Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 58 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation at the Epicenter of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Experience of the Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
E. Favi¹, C. Alfieri², M. Gandolfo², A. Brescacin¹, M. Bilato³, R. Cacciola⁴, P. Messa², M. Ferraresso⁵
¹Renal Transplantation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ²Nephrology, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ³Urology, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ⁴HBP Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ⁵Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
*Purpose: To evaluate patient- and allograft-related outcomes following living and deceased donor kidney transplantation (KTx) in a unit operating at the epicentrum of the COVID-19…
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Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Renal and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients When Administering Prophylaxis versus No Prophylaxis
L. Von Stein¹, S. Patel¹, L. Wardlow²
¹Transplant, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Pharmacy, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OC), or thrush, is a fungal infection associated with immunosuppression post renal and or/pancreas transplant. Currently, the role of prophylactic oral nystatin…
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Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidney and Pancreas Allografts Into Hepatitis C Naïve Recipients – A Single Center Experience as a Standard of Care
K. Yadav¹, A. Padiyar², K. Zhao³, J. Rabets³, A. Jittirat², S. Sclair⁴
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²Nephrology, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, ³Transplant Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Transplantation of Hepatitis C positive organs into Hepatitis C naïve recipients is rapidly gaining widespread acceptance. We report our experience with transplanting HCV D+/R-…
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Patient and Physician Perspectives on Kdpi>85 Consent and Kidney Acceptance Decision Making
K. J. Schantz¹, E. Gordon¹, U. Lee¹, M. Rocha¹, J. Friedewald¹, D. Ladner¹, Y. Becker², D. Kaufman³, R. Formica⁴, P. Reese⁵, M. Barah¹, M. Walker¹, D. Viveros⁶, O. Mehrotra⁶, S. Mehrotra¹
¹Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: This study explores patient and physician perspectives on patients' understandings of kidney quality and patients' decision making with regards to consenting for and accepting…
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Trends in the Recovery and Discard of Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Acute Kidney Injury from 2010-2018
C. Liu¹, S. Alasfar², P. P. Reese³, S. Mohan⁴, M. D. Doshi⁵, I. E. Hall⁶, H. R. Thiessen-Philbrook², Y. Jia², D. E. Stewart⁷, C. Parikh²
¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Since the donor KDPI score used in KAS is restricted to a single terminal serum creatinine (SCr) measurement, kidneys from donors with transient acute…
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The Impact of High Kdpi on 1-year Post-transplant Graft Function and Survival in a Brazilian Cohort
H. Tedesco Silva Junior, R. Demarchi Foresto, M. Hazin, B. Cassão, A. Aquino, J. Taddeo, C. Rosso Felipe, L. Requião Moura, J. Medina
Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) on 1-year post-transplant renal function and graft survival.*Methods: This retrospective cohort analyzed 3,059…
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Understanding Early Transplant Preparation: CKD 3-5 Patients’ Transplant Knowledge and Actions at Kaiser Permanente Southern California
R. Pines¹, S. H. Kawakita², G. H. Kim³, O. Ranasinghe⁴, B. Mittman⁵, B. Dub⁵, H. Wilhalme³, A. D. Waterman³
¹Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, ²Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Outbreak Management Branch, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA
*Purpose: While consensus exists on the need to educate patients earlier about transplant, delays in education persist, leaving patients insufficient time to make optimal renal…
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Early Parathyroidectomy for Management of Post-transplant Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Series
A. Gokhale, J. Chancay, S. Johnson, R. P. Owen, F. Tedla, A. Bhansali, V. Sehgal, R. Shapiro, G. De Boccardo
Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) gradually resolves after successful kidney transplantation (KT), and parathyroidectomy (PTX) is reserved for patients whose HPT persists longer than a year…
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Deceased Donor Transplantation Across Positive Flow Crossmatch – A Single Center Experience
M. Campara, A. Lichvar, J. Benken, S. Patel, C. Muran, D. Pierce, I. Tang, P. Di Cocco, J. Almario Alvarez, M. Spaggiari, E. Benedetti, I. Tzvetanov
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Transplantation across a positive flow crossmatch (+FXM) has been established as a lifesaving measure in the living donor setting. Time required for desensitization limits…
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Effect of Early Steroid Withdrawal on Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Differs by Recipient Age
J. Ahn¹, S. Bae¹, M. Schnitzler², G. Hess³, K. Lentine², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a major complication after kidney transplantation (KT) often attributable to immunosuppression. The risk of PTDM may increase with more…