Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 127 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Anonymous Live Liver Donor Perspectives on Anonymity in the Donation Process
S. S. Humar, N. Selzner, J. Jung, S. Krause, S. Abbey
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Anonymous living organ donation has recently become a more regular practice in select transplant programs, with donors coming forward voluntarily to give their organs…
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Impact of a Pharmacist in an Outpatient Heart Transplant Clinic
A. Prom¹, D. Ricciuti¹, J. Newman², C. Doligalski¹
¹UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Data describing the impact of a pharmacist in ambulatory medication management of heart transplant recipients (HTRs) is lacking. Following the addition of an ambulatory…
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Pulmonary Infections in Patients with Kidney Transplant: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Impact of a Dedicated Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Consultation
E. Feredj
Infectious Disease, APHP Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
*Purpose: We aim to describe the spectrum of pulmonary infections after kidney transplant, to identify risk factors and to evaluate the impact of pre transplant…
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Analyzing the Impact of Covid-19 in the Hospitalized Cohort of Liver Transplant Recipients: An Early Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Kumar¹, I. Reccia², P. Bachul¹, D. DiSabato,¹, R. Barth¹, J. Fung¹, T. Baker¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To determine pooled prevalence of outcomes among hospitalized liver transplant recipients with COVID-19 through meta-analysis.*Methods: A database search was completed between Dec1, 2019-Nov15, 2020,…
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Pregnancy After CMV Infection Following Uterus Transplantation: A Case Report
M. Rosenzweig, A. Wall, G. Testa, L. Johannesson
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Uterus transplantation (UTx) is a repeatedly proven treatment for women with absolute uterine factor infertility who wish to carry a pregnancy. One aspect of…
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Methenamine for the Prevention of Recurrent UTIs Post-Renal Transplant
A. Bigness¹, S. Mohamed², S. Mandala¹, N. Khodieva², K. Robichaux³, H. Mohammed¹, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar¹, A. Brueckner⁵, L. Bowman⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Department of Pharmacology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*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…
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Intensive Monitoring and Early Treatment for Urinary Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Reduces Readmission and Sepsis
A. Patel, S. Desai, B. R. Schleich, M. Wynd, T. Carrea, Y. Yushkov, S. Geatrakas, N. White, R. Luongo, R. Sosnicki, V. Wadhera, D. Serur, M. J. Goldstein
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…
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Dissecting the Intrarenal Immune Response to Viral Infected Cells in Pediatric BK Virus-associated Nephropathy (BKVAN)
D. M. Okamura¹, S. W. Jackson¹, V. R. Dharnidharka², J. M. Smith¹
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital & Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, 2St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
*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,…
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HLA Haplotype Frequency and Racial Disparities in Access to Transplant Among Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates
L. Gragert¹, M. Kadatz², D. Chang², H. Gebel³, D. Stewart⁴, E. Kransdorf⁵, S. Brar², S. Vaishnav², J. Gill², J. Lan²
¹Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴UNOS, Richmond, VA, ⁵Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA, Canada
*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…
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Not Quite Right: The Irony of Longer Cold Times for Higher KDPI Kidneys
H. Ghali¹, D. Won¹, S. Yoon¹, A. Friedman²
¹Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, ²LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*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…