Articles tagged "Donors, unrelated"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Medical Necessity Kidney Donation in the Treatment Algorithm for Nutcracker Syndrome: Transforming Pain to Altruism
N. Baker, J. Campsen, L. Aviles-Ovalle, M. Molnar, A. Jones, G. Rofaiel, R. Kim, T. Baker
Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Patients with nutcracker syndrome (NCS) are often presented with multiple treatment pathways, including interventional and surgical options. In those who elect native nephrectomy, consideration…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Nebulized Mitochondria Localize to Transplanted Allografts and Improve Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation
D. Nord¹, Z. Tu², L. Langerude¹, A. McQuiston¹, J. Kwon³, S. Nadig⁴, T. Machuca⁵, C. Atkinson¹
¹Pulmonary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²University of Florida, Gaineville, FL, ³MUSC College of Medicine, Charleston, SC, ⁴Northwestern University, Charleston, SC, ⁵Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Mitochondrial transplantation therapy is an innovative strategy for the treatment of mitochondrial dysfunction. The approach has shown efficacy in the treatment of cardiac ischemic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Analysis of the Lung Microbiome and Immune Status in Lung Transplant Recipients
Y. Zhao, P. Zhang, Y. Su, Y. Zhu, L. Shen
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: The dynamic remodeling of lung flora structure and the association between microbial community dynamics and immune status after lung transplantation (LTx) remain unclear.*Methods: Fourteen…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Community- Targeted Educational Campaign on Living Donor Transplants
S. Ganesh, A. Humar
Transplant, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is an urgent need to expand access to living donor liver transplants due to a wide gap in the availability of deceased donor…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Risk Index: Significance as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant Outcomes Beyond Allograft Survival, Analysis of 18 Adjusted Regression Models Involving Adult Deceased Donor Kidney Recipients
A. Santos, E. Bueno, M. A. Leghrouz
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: We aimed to study the role of kidney donor recipient index (KDRI) as a predictor for multiple transplant-related outcomes in adult deceased-donor (DD) kidney…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Liver Transplantation With Steatotic Grafts: Redefining Acceptable Cutoffs for Moderately Steatotic Grafts
B. L. Da¹, J. Satiya², R. P. Heda³, Y. Jiang⁴, L. Lau⁵, A. Fahmy¹, A. Winnick¹, N. Roth¹, E. Grodstein¹, P. J. Thuluvath⁶, A. K. Singal⁷, T. D. Schiano⁸, L. W. Teperman¹, S. K. Satapathy¹
¹Liver Disease, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Tulane Medical Center, Memphis, TN, ⁴The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, ⁵Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ⁶University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Liver Disease, Avera McKenna University Health Center and Transplant Institute, Manhasset, NY, ⁸Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY
*Purpose: Graft macro-steatosis can predispose to worse graft survival. Our objective was to redefine acceptable cutoffs for graft steatosis using the national database.*Methods: Data of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Lack of Insurance and Other Sociodemographic Traits with Deficiencies in Follow-Up After Living Kidney Donation
K. Lentine¹, R. Hays², N. Lam³, A. Tietjen⁴, A. Muiru⁵, H. Xiao¹, A. Garg⁶, C. Thomas⁷, G. McNatt⁷, R. Howey⁸, U. Lebron-Banks⁹, M. Cooper¹⁰, M. Conboy¹¹, B. Kasiske¹¹
¹Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ²Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴St. Barnabas, Livingston, NJ, ⁵Univ of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Western Univ, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁸Toyon Associates, Concord, CA, ⁹New York Presb Hosp, New York, NY, ¹⁰Medstar-Georgetown, Washington, DC, ¹¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Follow-up after living kidney donation in the United States has improved with recent policy mandates. We hypothesized that lack of insurance at donation may…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor Lymphocytes in Peripheral Blood of Patients After Lung Transplantation Comprise High Frequencies of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor-positive T and NK Cell Subsets
J. F. Kühne¹, A. Hitz¹, K. A. Bläsing¹, B. Wiegmann², R. Bellmàs Sanz¹, F. Ius², A. Haverich², G. Warnecke², C. S. Falk¹
¹MHH, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hannover, Germany, ²MHH, Department for Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: For end-stage lung diseases, lung transplantation (LuTx) is the only curative treatment option. However, acute and chronic rejections are major limitations. Thus, a deeper…
2021 American Transplant Congress
General Public Attitude Toward Vascularized Composite Allografts (VCA) Donation?
M. S. S Gharibdousti¹, M. T Khasawneh¹, A. L Friedman²
¹System Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, Vestal, NY, ²LiveOnNY, New York City, NY
*Purpose: To analyze factors associated with affirmative authorization for VCA donation from public opinion.*Methods: KnowledgePanel is the largest online panel that relies on probability-based sampling…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Current Practices for Management and Treatment of COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Adults: A Survey of Institutions
H. H. Nam¹, S. Aslam², O. Beaird³, G. Forrest⁴, M. Fung⁵, A. Limaye⁶, A. Multani³, J. Nelson⁷, R. Rakita⁶, L. Strasfeld⁸, J. Schaenman³
¹Medicine, University of California - Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Medicine, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Medicine, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
*Purpose: The optimal testing strategy for solid organ transplantation (SOT) donor and recipient evaluation, as well as treatment for COVID-19 is unknown. We assessed the…