Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 73 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Early Detection of Acute Rejection by Urine QSant is Not Confounded by Post-Transplant Time
C. Baan¹, S. Ghosh², J. Verhoeven¹, D. Hesselink¹, K. Boer¹, M. Sarwal²
¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²NephroSant, Brisbane, CA
*Purpose: We explore the viability of urinary biomarker-based monitoring for rejection in early days following renal transplantation.*Methods: Patients are from the Erasmus MC and received…
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Donor Exercise Preconditioning Protects Murine Orthotopic Liver Grafts During Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
H. O. Yazdani, C. Kaltenmeier, R. Nakano, R. L. Simmons, D. A. Geller, S. Tohme
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pissburgh, PA
*Purpose: Orthotopic liver transplantation (LTx) serves as the gold standard of care in patients with end-stage liver disease. However, a major obstacle to the immediate…
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Efficacy and Safety of Denosumab on Osteoporosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
W. Park, J. Kwon, J. Lim, Y. Kim, J. Paek, K. Jin, S. Han
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The use of immunosuppressive agents, especially glucocorticoids, are associated with increased risks of bone loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Denosumab, a potent antiresorptive…
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Pulmonary Function Tests and Liver Transplantation
D. Reino¹, P. Martinez², K. Robichaux³, M. Gosselin⁴, S. Mohammed³, J. Buggs¹, A. Kumar⁵
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁵Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Liver transplant recipients have a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are expensive and often incapable of predicting patients…
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients with Sars-CoV-2 Infection in the Midwestern United States: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
S. Tanna¹, D. Florescu², A. Majeed³, J. Banzon³, S. Waller⁴, A. Eid⁴, N. Barros Baertl⁵, D. Friedman⁶, K. Mullane⁷, M. Ison⁸
¹Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴University of Kansas Medical Center, Overland Park, KS, ⁵Infectious Diseases, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁸Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Immunocompromised hosts are at risk for severe complications or death from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Few studies describe the clinical features, outcomes and treatment strategies in…
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Analysis of Hepatic Graft Survival in Extended Criteria Donors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies
M. M. Pascale¹, F. Frongillo¹, G. Bianco¹, I. Neri¹, G. Dalla Riva², M. Reale², S. Agnes¹, F. Giovinazzo¹
¹General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCSS - Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy, ²University of Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand
*Purpose: Extended Criteria Donors include several definitions. These criteria vary across transplant centers and often rely on the center policy. The present meta-analysis analyzed graft…
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Alloimmunization Against Red Blood Cell Antigens is Not Associated with Increased All Cause Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients
Y. Chornenkyy¹, A. P. Gama¹, N. Khurram¹, A. L. Booth¹, J. R. Leventhal², G. E. Ramsey¹, G. Yang¹
¹Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a life‐saving procedure for patients with end‐stage liver disease and transfusion therapy of LT patients remains a challenge. Improvement of…
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Surgical Outcomes of Limited Sobriety versus Standard Sobriety Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
S. Fu*, J. H. Pan*, A. Goel, A. J. Kwong, M. L. Melcher
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is now the leading indication for liver transplantation. While 6 months of abstinence has been conventionally required before transplant, this…
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Transplant Coordinator Time Saved (TCTS) Through a Hybrid On Call Team for Deceased Donor Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Organ Offers
K. Ko, C. Gregory, J. Le, A. Lutrick, U. Reddy
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, UC Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to estimate transplant coordinator time saved (TCTS) through the implementation of a hybrid on call team. Historically, transplant…
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Long Term Analysis of Pediatric En-Bloc Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
H. H. Patel¹, P. Di Cocco², J. Almario², A. Fratti², S. Akshelyan², E. Benedetti², I. Tzvetanov², M. Spaggiari²
¹University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Pediatric en-bloc kidney transplantations for adult recipients are uncommonly performed due to unique donor characteristics, the technical challenge of the operation, and potential surgical…