Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 111 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Opportunities in Tacrolimus Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
N. Jandovitz, J. Lee, S. Hammad, J. McKeen, S. Martin, D. Tsapepas.
Department of Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, NY.
Tacrolimus requires diligent therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to maintain appropriate serum concentrations after transplant. To optimize efficacy & minimize toxicity frequent levels are drawn, commonly…
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Risk Factors for Infections After Transplant in a Prospective Cohort Study Including Incompatible Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. Avery,¹ H.-L. Tsai,² C.-Y. Huang,² S. Shoham,¹ D. Ostrander,¹ N. Lu,¹ R. Montgomery,³ K. Marr.¹
¹Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; ²Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; ³Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Infectious morbidity is a cumulative function of recurrent events. Historically, data collection has depended on time-to-event analyses, variable definitions, and retrospective data. To better…
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Desensitization Before Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized Patients
E. De Sousa,¹ I. Revuelta,¹ M. Blasco,¹ F. Diekmann,¹ J. Cid,² M. Lozano,² A. Sánchez-Escuredo,¹ J. Martorell,³ E. Palou,³ J. Campistol,¹ F. Oppenheimer.¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ²Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ³Immunology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Renal transplantation in highly sensitized patients represents a major clinical challenge leading to long periods in the waiting list. When a living donor is available,…
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In House Oxygen Persufflation of Cold Stored Livers Versus Simple Cold Storage in Extended Criteria Liver Grafts: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
A. Gallinat,¹ A. Paul,¹ D. Hoyer,¹ C. Klein,¹ S. Swoboda,¹ C. Ose,² Z. Mathe,¹ J. Treckmann,¹ T. Minor.³
¹Dept. of General-, Viszeral- und Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; ²Institute of Computer Science in Medicine, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; ³Surgical Research Div., Universiy Clinic Surgery, Bonn, Germany.
Two hours of end-ischemic oxygen persufflation of cold stored porcine livers regenerates cellular energy dependent pathways and improves survival after transplantation. The present trial evaluated…
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U.S. National Experience of Liver Transplantation Using Allografts from Octogenarian Donors
C. Bhati, I. Tzvetanov, R. Garcia-Roca, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti, H. Jeon.
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionA continuous worsening of donor organ shortage has led to expand organ acceptance criteria. It is still theoretically possible to utilize hepatic allografts from donors…
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A Novel Tool to Evaluate Coercion, Pressure, and Motivation in Potential Live Kidney Donors
A. Shaffer,¹ E. King,¹ J. Kahn,² L. Erby,³ D. Segev.¹
¹Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; ²Bergman Institute for Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; ³School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Live donor kidney transplantation yields improved graft survival and recipient longevity, as compared to deceased donors. However, one concern with living donation is the potential…
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Addressing Low Live Kidney Donation Rates in African Americans through the Live Donor Champion Program
E. King,¹ J. Garonzik-Wang,³ M. Bowring,¹ K. Kumar,¹ D. Segev.^1,2
¹Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; ³Transplantation, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Background: African-Americans (AAs) are least likely to receive a live donor kidney transplant, and AAs account for < 20% of all live donors. Differences in…
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The Impact of Perioperative Bleeding on Long-Term Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support
K. Lietz,¹ M. Mooney,¹ I. El Lakkis,² C. Derber,² U. Kelly,² C. Wilson,² A. Hoedt,¹ P. Bourassa,¹ B. Smith,¹ M. McGrath,¹ J. Herre.¹
¹Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA; ²Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Purpose: Postoperative bleeding is a common complication of MCS surgery. The incidence of bleeding in published series exceeds by several times the 3-5% rates seen…
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Safety and Efficacy of Conversion from Conventional Twice Daily Tacrolimus to Once Daily Extended Release Tacrolimus in Stable Pancreas Transplant (SPK and PAK) Recipients
M. Dib, A. Barbas, M. Marquez, J. Laurence, G. Sapisochin, A. Norgate, J. Schiff, I. McGilvray, P. Greig, M. Selzner, M. Cattral.
Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: A once-daily, modified-release oral formulation of tacrolimus has been developed to simplify dosing and improve medication adherence. There is limited data on the implementation…
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Comparison of Creatinine Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and Iothalamate-Measured GFR (mGFR) Following Simultaneous Pancreas – Kidney Transplantation
N. Sarabu, J. Augustine, K. Woodside, D. Hricik, A. Padiyar, E. Sanchez.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland.
Objective: Creatinine based eGFR equations may overestimate the true GFR in simulataneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant patients, owing to the low lean body mass in these…