2021 American Transplant Congress
“A New Lease on Life”: Patient Perceptions After Early Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
*Purpose: At some centers, alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) patients, who are unlikely to survive six months without a liver transplant (LT), are selected to receive…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of HLA Antibody Surveillance Protocol in Heart Transplant Patients – A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Post-transplant care is multifaceted with protocols to provide oversight and maintain the standard of care. While institutional protocols for post-transplant HLA antibody surveillance after…2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Immunosuppressant Management on Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are thought to be at high risk for mortality from COVID-19 due to the necessity for chronic immunosuppressive therapy to prevent…2021 American Transplant Congress
Probiotic Protocol to Reduce Perioperative Infection After Liver Transplantation
1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Evaluate efficacy and safety of a probiotic preparation to reduce perioperative infection in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery*Methods: Adult patients receiving liver transplantation from…2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Tuberculosis in Lung Transplant Recipients, a Single Center Experience
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Donor-derived (DD) tuberculosis (TB) in solid-organ transplantation (SOT) is rare with the largest review to date identifying only 25 cases of proven or probable…2021 American Transplant Congress
Methenamine for the Prevention of Recurrent UTIs Post-Renal Transplant
*Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a highly prevalent postoperative complication in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), occurring in approximately 34% of patients. The common method…2021 American Transplant Congress
Intensive Monitoring and Early Treatment for Urinary Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Reduces Readmission and Sepsis
Organ Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
*Purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common renal transplant (RT) complication that is observed in up to 60-70% of RT recipients and may affect…2021 American Transplant Congress
Dissecting the Intrarenal Immune Response to Viral Infected Cells in Pediatric BK Virus-associated Nephropathy (BKVAN)
*Purpose: BKVAN is not only a cause of acute renal allograft injury but is a recognized cause of chronic allograft disease and in some patients,…2021 American Transplant Congress
HLA Haplotype Frequency and Racial Disparities in Access to Transplant Among Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Despite implementation of the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) which prioritizes sensitized patients, sensitized Black individuals are less likely to receive a transplant than non-Black…2021 American Transplant Congress
Not Quite Right: The Irony of Longer Cold Times for Higher KDPI Kidneys
*Purpose: To identify tactics for reduction of the kidney discard rate, we analyzed measurable, operational factors contributing to the key outcome of transplantation (TXP) or…
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