Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 12 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Feasibility of Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion for Human Kidney Transplantation: First North American Results
L. I. Mazilescu¹, P. Urbanellis¹, J. S. Kim¹, A. Konvalinka¹, T. W. Reichman¹, L. A. Robinson², A. Ghanekar¹, M. Selzner¹
¹Ajmera Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion is a novel preservation technique with promising results in porcine models and initial clinical results in one European center.…
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Targeting Calcineurin/nfatc2 Signaling to Restore Pancreatic Beta-cell Function in Islet Transplantation
C. Darden¹, J. Mattke¹, S. Vasu¹, K. Kumano¹, Y. Liu¹, B. Naziruddin², M. C. Lawrence¹
¹Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Ctr, Allen, TX
*Purpose: Pancreatic beta cells dedifferentiate upon exposure to metabolic and inflammatory stress characterized by loss of beta-cell identity genes, expression of beta-cell disallowed genes, and…
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CD56^dimCD16^bright NK Cells from Kidney Transplant Recipients with Antibody-mediated Rejection Display Increased Proliferation, Type-1 Activation and Cytotoxic Profile
E. Bailly¹, C. Macedo¹, K. Louis¹, B. Ramaswami¹, M. Lucas¹, C. Bentlejewski¹, P. Randhawa¹, A. Zeevi¹, C. Lefaucheur², D. Metes¹
¹Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ²INSERM UMR-S976. Endothelium, Inflammation & Alloreactivity, Université de Paris, Paris, France
*Purpose: CD56dimCD16bright NK cells are highly potent for cytotoxicity through cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC), antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and INF-γ production. The contribution of NK cells…
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Nutritional Inadequacy is an Independent Predictor of Sepsis Post-liver Transplantation
J. V. Nolte Fong, M. Elshawwaf, L. W. Moore, E. A. Graviss, D. T. Nguyen, R. Angell, A. Uosef, T. Hirase, C. M. Mobley, R. Ghobrial
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Malnutrition is universally prevalent in liver transplant (LT) recipients in the perioperative setting. Malnutrition contributes to post-LT complications, such as sepsis. We aimed to…
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Cross-Circulation for Extracorporeal Liver Support in a Swine Model
W. K. Wu¹, A. Tumen¹, J. W. Stokes², R. Ukita², A. E. Hozain³, C. R. Flynn², M. J. Lee³, J. R. Talackine², N. L. Cardwell², J. A. Reimer³, M. Pinezich³, C. Benson², G. Vunjak-Novakovic³, S. P. Alexopoulos², M. Bacchetta²
¹co-first authors, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Although machine perfusion has gained momentum as an organ preservation strategy in liver transplantation, significant organ shortages and waitlist mortality persist, highlighting unmet needs…
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CT-measured Cortical Volume Ratio is an Alternative to Nuclear Medicine Split Scan Ratio Among Living Kidney Donors
J. Montgomery, C. Brown, A. Zondlak, K. Walsh, J. Kozlowski, A. Pinsky, E. Herriman, J. Sussman, Y. Lu, E. Stein, P. Shankar, R. Sung, K. Woodside
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The 125I-iothalamate clearance and 99mTc-DTPA split scan nuclear medicine studies are used among living kidney donor candidates to determine mGFR and split-scan ratio (SSR).…
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Noninferiority Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrant Kidney Transplant Recipients in California
H. Ichii¹, N. Eguchi¹, E. Tantisattamo², U. Reddy², A. Ferrey², D. Dafoe¹
¹Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: There are over 2 million undocumented immigrants (UI) in California, where currently, all individuals regardless of immigration status have equal access to kidney transplant(KT).…
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Managing the Costs of Routine Follow-up Care After Living Kidney Donation: A Survey of Contemporary Experience, Practice & Challenges
K. Lentine¹, G. McNatt², R. Howey³, C. Thomas², R. Hays⁴, U. Lebron-Banks⁵, S. Ainapurapu¹, A. Tietjen⁶
¹Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Univ. Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³Toyon Associates, Concord, CA, ⁴Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁵New York-Presbyterian Hosp., New York, NY, ⁶St. Barnabas, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Policy mandates that living kidney donor (LKD) programs collect and report clinical and laboratory follow-up information for living…
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Iatrogenic Sodium Exposure in Hospitalized Patients with Liver Disease
P. Klem¹, R. Mbangu Kot Mbau², B. Crowther¹, V. Lewis¹, S. Lin¹, E. Patrick³, A. Nadrash¹, K. Schoeppler¹, I. Kim¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, ³Transplant Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Numerous medications administered in the hospital setting may contain hidden/additional amounts of sodium in the drug itself and via intravenous (IV) diluents or admixtures.…
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Wave of the Future: Expanding Role and Necessity of the Dedicated Procurement Surgeon
C. Strom, B. Cimsit, H. Nelson, F. Delmonico
New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA
*Purpose: To evaluate the quantitative and qualitative benefits of a dedicated procurement surgeon (DPS) across the transplant spectrum, including the DPS technical performance value for…