Nakamura, Y. Dreige, J. Taddeo, C. Zito, J. Medina
Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of SRL versus EVR versus MPA in kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: This is…
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Kidney Transplant Outcomes Stratified by Race with a Calcineurin and Steroid Free Regimen
R. E. Scalzo, M. T. Harris, J. D. Morris, J. S. Byrns
Pharmacy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: This study aimed to describe the outcomes, stratified by race, associated with belatacept and sirolimus immunosuppression after alemtuzumab induction.*Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center…