Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 29 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Are Changes in Clinical Practice Reflected in Gene Expression Profiling Scores After Heart Transplantation?
T. Wolf-Doty¹, K. K. Khush², J. J. Teuteberg²
¹CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: AlloMap (AM) is a peripheral blood gene expression profiling (GEP) tool used for the assessment of acute cellular rejection in heart transplant recipients (HT).…
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Increased Mortality After Kidney Transplantation in Mildly Frail Recipients: Need for Pretransplant Intervention
J. Pascual Santos¹, C. Arias-Cabrales¹, D. Redondo-Pachón¹, C. Burballa¹, A. Buxeda¹, A. Bach¹, A. Faura¹, E. Marco², L. Rodríguez-Mañas³, M. Crespo¹, M. J. Pérez-Sáez¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rehabilitation, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ³Geriatrics, Hospital del Getafe, Getafe, Spain
*Purpose: Frailty is associated with a higher rate of complications and mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). Physical Frailty Phenotype (PFP) is the most used frailty…
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An International Multi-Institutional Comparison of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
T. Ivanics¹, D. Wallace², M. P. Claasen³, M. Patel⁴, W. Jassem⁵, K. Menon⁵, A. Suddle⁵, N. Heaton⁵, N. Mehta⁶, J. van der Meulen², G. Sapisochin³
¹University of Toronto - University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Surgical Transplantation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁵Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁶UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) globally. Given the scarcity of organs, the general consensus has been that…
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APN-Driven COVID-19 Monitoring Model for Kidney Transplant Patients
J. Yoo, S. Patel, T. Clevy-Schneller, A. Desai, R. Sodhi, D. Jain, S. Akkina
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant (KT) recipients is characterized by an unpredictable course and can be life-threatening. Prompt adjustment of immunosuppression and hospitalization when…
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Performance of Aged Liver Grafts in a Rat Model of Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Machine Perfusion
S. Moosburner¹, M. Zimmer¹, J. M. Gassner¹, N. Roschke¹, N. Berndt², J. Michelotto¹, K. H. Hillebrandt¹, J. Pratschke¹, I. M. Sauer¹, N. Raschzok¹
¹Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biochemistry, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: We aimed to characterize the performance of old vs. young liver grafts in a standardized rat model of normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion…
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Clinical Implications of Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Center Experience
A. Popovic¹, S. Loerzel², M. Hanlon², S. Iskhagi², B. Gallay³, E. Shaban³, J. Leggat³, R. H. Dvorai⁴, S. Narsipur⁵, R. Saidi², R. Shahbazov²
¹College of Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Surgery, Division of Transplantation, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁴Pathology, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁵SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomies (RDN) continue to increase in prevalence over the last years. Prior studies demonstrated outcomes of robotic procedures are no…
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Application of Metagenomicnext-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
W. Duan, X. Tian, X. Wu, G. Cao, T. Yan
Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
*Purpose: Rapid and accurate pathogen diagnosis is the key to the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) after kidney transplant. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)…
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Excessive Weight Gain Does Not Associate with Poorer Graft Outcomes in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Single-Center Experience
N. Eleti, G. Agarwal, S. Ong, C. Kew, D. Anderson, C. Young
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Weight gain is common following organ transplantation, and there exists concern that in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) recipients, this may lead to poorer graft outcomes.*Methods:…
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Post-Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Compared to Type 1 Diabetes
L. Liriano¹, Y. Al Azzi², S. Kapoor², S. Jain¹, M. Ajaimy³, P. Loarte², C. Pynadath⁴, J. Graham², S. Stefan¹, E. Akalin⁵
¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Montefiore-Einstein Transplant Center, Scarsdale, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, Scarsdale, NY, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Ctr, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate and compare short term and long-term outcomes in simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant (SPK) recipients with a history of type 2 diabetes…
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Evolving Trends In The Management And Outcome Of Duodenal Complications After Pancreas Transplantation: A 20-year Single Institution Experience
S. Ray¹, C. Parmentier¹, G. Sapisochin¹, A. Yousuf¹, I. McGilvray¹, A. Norgate¹, M. Cattral¹, M. Selzner², T. Reichman³
¹Multiorgan transplantation, Toronto general hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto/The University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Duodenal leaks have been a sinister complication in any major gastro-intestinal operation. With an incidence ranging from 4-10%, these have been one of the…