Articles tagged "Graft function"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Renoportal Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis
G. D'Amico, S. Armanyous, L. Lomaglio, T. Diago Uso, K. Hashimoto, B. Eghtesad, M. Fujiki, F. Aucejo, K. Sasaki, H. Matsushima, C. Lindenmeyer, C. Miller, C. Quintini
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Diffuse splanchnic venous thrombosis (DSVT) remains a serious challenge for the liver transplant (LT) surgeon, despite ongoing advances in surgical techniques. Reno-portal anastomosis (RPA)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Exosomes Carry Stress and Damage Specific miRNAs during Peritransplant Period in TPIAT
P. Saravanan¹, M. Kanak¹, S. Vasu², M. Lawrence², M. Levy¹, B. Naziruddin³
¹Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, ²Islet Cell Lab, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, ³Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Innate inflammation and hypoxia during peritransplant period significantly affect survival of islet grafts. Markers that can identify stress and/or damage during this early period…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Value of SCS Perfusate Biomarkers for Predicting DGF of DCD Donor Kidneys
X. Li, W. Wang, X. Zhang
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To explore the possibilities of simple cold stored(SCS) perfusate biomarkers predicting delayed graft function(DGF) in donor of cardiac death (DCD) kidneys.*Methods: A total of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes and Safety of Living Kidney Transplantation from Older Donors
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: The shortage of deceased donors and increase in the aging population have led to increased kidney transplantation using older living donors (LDs) in Japan,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Anti-HLA Antibodies Are Associated with Deterioration in Long-Term Renal Function Independently of Donor Specificity
T. Mueller¹, P. Cippa², R. van Breemen¹, S. von Moos¹
¹Universityspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Ospedale Regionale di Lugano Civico, Lugano, Switzerland
*Purpose: Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) negatively impact graft survival, the clinical relevance of non-donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (NDSA) is unclear. Hence, the purpose of our study is…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Neutropenia
H. Yao¹, A. Alam², R. Sapir-Pichhadze², D. D’Arienzo³, D. Baran², S. Sandal², M. Cantarovich²
¹Critical Care Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Neutropenia, defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Features and Prognosis of Diffuse Intrahepatic Biliary Stricture in Adult ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation
J. Kwon, G. Song, S. Hwang, K. Kim, C. Ahn, D. Moon, T. Ha, D. Jung, G. Park, Y. Yoon, H. Cho, I. Jeong, J. Choi, S. Yoo, S. Lee
Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Despite the advancement in desensitization protocol, diffuse intrahepatic biliary stricture (DIHBS), an attenuated form of antibody mediated rejection (AMR), remains an unresolved problem. As…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Portal Flow after Reperfusion on Graft Outcomes after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
H. Matsushima, K. Sasaki, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, F. Aucejo, C. Kwon, C. Miller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto
General Surgery, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The impacts of intraoperative portal flow (PF) on graft outcomes after living donor liver transplantation have been studied well, however, its impact on graft…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Prognostic Model to Identify Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Delayed Graft Function
S. Kawakita, J. L. Beaumont, M. J. Everly
Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We have previously identified pre-transplant risk factors for delayed graft function (DGF) in deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) recipients and built a machine learning…
2019 American Transplant Congress
HuR Dictates HO-1 Expression, Modulates Inflammation and Influences Recipient Outcomes in Liver Transplant Patients
K. J. Dery, K. Nakamura, K. Kadono, H. Hirao, S. Kageyama, T. Ito, J. Aziz, B. Ke, F. M. Kaldas, R. W. Busuttil, J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski
Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury, an innate-immune dominated hepatocellular damage, is a risk factor of early graft dysfunction and rejection in liver transplantation (LT). HuR, an…