2020 American Transplant Congress
Survey of Clinician Opinions on Use of Organ Transplants from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors: Identifying & Overcoming Barriers
*Purpose: Increasing the use of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) viremic (Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT)+) donor organs for HCV uninfected (HCV-) patients is a potential approach…2020 American Transplant Congress
End-Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion after Static Cold Storage versus Static Cold Storage Alone in Kidneys from Extended Criteria Brain-Dead Donors: An International Randomized Controlled Trial
*Purpose: A prospective, randomized, single-blinded, multicenter trial comparing the effect of short-term 'in house' oxygenated hypothermic machine preservation (End-HMPO2) following static cold storage (SCS) versus…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Dialysis and Diabetes on Survival in Recipients of Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Mounting data shows a survival benefit of combined heart-kidney transplantation in patients with heart and renal failure. However, little has been done to understand…2020 American Transplant Congress
Consequences of Turning Down High KDPI Kidney Organ Offers for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Kidneys with a high Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI, 80-100%) are frequently declined as they are associated with higher graft loss; yet, candidates that…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pathogenesis of Polyomavirus BK Nephropathy (BKVN): Insights from Quantitative Proteomics Profiling
*Purpose: Our current understanding of the pathogenesis of BKVN is based primarily on transcriptomics studies. However, proteins are the final effector molecules that mediate tissue…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of an Opioid Restrictive Pain Management Initiative in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2ProHealth Care, Milwaukee, WI
*Purpose: Recent national policy changes make it imperative to implement practices to reduce opioid prescribing. Despite the importance, evidence to guide opioid utilization following kidney…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir on Weight-Adjusted Tacrolimus Trough/Dose Ratios in Heart and Kidney Recipients
*Purpose: An innovative strategy to meet the demands of patients requiring heart or kidney transplantation is the acceptance of hepatitis C viremic organs. Direct acting…2020 American Transplant Congress
Epitope Analysis of Complement-Binding De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Class II Antibody
*Purpose: Patients with de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) after kidney transplantation have a poorer prognosis than patients without dnDSA. Meanwhile, patients with dnDSA do…2020 American Transplant Congress
Health Professional Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Mixed Methods Study
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Despite the benefits of living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), rates have stagnated. Efforts to increase LDKT have focused on patient level barriers. Health professionals…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors of Post-Transplant Erythrocytosis in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Post-transplant erythroytosis (PTE) is clinically important condition after kidney transplantation (KTx). Previously published literature from single-center studies, demonstrated variable incidence rates between 8-15%. We…
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