Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Development of an Innovative Training Pathway for Robotic Assisted Renal Transplant Program
H. Pournik¹, J. Castillo², V. Brown², J. Collins², C. Haisch², D. Leeser²
¹ECU, Greenville, NC, ²Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: To develop and implement a surgeon and team training program for robotic renal transplants utilizing innovative technology and techniques.*Methods: A graduated robotic educational program…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Two Novel Methods to Establish Rat Kidney Transplantation Model
M. Zheng, Z. Gui, Z. Wang, J. Wei, X. Ju, R. Tan, M. Gu
Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Rat kidney transplantation model is a standard animal model for the anti-rejection research of kidney transplantation. However, the current methods of the model require…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and the Possibility of Re-Transplantation
E. L. Wood¹, J. Burrows¹, E. Lum, MD², J. Veale, MD¹
¹Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Up to 30% of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) experience recurrent disease after renal transplant, with high rates of progression to allograft failure…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly: A National Cohort Study Using Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Data
D. Kim¹, J. Lee², B. Kim², M. Kim², Y. Kim², K. Huh², H. Choi²
¹Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea, Republic of, ²Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Outcome of ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOiKT) in the elderly is not well-established yet. The purpose of this study is to compare post transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Eplet Mismatches Associated with De Novo Donor Specific HLA Antibody in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Cohort
O. Charnaya, J. Jones, P. Chiang, M. C. Philogene, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: While optimizing immunological matching will decrease the risk of de novo donor specific HLA antibody (dnDSA) formation and improve long-term graft function in pediatric…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability & Acceptance of the Marginal Living- Kidney Donors with Obesity or Abnormal Blood Sugar Profile
Z. Arabi¹, M. A. Bukhari²
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: There are no clear guidelines about the suitability and acceptance of living- kidney donors with obesity or abnormal blood sugar profile.*Methods: To form a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Hybrid Data Envelopment Analysis-Artificial Neural Network (DEANN) Technique for Extrapolating the Evolution of Kidney Transplant Patients
F. Santos-Arteaga¹, D. Di Caprio², D. Cucchiari³, J. M. Campistol³, F. Oppenheimer³, F. Diekmann³, I. Revuelta³
¹Faculty of Economics and Management, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy, ²Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, ³Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: The current study introduces a hybrid Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) - Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technique to extrapolate the evolution of transplant patients based…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends in the Incidence and Impact of Infections Following Kidney Transplantation
K. R. Jackson, J. Motter, R. Avery, W. Werbel, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Infections remain a major threat to successful kidney transplantation (KT), and are associated with a subsequent higher risk of mortality and graft loss. However,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Diligent Prospective BK Virus (BKV) Monitoring and Management Post Kidney Transplant to Mitigate Risk of BK Nephropathy and Rejection: A Single Center Experience
A. Dao¹, M. Madhrira², S. Allam²
¹Medical City Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX, ²Tarrant Nephrology Associates, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: BK viremia and nephropathy are evolving challenges in post-kidney transplants. Currently, monitoring and management strategies vary across centers. At our program, we prospectively monitor…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Ready for Transplantation: Getting the Right Messages Across at the Right Time
D. Goodall, K. Tansey, S. Clarke-Swaby, P. Webster, E. Salisbury, J. Tomlinson, R. Bright, W. Brown
Imerial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Successful outcomes post-transplantation demands significant commitment from patients therefore it is crucial that they have a good understanding of what is involved. Our pharmacist…