Articles tagged "COVID-19"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine and Vaccine Hesitancy in an Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs)
E. Bae, L. Wei, C. Canning, S. Martinez-Machado, J. Lee, L. Patel, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: KTRs comprise a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection due to comorbidities and immunosuppression. Studying how vaccination hesitancy in inner-city KTRs has changed since the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Immunogenicity of a 3rd Dose of Mrna Covid-19 Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Failed to Respond to 2 Prior Doses
W. Werbel¹, A. Karaba¹, T. Chiang¹, T. Liang¹, A. Massie¹, M. Bettinotti¹, W. Clarke¹, N. Watson², A. Tobian¹, C. Durand¹, N. Bridges², D. Rostrosen², C. Larsen³, P. Heeger⁴, D. Segev¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have diminished immune response and protection after 2-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. It is unknown if additional doses improve neutralization of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donors with Severe Sars-cov-2 Pneumonia
M. Rosenzweig, M. Finotti, A. Gupta, S. Lee, N. Onaca, G. J. McKenna, J. Bayer, H. Fernandez, R. Ruiz, E. Martinez, A. Yango, T. Sam, C. Spak, B. Fischbach, G. Testa, A. Wall
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Transplantation of kidneys from donors with active SARS-CoV-2 infection is uncommon due to concerns about the risk of viral transmission and kidney quality. To…
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Six-Month Outcomes Among Lung Transplant Patients with COVID-19
L. D. Mahan, J. Rose, M. Mohanka, A. Banga
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: There is limited data on the outcomes beyond the acute illness among lung transplant (LT) patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current study…
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The Impact Of Covid-19 On Pediatric Organ Donation And Transplantation
E. Lee¹, X. Zhang², G. Mazariegos³, T. Nakagawa⁴
¹Transplant Surgery, UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: The global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered delivery of healthcare. Hospital resource utilization has been impacted on multiple levels including solid organ transplantation and…
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Organ Transplantation From Donors With Active Sars-cov-2 Infection: The Italian Experience
P. A. Grossi¹, R. Romagnoli², S. Gruttadauria³, M. Colledan⁴, L. De Carlis⁵, S. Martin-Suarez⁶, G. M. Ettorre⁷, F. Parisi⁸, F. Di Benedetto⁹, U. Maggiore¹⁰, G. Tisone¹¹, E. Andorno¹², M. Carmellini¹³, L. G. Lupo¹⁴, U. Livi¹⁵, A. Montemurro¹⁶, L. Lombardini¹⁷, M. Cardillo¹⁸
¹Medicine and Surgery, Univ degli Studi dell'Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy, ²Liver Transplant Center -General Surgery 2U, University of Turin, Torino, Italy, ³Abdominal Surgery and Organ Transplantation Unit, ISMETT, Palermo, Italy, ⁴Medicine and Surgery, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24127 Bergamo, Italy, ⁵CHIRURGIA GENERALE E DEI TRAPIANTI, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, 20162 Milano, Italy, ⁶Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Bologna S.Orsola - Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy, ⁷Dipartimento Interaziendale Trapianti Silvio Natoli, A.O. San Camillo - Forlanini, 00149 Roma, Italy, ⁸DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOCHIRURGIA CARDIOLOGIA E TRAPIANTO CUORE POLMONE, Ospedale Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, Italy, ⁹Medicine and Surgery, AOU Policlinico, 41124 Modena, Italy, ¹⁰Dipartimento di Medicina Generale e Specialistica, Ospedale Maggiore - Parma, 21100 Varese, Italy, ¹¹Chirurgia Generale, A.O.U. Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy, ¹²Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy, ¹³Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, A.O.U. Senese - S.M. Alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy, ¹⁴E’mergenza e trapianti di organi, AOU Consorziale Policlinico, 70124 Bari, Italy, ¹⁵Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy, ¹⁶Centro Nazionale Trapianti Operativo, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy, ¹⁷Medical DirectOR, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy, ¹⁸General Director, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy
*Purpose: In the present study we want to report safety and outcome of organ transplantation from donors with active SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy.*Methods: In November…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Placement of COVID Positive Organs: An Early Analysis
A. M. Hawxby, R. Ketcham, J. P. Orlowski, R. Squires, C. Hostetler
Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Until recently, donor COVID positivity was seen as a contraindication for donation or transplantation. Our OPO has recently adopted a practice in which organs…
2022 American Transplant Congress
OPTN Required SARS-CoV-2 Lower Respiratory Testing for Lung Donors: Early Impact on Patient Safety and Organ Utilization
S. E. Booker¹, C. Martinez¹, C. Fox¹, C. Jett¹, D. Klassen¹, L. Danziger-Isakov², R. M. La Hoz³
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The OPTN implemented emergency policy on 5/27/21 requiring lower respiratory testing (LRT) by nucleic acid test (NAT) for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) for all potential deceased…
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Lung Transplantation For Covid-19: An International Registry
M. G. Ison¹, R. Giris², O. Dias³, R. Vos⁴, J. Magnusson⁵, T. Zangeneh⁶, E. D. Lease⁷, S. Aslam⁸, M. Weder⁹
¹Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL, ²Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Einstein Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵Sahlgrenska Transplant Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶University of Arizona, Tucscon, AZ, ⁷University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁸University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 can result in a range of infections from asymptomatic disease to progressive COVID-19 and death. In some patients with COVID-19 Lung Disease (C19LD),…
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Safety and Immunogenicity of BNT-162b2 versus Chadox1 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prospective Study
A. Ajlan¹, T. Ali², H. Aleid², K. Almeshari², M. Alkaff³, S. Althuwaidi⁴, L. Fajji², A. Alali⁵, D. Halabi⁶, A. Ullah⁷, K. H. Marquez⁸, B. Elmikkaoui⁹, A. Alrajhi¹⁰, A. Zidan¹¹, E. Albogumi.¹², K. Bzeizi¹³, R. Almaghrabi¹⁴, E. DeVol¹⁵, M. Al-Awwami,¹⁶, S. Alghamdi¹³, P. Broering²
¹Pharmaceutical Care Division - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ²Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ³Medical Laboratory, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Medical Microbiology, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Transplant Coordination Team - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Transplant Coordination Team - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Kidney & Pancreas Health Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Analytics Data Centre - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁹Data Management - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁰Infectious Diseases - Medicine Department, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹Abdominal Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹²Data Management. - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹³Liver & Small Bowel Health Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Infectious Diseases - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁵Biostatistics, Epidemiology &Scientific Computing, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁶Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory Kidney & Pa - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Data showed seroconversion after different SARS-CoV-2 vaccination platforms might yield diminished response in transplant recipients. However, it is unknown whether different vaccination platforms could…