Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 131 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Improvement in Kidney Function After Early Conversion to Belatacept-Based Regimen in Allografts with Biopsy-Proven Donor Vascular Disease
T. Ommert¹, J. Javier¹, J. Jackson¹, C. Klein²
¹Piedmont Transplant Institute, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor arteriosclerosis in the kidney allograft predicts poorer graft outcomes and is a risk factor for tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity. Belatacept conversion has been utilized as…
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Factors Influencing Access to Kidney Transplantation (FIAT): An Integrative Multiphasic Stakeholders’ Perspective
R. v. Merweland¹, A. Luchtenburg¹, J. van Busschbach¹, J. van de Wetering¹, S. Ismail²
¹Medical Psychology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Despite that various barriers to optimal access to transplantation are described in literature,there is no research combining the perspectives of all stakeholders in renal…
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Reduced Dose Mycophenolate Does Not Increase the Risk of Rejection Following Renal Transplantation
L. Bowman¹, A. Webb¹, S. Desai², D. Patino³, V. Subramanian⁴, S. Mohammed⁵, M. Gosselin⁶, K. Robichaux⁵, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar⁷
¹Transplant Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Western University of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomoma, CA, ³Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Lansing, MI, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁷Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure correlates inversely with the risk of acute rejection; however, evidence also suggests that systemic MPA exposure also determines the extent…
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A Novel Approach to Post-Transplant Care of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients; Inpatient Level Care in the Home
A. Grek
Advanced Care at Home, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Demonstrate safe and cost effective care of early kidney and pancreas post-transplant complications through the Advanced Care at Home (ACH) inpatient home-based care program.*Methods:…
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Galectin-3 Discriminates Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis and Predicts Post-Liver Transplant Infectious Complications
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, M. Vilatobá¹, J. Argemi², N. Limon-de la Rosa¹, O. Mendez-Guerrero¹, C. Huang³, D. Kershenobich¹, R. Bataller⁴, A. Torre⁵, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Liver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Hepatology Program, Center for Applied Medical Research, Pamplona, Spain, Pamplona, Spain, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico city, Mexico
*Purpose: An increased demand for liver transplantation (LT) prevails. Galectin-3 is a lectin implicated in inflammation, immunoregulation, and liver fibrosis. In this study we assessed…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA and Gene Expression Profiling for Surveillance of Renal Allograft Injury and Rejection
A. N. Carrier, A. Crane, M. Pinedo, A. Bartosic, A. Haririan, J. R. Scalea, M. R. Weir, J. S. Bromberg
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) and gene expression profiling offer non-invasive methods of early detection of graft injury and rejection in solid organ…
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Deceased Donor Organ Flush with Similar Volumes of HTK and UW at a Single U.S. Organ Procurement Organization: Adult and Pediatric Data
A. E. Mangus¹, C. Kubal², B. Ekser³, P. Mihaylov⁴, A. J. Lutz¹, J. Fridell⁵, R. Mangus⁶
¹Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ³Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) and University of Wisconsin (UW) solutions are the two primary solid-organ preservation solutions used in the United States (>95%), but flush volumes…
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Normothermic Organ Preservation: The New Standard?
K. Mistry
Sanford Health, Fargo, ND
*Purpose: Normothermic perfusion (NMP) is a new technique that has been introduced into transplantation expanding capacity for organ utilization. NMP has been shown to be…
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Intraabdominal Hypertension in the Death by Neurologic Criteria Organ Donor
C. Schardein¹, M. Moncure², S. Craft¹, S. Sanders³
¹General Surgery, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³MTN, Kansas City, MO
*Purpose: This study attempts to identify the incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) within the death by neurological criteria organ donor population, provide timely intervention,…
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Normal Saline vs Electrolyte-a Use Peri- and Post-Operatively in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. R. Szempruch, A. D. Martschenko, H. Arora, R. Isaak, R. Prasad, P. Serrano
UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: 0.9% normal saline (NS) has been used as the standard fluid replacement in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to prevent dehydration and to improve renal…