Articles tagged "Graft survival"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting Kidneys from HCV-Infected Donors into HCV-Negative Recipients: Longer-Term and Extended Results of the THINKER Trial
D. Goldberg,¹ E. Blumberg,¹ P. Abt,¹ M. Levine,¹ P. Porrett,¹ A. Naji,¹ S. Nazarian,¹ D. Sawinski,¹ J. Trofe-Clark,¹ V. Van Deerlin,¹ C. Gentile,¹ J. Smith,¹ M. Kaminski,¹ A. Sicilia,¹ R. Hasz,² L. Suplee,² R. Reddy,¹ R. Bloom,¹ P. Reese.¹
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ²Gift of Life, Philadelphia.
Background: In 2016, 800 kidneys from HCV+ deceased donors were discarded. Short-term (6-month) data from the first 10 subjects in the THINKER-1 trial (NCT02743897; funder:…
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Livers from Donation after Circulatory Death Donors Can Be Safely Used for Retransplantation
O. van Leeuwen,¹ M. van Reeven,² J. Erdmann,³ H. Metselaar,⁴ A. van den Berg,⁵ B. van Hoek,⁶ W. Polak,² R. Porte.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ³Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁴Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁵Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁶Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: After donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation (LT), non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) and early allograft dysfunction (EAD) are more frequently observed than after…
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Should More Donation after Cardiac Death Livers Be Used in Pediatric Transplantation?
C. Hwang,¹ S. Levea,² M. MacConmara.¹
¹Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ²Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Introduction: Multiple strategies exist to increase the organ pool for livers in pediatric recipients, including using split livers, high risk livers, and donation after cardiac…
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Urinary C5b-9 is an Independent Predictor of Graft Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients
R. Lammerts, M. Eisenga, M. Alyami, M. Seelen, M. Daha, J. van den Born, S. Bakker, S. Berger, On behalf of the COMBAT Comsortium.
Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
IntroductionChronic antibody-mediated rejection is thought to be the main cause of late kidney-allograft loss, involving donor-specific antibody–mediated activation of the complement system. Activation of filtered…
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Histone Deacetylase-6 Inhibition Mitigates Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Acetaminophen Toxicity in Mice
S. Concors,¹ D. Murken,¹ D. Aufhauser,¹ Z. Wang,¹ G. Ge,¹ T. Bhatti,⁴ W. Hancock,^3,4 M. Levine.^1,2
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) leads to poor outcomes and early graft loss in liver transplantation. Understanding the mechanisms of liver IRI may aid in prevention…
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The Effect of Steroid Maintenance in Recipients with Pancreas Transplant Alone: A Single Center Experience
J. Choi, J. Jung, H. Kwon, S. Shin, Y. Kim, D. Han.
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: In solid organ transplantation, the use of steroids for maintenance therapy is common. However, the appropriateness of steroid maintenance or withdrawal in pancreas transplantation…
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Long-Term Outcome of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience over the past Three Decades in Japan
Y. Aoki,¹ H. Satoh,¹ Z. Matsui,¹ R. Hamada,² Y. Hamasaki,³ S. Shishido.³
¹Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan; ²Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan; ³Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is the preferred treatment for children with ESRD. Although the steady advances in immunosuppression have enabled control of early acute rejection…
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National Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Sex Mismatch in Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ L. Wang,³ R. Liu,³ E. Rogers,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ³Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Gender Outcomes remain controversial in solid organ transplantation.Aim: The study aim was to evaluate the outcomes of sex mismatched donors and recipients where a…
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Pre Liver Transplant (LT) Prediction of Surgical Complexity by Recipient Risk Grading and Optimizing Outcomes: The Ochsner Experience
H. Sharma,¹ H. Bohorquez,^1,2 D. Bruce,¹ J. Seal,¹ A. Cohen,^1,2 E. Bugeaud,¹ I. Carmody,^1,2 D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ D. Marroquin,¹ M. Voltz,¹ L. DeGregorio,¹ G. Loss.^1,2
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; ²School of Medicine, University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Ochsner Unit has been assigning the potential recipient with surgical complexity category since 2015 to preempt surgical risk .Aim: To review outcomes after the…
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Outcome Analysis of Renal Re-Transplantation Compared to a Matched Control Group of First Transplantation
A. Schwarz,¹ F. Schaefer,¹ T. Framke,² S. Linnenweber,¹ H. Haller.¹
¹Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background: 15% of our renal transplant program is re-transplantation (Tx2). We aimed to know if Tx2 has a higher risk than first transplantation (Tx1) and…