Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Organ Transplantation among Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups
M. Parra
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To understand how known patient, provider, and system-level barriers to organ transplantation differ by race and ethnicity.*Methods: We searched Pubmed and Scopus for articles…
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A Novel Formula to Determine Optimal Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil: Towards Individualized Immunosuppression
O. Pankewycz¹, M. Laftavi¹, E. Onan², D. Rucker¹, D. Wang¹, K. Bhuta¹, R. Gruessner³, A. Gruessner³
¹SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, ³SUNY, Downstate Medical University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolic acid (MPA) remain the most commonly used drug combination for kidney transplant immunosuppression. Adequate drug dosing is challenging due to…
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Machine Learning Improves Kidney Discard Predictability
M. Barah¹, S. Mehrotra²
¹IEMS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ²IEMS Department, MEAS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
*Purpose: Despite the shortage of kidneys supply, 18%-20% of deceased donor kidneys are discarded annually.*Methods: The cohort consisted of adult deceased donor kidneys donated between…
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Long-Term Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Peripheral Arterial Disease
C. Choi¹, M. Ahn¹, S. Kim¹, A. Han², H. Ohe³, S. Min², S. Ahn², S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that needs treatment is common and major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Most surgeons have been using…
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Long-Term Outcomes in Recipients of Allografts from Living Kidney Donors with Hypertension
F. Al Ammary¹, S. Yu², A. Muzaale², L. Luckmini², D. C. Crews¹, D. Brennan¹, D. Segev², A. B. Massie²
¹Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Allografts from living kidney donors may “carry” subclinical pathological abnormalities to the recipient and thus lead to adverse clinical outcomes. Because one mechanism underlying…
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Association between Ezetimibe Usage and Hepatitis C RNA Levels in Uninfected Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Received Hepatitis C Infected Kidneys
A. Azhar, M. Yazawa, M. Talwar, V. Balaraman, A. Bhalla, U. A. Agbim, B. Maliakkal, J. P. Kothadia, S. Nair, J. D. Eason, M. Z. Molnar
James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Our previous data showed that transplantation of kidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected donors to HCV negative recipients achieved excellent short-term graft function,…
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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…
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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…
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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).…
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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…