2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Clinical and Safety Outcomes Following Uncontrolled Tacrolimus Conversion in Adult Transplant Recipients
Background: Long-term studies with control groups are required to assess tacrolimus (TAC) conversion. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and safety outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment and Validation of Potential Predictors of Non-Adherence in Contemporary Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The aim of this study is to assess the associations between traditional proxies of medication non-adherence and graft outcomes in contemporary kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
You've Gotta Have HOPE: Seeking HIV Donors in a Large US OPO
1LiveOnNY, NY; 2Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY.
Passage of the HOPE Act in 2013 led to important workflow changes within a large US organ procurement organization (OPO). The initial triage process for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Frailty among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States
1JHU, Baltimore; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Frailty, a measure of physiologic reserve, increases the risk of delayed graft function, longer length of stay, early hospital readmission, immunosuppression intolerance, and mortality among…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure
Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Purpose: Increased risk organ donors are being more commonly utilized given organ shortages. However, there is a small risk of transmission of diseases such as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of De Novo DSA Development and Management on Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Multiple studies have shown that development of donor specific antibodies (DSAs) can have a negative impact on renal allograft outcomes resulting in decreased renal function,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Organ Transplantation from Donors with Cancer History
Purpose: The inherent challenges of selecting an acceptable donor for each of the increasing numbers and acuity of recipients has led programs to take increased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using the Remuzzi Score to Guide Single vs. Dual Transplantation Mitigates the Risk of Early Graft Failure
Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
BackgroundExpanded criteria circulatory death donors (DCD) may represent an underutilised donor pool. Our centre has used urgent pre-implantation biopsy (Remuzzi score) to guide single (SKT)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early versus Late Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis after Kidney Transplant
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Background: Prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is recommended in high-risk patients (CMV D+/R-) and those who are CMVR+ and getting T-cell depletional therapy. It is unclear…
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