Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 155 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Role of Universal Decolonization After Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
D. Lee,¹ G. Malat,² N. Law,¹ A. Sharma,¹ T. Bias,¹ K. Ranganna,¹ A. Doyle.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Surgery, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
IntroductionInfection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. Despite careful pre-transplantation screening of donors and recipients, vaccination, prophylaxis, and antimicrobial use,…
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Ex Vivo Stem Cell-Mediated Regeneration of Ischemically Damaged Renal Allografts
L. Brasile, N. Henry, A. Meyer, B. Stubenitsky.
BREONICS, Inc., Watervliet, NY.
This project attempted to accelerate repair of ischemically damaged human kidney allografts using Exsanguinous Metabolic Support (EMS) technology that is warm (32C) and acellular. While…
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T Cell Transfer With iNKT Cell Activation Facilitate Engraftment of Bone Marrow Cells Without GvHD
R. Ishii,¹ T. Hirai,¹ S. Miyairi,¹ M. Ikemiyagi,¹ K. Omoto,¹ Y. Ishii,² K. Tanabe.¹
¹Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Laboratory of Vaccine Design, RIKEN IMS-RCAI, Yokohama, Japan.
Contamination of allogenic T cells is considered to be a risk factor of graft versus host disease (GvHD) in bone marrow transplantation (BMT), whereas it…
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Is the Pulsatile Kidney Preservation Machine a Vaulable Tool in Evaluating Kidney Suitability from Older Donors After Brain Death?
D. Paredes Zapata,¹ A. Ruiz Arranz,¹ C. Rodriguez Villar,¹ L. Peri Cussi,² A. Alcaraz Asensio,² R. Adalia Bartolome,¹ F. Oppenheimer Salinas.³
¹Donation and Transplant Coordination Section, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ²Urology Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ³Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction: Donors after Brain Death (DBD) older than 60 years old, have become 46.8% of our donor activity, with higher Discard Rate (DR). Assessment of…
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The Natural History of Kidney Graft Cortical Microcirculation Determined by Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Sonography (RT-CES)
C. Jiménez,¹ M. López,¹ A. Ros,¹ A. Aguilar,¹ D. Menendez,¹ B. Rivas,¹ M. Santana,¹ R. Madero,² R. Selgas.¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital Univeritario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; ²Biostatistics, Hospital Univeritario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Decreasing kidney graft cortical microcirculation has been related to poor prognosis in kidney transplantation. Cortical capillary blood flow (CCBF) can be measured by real-time contrast-enhanced…
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Stability of Kidney Allograft Function Is Improving Over Time Across All Donor Types
J. Gill, J. Dong, C. Rose, J. Gill.
Medicine-Nephrology, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Examination of changes in kidney function after transplantation could help identify subgroups of patients who may benefit from a change in clinical management. In the…
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Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplant Patients According to the KDIGO Criteria
T. Filiponi, A. Silva-Filho, E. Tonato, L. Requiao-Moura, A. Matos, E. Arruda, R. Chinen, L. Pires, M. Durão Junior.
Kidney Transplantation, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose.To assess the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in kidney transplant in patients using KDIGO classification. Methods- Retrospective cohort…
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Native Kidney Biopsy Does Not Predict Post Liver Transplant Renal Outcomes
D. Sawinski,¹ A. Ganguli,¹ M. Palmer, R. Bloom,¹ P. Abt.
¹Renal Division, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA; ²Dept of Pathology, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA; ³Dept of Surgery, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA.
Liver transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk of posttransplant renal disease but the extent of renal disease is often unrecognized in the pretransplant setting.…
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Biliary Complication After Living Donor Liver Transplantation According to Biliary Reconstruction Methods
J. Lee,^1,2 J. Lee,^1,2 D. Han,^1,2 J. Lee,³ M. Ju,^1,2 M. Kim,^1,2 G. Choi,^1,2 J. Choi,^1,2 S. Kim,^1,2 D. Joo.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Bundang, Korea.
BackgroundDespite improvement of operative techniques and long term outcomes, biliary complication remains as a severe obstacle in living donor liver transplantation.MethodsMedical records of 245 adult…
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Sharp Declines in Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. Massie, I. Olorundare, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
The number of live donor kidney transplants (LDKT) per year declined slightly in recent years, from 5,477 in 2004 to 4,655 in 2012 (15% decline).…