Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 138 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Recurrence and Outcome of Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis After Kidney Transplantation: A Belgian Multicenter Study
S. Coche
Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
*Purpose: Recurrence of anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) glomerulonephritis (GN) in the kidney graft is a rare event, described in limited case reports and registry analysis.…
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Serum Phosphatidylethanol is Superior to Urine Ethyl Glucuronide for Diagnosis of Alcohol Relapse in Liver Transplant Recipients
N. Lim¹, T. Leventhal¹, M. Thomson¹, M. Hassan¹, J. Thompson¹, S. Chinnakotla², V. Kirchner², T. Pruett², R. Kandaswamy², V. Humphreville², A. Adams², J. Lake¹
¹Divison of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Divison of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is increasing. The primary issue in these patients is often recidivism, therefore screening for ETOH use…
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Longitudinal Quality of Life Assessment in Liver Transplant – Feasibility Study and Early Results
O. M. Siddiqui, P. Polineni, A. J. Thuluvath, C. Loftus
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: In addition to survival, quality of life (QoL) is critical to optimizing care in liver transplantation (LT). Although QoL is associated with clinical outcomes…
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Serum Phosphatidylethanol is Superior to Urine Ethyl Glucuronide for Detection of Alcohol Use in Pre-transplant Patients
N. Lim¹, T. Leventhal¹, M. Thomson¹, M. Hassan¹, J. Thompson¹, S. Chinnakotla², V. Kirchner², T. Pruett², R. Kandaswamy², V. Humphreville², A. Adams², J. Lake¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: More patients are presenting for liver transplant (LT) evaluation for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Detection of ETOH use has significant implications for patients undergoing…
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Albumin Level Prior to Liver-Directed Therapy is a Risk Factor of Waitlist Tumor Progression Independent of HCC Burden
P. Thevenot, K. Nunez, T. Sandow, M. Hibino, P. Wright, J. Patel, D. Fort, A. Cohen
Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Milan Criteria, α-fetoprotein (AFP), and MELD score at diagnosis influence prognosis in bridge to transplant (BTT) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). With HCC surveillance many patients…
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A Comparison Between Combined Liver Kidney Transplants to Liver Transplants Alone: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
S. Bouari¹, E. A. Rijkse¹, H. J. Metselaar², M. W. van den Hoogen³, J. N. Ijzermans¹, J. de Jonge¹, W. G. Polak¹, R. C. Minnee¹
¹Surgery, Division of HPB & Transplant Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Since the introduction of the Model for End-stage Liver disease (MELD) criteria in 2002, more combined liver kidney transplants are performed. Until 2017, no…
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When One Size Does Not Fit All: Geographically Heterogeneous Liver Distribution
M. A. Mankowski¹, S. Gentry², D. Segev³, N. Trichakis⁴
¹KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, ²US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, ³JHU, Baltimore, MD, ⁴MIT, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The new liver allocation system prioritizes distribution within acuity circles, instead of within DSAs. Acuity circles have the same radius around all donor hospitals…
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Adults Undergoing First Time Liver Transplantation with Biliary Atresia: An Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database
E. Hsu¹, J. Perkins², S. P. Horslen¹, A. A. Dick¹, N. M. Blondet¹, J. D. Reyes²
¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Although biliary atresia (BA) is the most common indication for liver transplantation in children, there is no published data on outcomes for individuals who…
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Artificial Neural Network Application for MELDNa Prediction
L. Pruinelli¹, M. Nguyen¹, S. Olson¹, J. Zhou¹, J. Schold², T. Pruett¹, S. Ma¹, G. Simon¹
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The adoption of MELDNa decreased 90-days mortality on patients waiting for liver transplant (LT); however, there are no tools available to predict MELDNa trajectories…
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Creating a Lung Transplant Program Search Tool Tailored to Patient Characteristics
W. T. McKinney¹, C. R. Schaffhausen¹, M. Bruin², S. Chu², J. Snyder³, M. Hertz⁴, M. Valapour⁵, B. Kasiske⁶, A. Israni¹
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Criteria for selecting lung transplant candidates and donors vary between programs and evolve as clinical practice advances. This variation impacts patient outcomes and the…