2021 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Caucasian versus African American Patients: Does Recipient Ethnicity Influence Outcomes?
*Purpose: The influence of African American (AA) recipient ethnicity on outcomes following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) in the modern era is uncertain.*Methods: From 11/01 to…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Insurance Status, Waitlist, and Transplant Outcomes in Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to expand Medicaid to cover all adults with income below 138% of federal poverty level. We describe the…2021 American Transplant Congress
Successful Outcomes from Selected Akin3 Donors Requiring Renal Replacement: Avenue for Increase in Organ Utilization
*Purpose: Our aim was to determine outcomes with transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with severe acute kidney injury requiring acute renal replacement therapy.*Methods: We included…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Statin Intensity on the Incidence of Vascular Events and Graft Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) limits long-term graft survival of heart transplant (HT) recipients. In addition to decreased synthesis of cholesterol, statins also demonstrate immunomodulatory…2021 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Antimicrobial Duration for Donor Positive Cultures in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Utilization of organs from infected donors carries the risk of transmission of the donor organism to the recipient. While antimicrobials are recommended in recipients…2021 American Transplant Congress
Worsening Impact of Acute Kidney Rejection on Long Term Graft Survival from 2000 to 2014
1Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Acute rejection (AR) has been shown to impact graft survival after kidney transplant (KTx), however there is limited data on its impact on long…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact Analysis of Virtual Transplant Ambulatory Pharmacist During Covid-19
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, transplant centers were challenged to meet the demand for new telemedicine strategies. High-risk immunocompromised patients, such as lung transplant recipients…2021 American Transplant Congress
Developing and Validation of a Liver Transplantation Donation After Cardiac Death Risk Index Using the UNOS Database
Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplantation is an increasing form of organ donation. Shlegal et. al. identified seven factors predicting 1-year DCD graft…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Covid-19 on Offer Acceptance Rates by Age and Race Groups
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2Univ of San Fransico, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: COVID-19 causes more severe complications in older patients and disproportionately leads to poor outcomes in racial minorities. High offer acceptance rates indicate better access…2021 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Performance Characteristics Across the Spectrum of TCMR and ABMR After Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Different donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) thresholds have been reported in association with varying TCMR, ABMR and “Borderline” diagnoses. Interpretation of dd-cfDNA levels spanning active…
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