Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 139 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Leflunomide in Children with BK Polyomavirus Viremia After Kidney Transplant
J. Hewlett¹, K. Le Palma¹, L. Galea¹, J. Savant¹, S. Lopez¹, J. V. Rosano², A. Strong¹, B. Viteri¹, C. LaRosa¹, S. Amaral¹, B. Laskin¹
¹The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Studies examining the use of leflunomide in treating BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) viremia in children after kidney transplant are limited to case reports with small…
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Baseline Predictors of Antimicrobial Utilization in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
M. Govil¹, D. Xie¹, L. S. Hynan², S. L. Spitznogle¹, M. L. Monogue¹, J. Sanders¹, E. Bae¹, J. B. Cutrell¹, R. M. La Hoz¹
¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Texas at Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Antimicrobial use (AU) is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance but is understudied in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Our study sought to quantify…
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The Cost of Procuring Deceased Donor Livers: Evidence from OPO Cost Reports 2013-2018
J. Bragg-Gresham¹, T. Peters², F. McCormick³, J. Roberts⁴
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³Bank of America (Former), Walnut Creek, CA, ⁴University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The cost of procuring deceased donor organ for transplantation include costs for the assessment of potential organ donors, maintenance of the donor while waiting…
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Effectiveness of a Targeted Media Campaign on Engagement and Interest in Living Donation
L. A. Davis¹, A. Livingston², A. Waterman³
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, J.C. Walter Jr Transplant Center, Houston, TX, ²Multiview, Irving, TX, ³Transplant Research and Education Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Living donation rates have continued to decline. Research has suggested that disseminating living donation education and information more broadly to larger audiences outside of…
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Non-HLA Autoantibodies: The Hidden Offenders to Double the Trouble
R. Naik¹, W. Dabbas¹, I. Tang², J. Almario³, Z. Hajjiri¹
¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Transplant Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is emerging evidence suggesting non-HLA autoantibodies triggered after the graft injury. Here, we report 3 cases where non-HLA autoantibodies were positive after 3…
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Role of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Murine Heart Transplant
J. Ge¹, L. Ott¹, A. Das¹, J. Markmann², A. Cuenca¹
¹Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) have been shown to play key roles in manipulating adaptive immunity. They regulate CD4+ T cell biology not…
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Deceased Donor Vein Extension Grafts for Right Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. Meinders, S. G. Yi, M. Hobeika, R. McMillan, H. Podder, A. Gaber, R. J. Knight
Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In an effort to maximize living donor kidney utilization, we describe the use of deceased donor vein extension grafts for right sided living donor…
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Evaluation of Genotype Based Clustering Method of Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Data from Human Kidney Allograft Biopsies
G. Thareja¹, A. Belkadi¹, S. Rahim², H. Yang², F. B. Mueller², K. Suhre¹, M. Suthanthiran², T. Muthukumar²
¹Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) characterizes expression profiles of individual cells, providing novel insights into new cell types or new cell states that were not…
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Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: Patient Factors Associated with Higher Mortality
J. Ascher Bartlett¹, C. Weaver¹, S. Barhouma², L. Houshmand², B. Rocque², K. Etesami², R. Kohli¹, J. Emamaullee²
¹Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is characterized by sudden onset deteriorating liver function, progressive coagulopathy, and hepatic encephalopathy in previously healthy children. The clinical…
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Incidence and Laterality of Pulmonary Emboli in Single Lung Transplant Recipients
F. Pyarali¹, J. Thomas², A. Peiris², R. Rampolla¹
¹Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Lung transplantation surgery increases the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), with an incidence described between 6% to 27%, based on data from 15 years…