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Articles tagged "Adverse effects"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Short Term Outcomes in Previously Covid Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients in Pre-vaccine Era

    R. Prashar, N. J. Khoury, M. Ramesh, A. K. Patel

    Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: To study clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2*Methods: In this retrospective, single-center case-series, we identified…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Reduction in Medication Errors at Discharge in the Transplant Population via Use of Novel Pharmacist / Nursing Dual Check System

    M. Norris, S. Witek, C. Whritenour, K. Sigafus, C. Chiang, C. Sammons, D. Naveiro, A. Paredes, E. Perez-Ngai, M. Kaminski, R. Westmoreland, G. Malat

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Medication errors are of great concern due to the risk for patient and allograft injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Antibiotic Stewardship and Inpatient C. Difficile Testing in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Value of Multi-Level Checks and Balances

    M. Kueht, R. Britt, R. Ferren, M. Mujtaba, R. Ramirez, R. Kulkarni, A. Lea, J. Fair, D. Reynoso

    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

    *Purpose: Diarrhea in the solid organ transplant recipient is a commonly encountered problem and is often multifactorial in etiology. Due to the combination of peri-operative…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Leukopenia and Neutropenia Incidence, Treatment, and Clinical Response in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients

    H. Kutzler, T. Webb, R. Cecere, D. O'Sullivan, P. Sheiner

    Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

    *Purpose: The purpose is to evaluate incidence, recurrence, therapy modifications, and complications of leukopenia and neutropenia (LN) in kidney (KTR) and liver transplant (LTR) recipients.*Methods:…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Social Support in the Peri-Liver Transplant Period Affects Post-Transplant Survival, Rejection Rate and Length of Stay

    T. Ashraf1, V. Mendiratta2, S. Gill1, A. Abdelwahab3, D. Moonka2, S. Jafri2

    1Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 3Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Although social support is a key component of the pre-transplant evaluation, it’s effect on post-transplant outcomes remains understudied. The purpose of this study was…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Effectiveness of Early Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients

    C. Song1, R. Winstead1, A. Brown1, M. Demehin1, I. Yakubu1, I. Moinuddin2, G. Gupta2

    1Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, 2Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Metabolic complications such as post-transplant diabetes (PTDM) are quickly becoming the leading causes of death in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. The use of Sodium…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients: Does Rifaximin Prevent Clostridioides Difficile Infection? A Retrospective Analysis

    J. D. Goldman, V. Aleksenko, J. L. Davila, N. A. Muhktar, K. Kowdley

    Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA

    *Purpose: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and new prevention strategies in high-risk patients are needed. Rifaximin has been…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy of Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant Patients on Hemodialysis

    D. E. Ecabert, C. Pham, B. J. Pierce, W. L. Musick

    Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral infection after solid organ transplant (SOT) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Valganciclovir (VGCV) is…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial (BEST Trial) of Belatacept-Based CNI- and Corticosteroid-Free Immunosuppression: Infectious Complications

    P. West-Thielke1, A. Shields2, D. Kaufman3, J. Leone4, A. Wiseman5, A. Matas6, T. Sa7, E. King7, R. Alloway2, S. Woodle2

    1University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 3University of Wisconsin, Madison, IL, 4Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 5University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 6University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 7Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: The BEST Trial (Belatacept-based Early Steroid Withdrawal Trial) is a prospective, randomized, multi-center trial designed to compare two belatacept (BELA)-based calcineurin inhibitor-free (CNI), early…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Contrary to Expectation, the Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors is Not Consistently Associated with Early Onset Allograft Rejection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    I. Owoyemi1, C. M. Costello2, C. Thongprayoon1, S. Markovic3, H. Joerg4, C. C. Otley5, T. Taner6, A. R. Mangold2, N. Leung1, S. Herrmann1, A. Kukla1

    1Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, 3Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 6Departments of Surgery & Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy but are generally avoided in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) due to concern for allograft rejection…
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