Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Difference in DSA Formation between Tacrolimus-XR and Tacrolimus-IR
J. Hagopian¹, C. Carthon¹, S. January¹, A. Gharabagi², R. Delos Santos³, T. Horwedel⁴
¹Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, ²St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Saint Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, NC
*Purpose: Donor specific antibodies (DSA), whether pre-formed or developed de novo after kidney transplantation, have been associated with acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection, transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Microvascular Rarefaction and Long-Term Graft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function
A. Doreille, S. Larivière-Beaudoin, A. Karakeussian-Rimbaud, M. Hébert, M. Dieudé, N. Patey, H. Cardinal
1Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF), or acute kidney injury in the perioperative period, is associated with decreased kidney graft survival.*Methods: As animal studies suggest that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of TruGraf Serial Testing for Confirming Stability in Kidney Transplant Patients with Stable Renal Function
V. Peddi¹, C. Schieve², S. Rose², M. First²
¹California Pacific Med Ctr, San Francisco, CA, ²Transplant Genomics Inc, Mansfield, MA
*Purpose: The objectives of this study were to model serial TruGraf testing in stable kidney transplant recipients and to demonstrate the potential clinical utility of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of Novel Machine-Learning Techniques to Tailor Donornet® Organ Offers to Center and Surgeon Preference
A. C. Perez-Ortiz, N. Elias
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Real-time communication regarding organ placement is critical. For this purpose, UNOS launched DonorNet®, a computerized allocation algorithm, to aid and facilitate organ placement. However,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Source of Kidney Transplantation in New Zealand by Ethnicity: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
S. Donnellan¹, N. Cross¹, J. Williman², S. C. Palmer³
¹Nephrology, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand, ²Biostatistics and Computational Biology Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, ³Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
*Purpose: Our aim was to explore whether donor source for kidney transplantation in New Zealand was associated with recipient ethnicity adjusting for socioeconomic and clinical…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Induction Type Does Not Influence Kidney Graft or Patient Survival in Recipients with a Previous Heart Transplant in the United States
S. M. Riad¹, A. Tamas¹, S. Jackson², C. Martin¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Complex Care Analytics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction regimens for kidney transplant (KT) in heart recipients vary widely among transplant centers. We sought to examine the impact of kidney induction type…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Greissman¹, A. Mattiazzi², J. Quinonez¹, M. Grady¹, R. Zukerman¹, A. Wawrzyniak³, M. Morris⁴, S. Anjan⁴, J. Simkins⁴, J. Camargo⁴, L. Abbo⁵
¹University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²Department of Transplant Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁵Department of Infection Control and Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Up to 20% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). The risk factors for developing…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unusual Suspects: Real Time Physiological Evaluation of Stressors during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
C. A. Wilson¹, S. Chahine¹, S. Cristancho¹, S. Aquil², M. Mandurah², M. A. Levine², A. Sener²
¹, Psychology and Center for Education Research & Innovation, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Stress is an important physiological response influenced by cognitive and emotional state. Faculty surgeons must balance teaching with ensuring good patient outcomes. Electrodermal activity…
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Is Living Donor Kidney Donor Profile Index Useful for Japanese?
K. Okumura¹, K. Tanaka², Y. Hidaka², M. Toyoda³, S. Uekihara³, A. Inadome⁴, H. Yokomizo², S. Yamanaga²
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ³Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ⁴Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney donor profile index is widely used to evaluate the deceased donor quality. Furthermore, living kidney donor profile index (LKDPI) was recently proposed by…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Meet Your Mate: Lessons Gleaned from Analysis of 154 Paired Kidneys Transplanted at a Single Center
M. Lubetzky¹, M. Aull², K. Rhee¹, S. Sultan², S. Kapur²
¹Division of Nephrology, New York, NY, ²Surgery, NYP-Weill Cornell, New York, NY
*Purpose: The factors affecting graft and patient survival are in many studies confounded by center and donor related factors. Mate kidney analyses can help to…