Articles tagged "Graft failure"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Biopsy Findings After Covid-19
E. Daniel¹, S. Kudose², D. J. Cohen¹, L. Ratner³, V. D'Agati², I. Batal²
¹Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ²Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ³Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY
*Purpose: COVID-19 has been reported as a cause of kidney injury and data from published native kidney biopsy results demonstrate a variety of causes. To…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Intrarenal B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) Levels are Increased in Transplant Glomerulopathy
S. Panzer, K. Swanson, G. Pandya, L. Hidalgo, S. Reese
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Transplant glomerulopathy (TG), a key feature of chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (caABMR), is associated with allograft failure. B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is a cytokine…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Association of Delayed Graft Function with Mortality Post-kidney Transplantation
N. Eguchi¹, H. Ichii², F. J. Ferrey¹, U. G. Reddy¹, D. C. Dafoe², H. Seo³, K. Kalantar-Zadeh¹, E. Tantisattamo¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ³School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
*Purpose: Given the ongoing shortage of donated organs, marginal kidneys with a higher possibility of delayed graft function(DGF) have been increasingly utilized. While DGF in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Times of Covid-19 – Decision Analysis in the Canadian Context
I. Yanev¹, M. Gagnon¹, M. Cheng², S. Paraskevas², D. Kumar³, A. Dragomir⁴, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁴
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the field of transplantation across Canada. In this study, we outline the implications of COVID-19 related…
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Duration and Magnitude of BK Viremia Do Not Predict Outcome in Patients After Kidney Transplantation
E. A. Farkash¹, J. T. Rajagopal², M. Vincent², M. D. Doshi³
¹Dept of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Dept of Nephrology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: BK viremia was a major cause of kidney transplant failure in the early 2000’s and remains a risk factor for subsequent rejection. The standard…
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A Comparative Analysis of Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Steroid Use versus Steroid Discontinuation After Basiliximab Induction: Unos Data Base Study
F. Cardarelli, H. Patel, A. Aala
Nephrology, BIDMC, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Basiliximab is a monoclonal antibody produced by recombinant DNA technology used by many transplant centers in the U.S. as induction immunosuppression. When Basiliximab is…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Splenectomy on Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small Grafts
M. Fujiki, E. Aleassa, C. Quintini, F. Aucejo, K. Sasaki, B. Eghtesad, T. Diago, D. Kwon, C. Miller, K. Hashimoto
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Simultaneous splenectomy with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is widely used in Asian countries to decrease the risk of small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). However, the…
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Age and Racial Disparities in Access to Re-kidney Transplantation
S. S. Patole¹, J. Ahn¹, S. Sandal², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams Demarco³
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Graft failure is likely increasing among kidney transplant (KT) recipients due to improvements in patient survival. While the benefits of re-KT have been well…
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The Impact of Diabetes on Young Transplant Recipients: An American Perspective
J. M. Loera, S. C. Barrett, T. S. Zhang, A. A. Awan, B. V. Murthy, R. T. Cotton, C. A. O'Mahany, N. T. Galvan, J. A. Goss, A. A. Rana
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Our study aims to demonstrate the impact of diabetes, types I and II, on American young adults (18-40 years old) requiring kidney transplantation.*Methods: Using…
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Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation (spk) and, Simultaneous Deceased Donor Pancreas and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (splk) in Diabetic Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
Y. Ko
Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare clinical outcomes of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) and simultaneous deceased donor pancreas and living donor kidney…