Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 82 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Financial Impact of Adult Kidney Transplant MS-DRGs 650, 651 and 652 in U.S. Transplant Hospitals
E. Zavala¹, J. Rogers², H. Buschmann¹, S. Rath¹, S. Karp¹
¹VUMC, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: The Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) permits each inpatient admission to be categorized into a diagnosis-related group (DRG). DRGs can be further…
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Preemptive Therapy in Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Seropositive Donor to Seronegative Recipient Liver Transplants
J. Revollo, E. Aldag, K. Cooper, B. Noell, V. Casingal, K. Gajurel
Transplant, Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: To evaluate if a preemptive therapy strategy can prevent CMV disease and induce CMV seroconversion.*Methods: Observational data collection for CMV D+/R- adult liver transplant…
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Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with an Increased Risk f Post-Transplant Infections
V. Manchala, B. Muth, E. Yousif, J. Turk, J. Blazel, M. Bloom, N. Garg, F. Aziz, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot, B. Astor, S. Parajuli
UWSMPH, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a known complication among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and is associated with decreased graft survival, increased rejection, and increased…
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Outcome of Donor Derived and Community Acquired West Nile Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. K. Thimmisetty¹, G. Larrieux², S. Wilson², F. Barrantes¹, S. Kundeling¹, J. Kumar¹
¹Renal Medicine Associates, Albuquerque, NM, ²Presbyterian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM
*Purpose: Donor derived West Nile Virus(WNV) Infections can occur but rare. We are presenting four cases that were seen at our transplant center*Methods: Case 1:…
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Use of Kidneys from Hepatitis C Nat Positive Donors for Uninfected Recipients: Early Results from a Rural Appalachian Kidney Transplant Program
B. Gillis¹, F. Afridi¹, R. Lopez¹, V. Chaudhary¹, D. Kannabhiran¹, C. Fagella¹, R. Zomak¹, K. Meyer¹, M. Thornberg¹, L. Biondi²
¹Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ²Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, WV
*Purpose: Increasing mismatch between kidneys available for transplant and the number of patients on the transplant wait list has led to research into novel sources…
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Evaluation of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in the Solid Organ Transplant Population
S. E. Lawrence, M. R. Norvell, K. Schwarz, B. Crowther, P. Klem
Pharmacy, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utilization of and identify opportunities to optimize the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1…
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Prevention of the Progression in Chronic Calcineurin Inhibitors Nephrotoxicity via Steroids Anti-Inflammatory Effects
N. Iwahara¹, K. Hotta¹, Y. Tanaka¹, I. Takahashi¹, R. Hasebe¹, H. Okada¹, T. Tsuji², Y. Takada², H. Higuchi², H. Sasaki¹, T. Tanabe¹, D. Iwami³, N. Shinohara¹, M. Murakami¹
¹Hokkaido Univercity, Sapporo, Japan, ²Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ³Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) lead to an excellent short-term kidney allograft outcome. However, chronic nephrotoxicity is a major concern, which affects a long-term allograft survival.…
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Transplant Graft TMA Injury Post COVID-19 Vaccination
O. Sogbein, A. Rizvi, M. Mujtaba, S. Hussain
Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is essential. Complicating this effort are reports of a suboptimal response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in patients on immunosuppressive medications…
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Association Between CT Measurements of Body Composition Before Kidney Transplantation and Post-Transplantation Outcomes
Y. Liu, O. Shafaat, X. Chen, C. Weiss, D. Segev, M. McAdams-DeMarco
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Body composition has been found to be associated with the risks of post-kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes. However, it is unclear which pre-KT computed tomography…
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DCD and AKI Kidneys Experiencing DGF as a Platform for the Study of Adaptive Repair
B. Bussolati¹, S. Da Sacco², A. Asthana³, L. N. Byers³, L. Perin⁴, M. S. Garner³, B. Sharda³, A. C. Farney³, C. J. Jay³, R. J. Stratta³, S. J. Walker⁵, G. Orlando³
¹University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ²Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, NC, ³Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵WFIRM, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: AKI and DCD renal allografts are at high risk for DGF, yet the majority of these kidneys will eventually recover and attain good function…