Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Deceased Donor Mode of Death and Kidney Donor Profile Index on Baseline Donor Derived Cell Free DNA in Kidney Transplant Recipients
B. Chopra, A. Grazier, K. K. Sureshkumar
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Donor derived-cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a novel serum biomarker available for earlier prediction of acute rejection in renal allograft. Baseline dd-cfDNA values are
2021 American Transplant Congress
Tru and Sure -A Tale of Two Cities! Can Allosure Predict and Enhance Trugraf Results?
Y. A. Qazi¹, W. Mon¹, S. Qazi², C. Choi¹, M. Smogorzewski¹
¹Keck Medical Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Keck Medical Center at USC, La Canada Flt, CA
*Purpose: With the introduction of Cell free DNA(cfDNA) technology in transplantation a few years ago, and a more recent addition of genomic testing with TruGraf…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors Associated with Severe COVID19 Illness in Kidney Transplant Recipients
E. Abuhelaiqa, M. Alkadi, H. Tohid, R. Elidrisi, R. Abdul Rahiman, M. F. Elshirbeny, T. A. Ghonaimi, A. I. Hamad, A. Nauman, A. A Aziz, O. Fituri, M. Asim, M. A. Othman, H. Al-Malki
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
*Purpose: COVID19 is an acute respiratory infection that is caused by the SARS-COV-2 that has been shown to be highly contagious and poses a significant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 Infection in Kidney versus Non-kidney Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Study
J. Schaenman¹, H. Byford², T. R. Grogan³, S. Fraschilla², K. Meneses⁴, J. C. Alejos⁵, M. Rivera⁶, S. Saab⁷
¹Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Transplant Administration, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Liver Transplantation, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Pediatric Heart Transplantation, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Liver Transplantation, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality in patients around the world. A significant impact has been observed in immunocompromised patients such…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Non-active Hepatitis B on Patient Survival After Renal Transplantation
A. Paschereit¹, K. Budde², M. Duerr², M. G. Naik²
¹Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Dialysis patients (pts) have an increased risk for hepatitis B (HB) infection and impaired response to HB vaccine compared to the general population. As…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidney and Pancreas Allografts Into Hepatitis C Naïve Recipients – A Single Center Experience as a Standard of Care
K. Yadav¹, A. Padiyar², K. Zhao³, J. Rabets³, A. Jittirat², S. Sclair⁴
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²Nephrology, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, ³Transplant Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Transplantation of Hepatitis C positive organs into Hepatitis C naïve recipients is rapidly gaining widespread acceptance. We report our experience with transplanting HCV D+/R-…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Not Quite Right: The Irony of Longer Cold Times for Higher KDPI Kidneys
H. Ghali¹, D. Won¹, S. Yoon¹, A. Friedman²
¹Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, ²LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*Purpose: To identify tactics for reduction of the kidney discard rate, we analyzed measurable, operational factors contributing to the key outcome of transplantation (TXP) or…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of High Kdpi on 1-year Post-transplant Graft Function and Survival in a Brazilian Cohort
H. Tedesco Silva Junior, R. Demarchi Foresto, M. Hazin, B. Cassão, A. Aquino, J. Taddeo, C. Rosso Felipe, L. Requião Moura, J. Medina
Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) on 1-year post-transplant renal function and graft survival.*Methods: This retrospective cohort analyzed 3,059…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Survival After Borderline Rejection in the Setting of Denovo Dsa Formation
A. P. Bregman¹, S. Jackson², S. Riad¹
¹Department of Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Biostatistics, M-Health Fairview Analytics, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The significance of borderline cellular rejection has been questioned in the past. Data on borderline rejection with deNovo DSA (dnDSA) formation is limited. We…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Cost Savings Initiative with Idea Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in an Older Kidney Transplant Population: A Single Center Analysis
C. LaFratte¹, S. Witek¹, D. Sawinski², J. Trofe-Clark², C. Sammons², B. Hardek¹, R. Samudralwar¹, A. Forte¹, S. Lyle¹, J. Rashid¹, G. Malat²
¹Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Optimal dosing schemes for rATG induction are not well defined for older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), who are at greater risk for adverse events…