Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 158 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

2022 American Transplant Congress
Survival Comparison of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant with Pancreas After Living-Donor Kidney Transplant by Wait Time and Organ Quality
G. R. Lyden¹, E. S. Helgeson², E. B. Finger³, A. J. Matas³, J. J. Snyder⁴, D. M. Vock²
¹Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN, ²Div Biostatistics U MN, Mpls, MN, ³Dept Surg U MN, Mpls, MN, ⁴Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Mpls, MN
*Purpose: The survival benefit of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) compared to pancreas after living-donor kidney (PALK) transplant is controversial. Wait times for SPK and donor risk…
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Secular Trends in Development of ESRD Following Liver Transplant
J. M. Ruck¹, L. Zeiser¹, A. Massie², D. Segev³, E. King¹
¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) post-liver transplant (LT) is associated with increased mortality, but ESRD incidence and risk factors in LT recipients (LTRs) remain poorly…
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Antibody Response to Sars- Cov -2 Mrna Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. Mohamed Abdul Rahman, M. Alkadi, E. Abuhelaiqa, M. Jarman, A. Nauman, O. Fituri, M. Asim, A. Hamad, H. Tohid, P. Coyle, L. Abu Raddad, H. Al-Malki
Nephrology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are vulnerable to develop severe form of COVID19 Infection. Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine has significantly…
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Complex Donor Transfer and Organ Procurement Organization Collaboration to Reduce Ischemia Time in Combined Face and Bilateral Hand Transplant
J. Trilles¹, D. Boczar¹, B. F. Chaya¹, Z. P. Berman¹, G. K. Diep¹, R. Rodriguez Colon¹, D. J. Ceradini¹, E. D. Rodriguez¹, B. E. Gelb²
¹Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: We present a complex donor transfer protocol that places the donor at the recipient hospital prior to allograft procurement in order to reduce ischemia…
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High Resolution Typing Can Improve Accuracy and Sensitivity of the Virtual Crossmatch for Sensitized Patients – A Single Center’s Experience
C. MarElia-Bennett¹, V. Rohan², K. Twombley³, O. Moussa¹
¹Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: The introduction of solid phase assays has significantly enhanced our ability to execute virtual crossmatches (VXMs). However, this method is not without its shortcomings.…
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Identification of Highly-Effective Donor-Reactive CD4⁺CD8α^lo T Cells in CTLA4Ig-Treated Renal Allograft Recipient Monkeys
M. Kubo, K. Sasaki, L. Lu, V. Vujevich, A. Thomson, M. Ezzelarab
Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Potent CD4+CD8αlo effector T cells have been reported in transplant (tx) patients. . We evaluated the incidence and function of CD4+CD8αloT cells in renal…
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Impact Of Antifungal Prophylaxis Discontinuation On Immunosuppression In Lung Transplant Recipients
R. Huntsman, K. Neuhaus
Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to characterize the impact of antifungal discontinuation on immunosuppressant levels and incidence of acute rejection and fungal infections…
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Impact Of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir On Tacrolimus Concentrations
S. Fredrick¹, B. Wise², L. Bowman², D. DeWolfe¹, J. Taylor¹, J. Melaragno¹
¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Ritonavir (RTV), a component of the oral antiviral agent nirmatrelvir-RTV (Paxlovid) for COVID-19 infection, increases tacrolimus concentrations through strong competitive inhibition of gastrointestinal and…
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Defatting of Steatotic Liver Grafts by Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Machine Perfusion with 2,4 Dinitrophenol
J. M. Gassner¹, J. Michelotto¹, S. Moosburner¹, F. Strobl¹, A. L. Birkenfeld², A. Kurzbach², G. Shulman³, X. Zhang³, M. Selzner⁴, Y. Noguchi⁴, J. Pratschke¹, I. M. Sauer¹, N. Raschzok¹
¹Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Internal, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, ³Departments of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale Diabetes Research Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Multi Organ Transplant Program, Ajmera Family Transplant Center, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that steatotic liver grafts can be defatted by normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion (NEVLP) with…
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Trends of Living Kidney Donor Characteristics in the United States from 2000-2019
N. K. Prabhu¹, V. Villani¹, K. P. Samy¹, D. Sudan¹, K. Ravindra¹, W. Irish²
¹Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: While studies have been performed analyzing recipient outcomes after extended criteria living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), the actual long-term trends of demographic and medical…