Articles tagged "Graft function"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplantation. The Role of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion
G. ADANI¹, U. Baccarani¹, P. Tulissi², C. Vallone², A. Risaliti¹
¹General Surgery and Transplantation, Academic Hospital P. le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Academic Hospital P. le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy
*Purpose: Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) of deceased donor kidneys is associated with a better outcome than static cold storage (SCS). Aim of this prospective study…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes From Very Old Deceased Kidney Donors For Transplantation
E. Guillen¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹, A. Ruiz², G. Piñeiro¹, D. Cucchiari¹, I. Revuelta¹, V. Torregrosa¹, F. Cofan¹, E. De Sousa¹, N. Esforzado¹, M. Musquera³, L. Peri³, F. Oppenheimer¹, F. Diekmann¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Organ Transplantation Coordination Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Renal Transplant Unit, Urology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Age of deceased donors is increasing, so ensuring the viability of these organs is essential for renal transplantation to continue being the best option…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy after Renal Transplantation
A. Schwarz¹, F. Keller², H. Haller¹
¹Nephrology Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²Nephrology Department, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
*Purpose: Pregnancy after renal transplantation (tx) means a risk for mother, child, and the renal graft. We aimed to specify the main risks.*Methods: We evaluated…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Growth and Function of En Bloc Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience
H. Mo¹, J. Ha¹, A. Han¹, S. Min¹, S. Min¹, S. Ahn¹, I. Ha², H. Kang², S. Kim³
¹Department of surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of surgery, Myongji Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: To overcome organ shortage, using en bloc renal allografts is widely accepted strategy. In this study we review the results of en bloc kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
T. Ameen, G. Papadakis, R. Punjala, N. Karydis
Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: There have been several reports of raised intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in solid organ transplantation, including life threatening abdominal compartment syndrome requiring decompressive laparotomy. In…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety Outcomes with De Novo Use of Everolimus-Based Regimen in Renal Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function from the TRANSFORM Study
S. Chadban¹, F. Oppenheimer¹, F. Citterio¹, O. Witzke¹, V. D. Garcia¹, A. Gutierrez-Dalmau¹, P. Narvekar², M. P. Hernandez Gutierrez², P. Bernhardt², A. Wiseman¹
¹TRANSFORM Study Group, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
*Purpose: To evaluate the effect of everolimus with reduced CNI (EVR+rCNI) vs mycophenolic acid with standard CNI (MPA+sCNI) on efficacy and safety outcomes in RTxR…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Characterization of Orthotopic Hind-Limb Transplants in Rats
F. Zheng, X. Zhang, L. Qiu, J. Wang, X. Yeap, K. M. Koss, J. Wertheim, Z. J. Zhang
Comprehensive Transplant Center and Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is a valid therapeutic option for patients with non-salvageable injuries such as severe burns or limb amputation. The immune response…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern Release and Toll-Like Receptor Activation during Cold Storage and Ex Vivo Reperfusion of Old Rat Livers
U. Scheuermann, E. R. Seyferth, M. Zhu, M. Song, J. Yerxa, R. P. Davis, W. Parker, M. Hartwig, J. Kwun, J. Lee, A. S. Barbas
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Donor age is one of the most important predictive factors of graft outcome in liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to investigate…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cold Ischemia Time on DCD Kidney Transplant Outcomes
J. Narvaez, L. Kayler
Transplant Surgery Division, Dept of Surgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTX) from Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) donors is associated with high rates of delayed graft function (DGF) and potential worse graft…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Subtherapeutic Low Tacrolimus Trough Levels (≤3.5 Ng /ml) Are A Risk Factor For Acute Rejection And Creatinine Doubling.
J. Arreola Guerra¹, R. Reyes Acevedo², A. Chew Wong¹, F. Haro Alcalde¹, L. Zuñiga Macias¹, R. Delgadillo Castañeda², R. Villafan³
¹Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, Mexico, ²Transplantation, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, Mexico, ³Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) is part of the immunosuppression scheme of more than 95% of patients after kidney transplantation in Mexico. Low TAC tacrolimus trough levels…