2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist-Conditioned Transplant Rate is Not an Appropriate Metric for Benchmarking Access to Kidney Transplantation
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Transplant rate is used as a primary metric of center performance as reported by the SRTR. However, the calculation of transplant rate can be…2020 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Diagnosis and Risk Prediction in BK Virus Nephropathy: Discovery and Multicenter Validation of Novel Intragraft Gene Expression Signatures
*Purpose: Novel tools are needed to improve diagnosis and risk prediction in BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). This study aimed to assess the utility of intragraft…2020 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Validity of Functional Status on Mortality in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Frailty and disabilities, though not routinely measured, are highly prevalent in kidney transplant (KT) recipients and predict poor post-transplant outcomes. The Karnofsky Performance Scale…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…2020 American Transplant Congress
Can a Patient with Von Willebrand Disease Donate a Kidney?
*Purpose: Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a haematological condition that can be challenging to deal with during any operative intervention. We report a successful example…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
Optimal Transition for Transplant Recipients: A Model of Care in an Integrated Health Care System
*Purpose: Transplantation is the treatment of choice for ESRD. While short-term outcomes have improved, long-term outcomes lag. Many factors may explain the long-term lag including…
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