2020 American Transplant Congress
Higher Body Mass Index Before Living Kidney Donation Can Increase Wound Infection after Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies
Kidney Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: According to the CDC (2015-2016), 71.6% of the adult population in the United States has a BMI equal or higher than 25kg/m2, and the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation from Donors with Positive Blood Culture
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The use of organs from donors with infection is limited because of the possibility of transmission. Herein we report our experience of transplantation from…2020 American Transplant Congress
Statin Use May Be Associated with Lower Risk of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, that catalyses the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is involved in the synthesis of cholesterol in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pattern of Renal Allograft Injury in Recipients with Normal Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a novel non-invasive test currently used as a biomarker for identification of transplant rejection or injury. Here, we sought…2020 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Parvovirus B19 Infection
*Purpose: At present,donor derived parvovirus B19 infections are rarely reported. Thus, the incidence of donor derived parvovirus B19 infections in solid organ transplant recipients is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacy Led Initiatives for Treatment of Transplant Recipients of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in a High Volume Transplant Center
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We describe a multidisciplinary workflow for initiation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies post-transplant in the outpatient setting of a high…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is it Safe to Use Organs from Deceased Donor with Open Abdomen?
Live On New York, New York, NY
*Purpose: The shortage of organs supplies and increased number of waiting patients for organs transplantation allowed to review historical contraindication for donation. Due to limited…2020 American Transplant Congress
Late Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Often Misdiagnosed
*Purpose: Since 2/2018, we have identified 60 transplant recipients presenting with late PCR confirmed Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJP). Of this initial group, 17 kidney transplant recipients…2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Increased Risk of Urinary Tract Infections and Pneumonia
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. Chronic active antibody mediated rejection (cABMR) is a leading cause of kidney…2020 American Transplant Congress
Brincidofovir for Adenovirus Disease in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
*Purpose: Adenovirus infection can lead to disease in solid organ transplant recipients, including disease of the allograft. Treatment options for severe disease are limited. Brincidofovir…
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