Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 50 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
L. B. Moraitis, J. Rogers, A. Farney, A. Reeves-Daniel, G. Orlando, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta
Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of frailty…
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Identifying Barriers to Transition Readiness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients
K. Amatya, S. Yuhas-Schiltz, C. Petyak, A. Moudgil
Nephrology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Inadequate readiness for transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with loss of transplant, initiation of or return to dialysis, and other negative…
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Validation of PROMIS Anxiety Computer Adaptive Test in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
M. Saqib, M. Yang, F. Jamal, S. Aghamohammadi, G. Ahmadzadeh, M. Hamid, V. Shah, N. Jayakumar, M. Novak, I. Mucsi
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: To assess the validity and reliability of the PROMIS Anxiety item bank administered using Computer Adaptive Test (PROMIS-A CAT) in patients who received solid…
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Changes in Body Mass Index Before and After Kidney Transplant
M. Laub¹, S. Finder², P. Harikrishnan¹, M. Simon³, I. Gani¹, M. Saeed¹, R. Kapoor¹
¹Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Brandon Wilde, Augusta, GA
*Purpose: Describe changes in body mass index (BMI) before and after kidney transplant and determine the association between BMI and graft loss or mortality.*Methods: Single…
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Immunosuppression Regimen and Risk of Posttransplant Diabetes Among Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Lentine¹, J. Ahn², M. McAdams Demarco², H. Xiao¹, S. Bunnapradist³, D. Segev², D. Axelrod¹, S. Bae², V. Dharnidharka⁴, Y. Caliskan¹, S. Chang⁴, G. Hess⁵, J. Snyder⁶, M. Schnitzler¹
¹Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Univ of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Drexel Univ, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication after kidney transplantation (KTx), which may be exacerbated by immunosuppressive therapy (ISx). Older adults tend to…
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Belatacept Conversion in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Durst¹, D. Felix¹, M. Jorgenson¹, J. Descourouez¹, B. C. Astor², D. Mandelbrot²
¹UW Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Describe the impact of conversion from a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) based immunosuppressive regimen to belatacept in elderly renal transplant recipients.*Methods: Adult renal transplant patients…
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Frailty Component Trajectories Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Chu, X. Chen, D. Segev, M. McAdams-DeMarco
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Frailty is associated with decreased access to kidney transplantation (KT) and poor post-KT outcomes. Little is known about how an acute stressor, like KT,…
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The Impact of Donor Age and Donor-Recipient Age Difference on Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi², K. Futamura², M. Okada², N. Goto², T. Ichimori², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Myokencho Showaku, Japan, ²Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: The impact of donor age and donor-recipient age difference on living donor kidney transplantation have not been investigated simultaneously.*Methods: A total 805 adult living…
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Initial Experience with Single-port Robotic-assisted Kidney Transplantation
M. Eltemamy, A. Aminsharifi, Y. Lin, Z. Schwen, M. Abou Zeinab, V. Krishnamurthi, D. Goldfarb, A. Wee, J. Kaouk
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Early experiences with multi-port robotic kidney transplantation have demonstrated a potential reduction in complications and improved convalescence while maintaining equivalent functional outcomes relative to…
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Remnant Kidney Function After Living-donor Donation
M. Dou, P. Tian, B. Zheng, G. Deng, Y. Shi, C. Ding
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
*Purpose: This study was to develop and validate a nomogram to predict remnant kidney function after living-donor kidney donation.*Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study…