Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Independence and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Nationwide Study of South Korea
S. Park¹, J. Park², M. Kim³, J. Kim³, M. Yu⁴, K. Kim³, M. Park⁵, Y. Kim³, D. Kim³, K. Joo³, Y. Kim³, H. Lee³
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: A nationwide study regarding the association between socioeconomic dependency accessibility to or prognosis of kidney transplantation has been rarely studied, particularly in an Asian…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Prevalence of Preemptive Transplantation at a Large Volume Kidney Transplant Center
T. Menser¹, M. J. Hobeika², S. G. Yi², T. Nisar¹, A. Gaber²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In the wake of the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health, it is essential to fully examine the current care paradigm for chronic…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Extended-Criteria Donors: An Increased Risk of Ureteral and Urinary Complications? Study from 10279 Patients
B. Mesnard¹, M. Leroy², G. Karam¹, F. Neri³, P. Glemain¹, M. Perrouin-Verbe¹, S. De Vergie¹, O. Bouchot¹, J. Rigaud¹, D. Cantarovich¹, G. Blancho¹, M. Giral¹, J. Branchereau¹
¹Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, ITUN, Nantes, France, ²Department of Methodology And Biostatistics, Nantes, Nantes Université, Methodology And Biostatistics Platform, Nantes, France, ³Department of Surgical Sciences, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Due to the increasing need for kidneys suitable to transplantation, the scientific comunity has expanded the donor population to include extended criteria donors (ECD).…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Risks Associated with Blood Transfusions in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Health Administrative Data
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll⁶
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Insitute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) is a common occurrence in kidney transplant recipients, however it may carry certain risks which could be detrimental to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty at Time of Kidney Transplant Evaluation is Associated with Higher Rate of Waitlist Denial
J. Klein¹, A. Jurgensen², M. Gupta¹, N. Herrera¹, A. Gupta¹, D. Cibrik¹
¹Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: To determine the association of patient frailty, as assessed by the Fried frailty score at the time of kidney transplant evaluation (KTE), with kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Post-Transplant Desensitization in High Immunological Risk Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Kumar, C. Song, L. Kamal, I. Moinuddin, M. Levy, C. Bhati, A. King, P. Kimball, G. Gupta
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The kidney allocation system (KAS) was changed in 2015 to increase access to transplants for highly sensitized patients. However, recent data suggests that even…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Osmotic Nephropathy from a Non-Sucrose Based IVIG
S. Reddy, L. Kodali
Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: We present a case of acute renal failure and hyperkalemia due to osmotic nephropathy from a non-sucrose based IVIG infusion therapy.*Methods: A 67-year-old man…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Experience of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Post Solid Organ Transplantation – “Benign Genetic Variants: Perhaps No More”
M. Khan, M. Anand, T. Kaur, S. Bumb, S. Shah, A. Govil, B. G. Abu Jawdeh
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a genetic-based thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) that is mediated by the activation of the alternative complement pathway. Heterozygous deletion…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Immunoproteasome Function: A Possible Cause for Macrophage Associated Organ Damage During Renal Transplantation?
N. Parajuli, A. Khakurel
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
*Purpose: A major hurdle in the field of renal transplantation is the shortage of suitable donor kidneys. Renal transplantation using living-donor organs perform better when…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulins Induced Immunomodulatory Effect and Increased Regulatory T Cell in a In Vitro Model of Allogeneic Cell Coculture
M. Colladant¹, J. Lion², P. Saas³, S. Perruche³, D. Ducloux¹, N. Mooney², J. Bamoulid¹
¹Nephrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation, CHU de Besançon, Besancon, France, ²Equipe INSERM: Endothelium, Inflammation et Alloreactivity INSERM UMR-S 976, Paris, France, ³INSERM U1098 RIGHT, Université de Franche-Comté EFS Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besancon, France
*Purpose: Two types of Anti-Thymocyte Globulins (ATG) are commonly used in renal transplantation (Thymoglobuline and Grafalon) and induce severe, dose-dependent and sometimes persistent CD4+ T…