Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Acute Kidney Injury in Elderly Deceased Donor on the Post-Transplant Clinical Outcomes
J. Kim¹, J. Lee², Y. Kim³, K. Jin⁴, S. Han⁴, Y. Hong¹, Y. Chang¹, S. Kim¹, H. Yoon⁵, C. Yang², W. Park⁴, B. Chung²
¹Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary`s Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary`s Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary`s Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary`s Hospital, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The proportion of kidney transplantation (KT) from deceased donors (DDs) with acute kidney injury (AKI) or aged more than 60 has increased, but it…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre Transplant Intact FGF 23 Modifies Post-Transplant Improvement in Cognition
J. A. Klein¹, A. Jurgensen¹, J. Stubbs¹, P. Rowe¹, D. Cibrik¹, W. Brooks², J. Burns³, Z. Lauer⁴, A. Gupta¹
¹Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²KU Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been associated with cognitive impairment in ESRD. Both FGF23 levels and cognition improve post-kidney transplantation (KT). It is…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Molecular Pathology of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Renal Allograft Rejection: Overlap with Acute Interstitial Nephritis
B. Adam¹, C. Boils², L. Bu³, K. Renaudin⁴, K. Wen¹, M. Mengel¹
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Arkana Labs, Little Rock, AR, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
*Purpose: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for various malignancies has been associated with numerous immunological adverse events, including acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation Requires More Than Pursuing Low Levels of Glycated Hemoglobin
M. Coemans, E. Van Loon, E. Lerut, D. Kuypers, B. Sprangers, P. Gillard, C. Mathieu, G. Verbeke, M. Naesens
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease and progresses in five stages. During the second stage, morphologic lesions develop, without signs…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab Protects against Development of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease after Kidney Transplantation, a Propensity Matched Analysis
D. Kim, J. Lee, J. Lee, B. Kim, M. Kim, S. Soon Il, Y. Kim, K. Huh, S. Kim, D. Joo, K. In, E. Kim
Severance hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Recent studies have implicated B cells in atherosclerosis and have verified the atheroprotective effect of rituximab. We sought to explore the effects of rituximab…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Successful Kidney Transplantation in a Small Child with an Atretic Inferior Vena Cava
J. A. Geha¹, J. D. Geha¹, M. Goss¹, M. L. Kueht¹, R. T. Cotton¹, J. A. Goss¹, A. Rana¹, C. A. O'Mahony¹, P. Srivaths², E. Brewer², N. N. Galvan¹
¹Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice in pediatric patients with end stage renal disease. This population presents technical challenges particularly in those less…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation For Obese Patients: First Year Experience In Single Institute
S. Lee¹, L. A. Cantrell², A. Agarwal¹, S. K. Rasmussen¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Brayman¹, J. Oberholzer¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Obesity with end-stage renal disease significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications in kidney transplantation. Robot-assist procedures have been an attractive modality to overcome barriers…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Neutropenia
H. Yao¹, A. Alam², R. Sapir-Pichhadze², D. D’Arienzo³, D. Baran², S. Sandal², M. Cantarovich²
¹Critical Care Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Neutropenia, defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patterns of Emergency Department (ED) Utilization between Transplant and Non-Transplant Centers and Impact on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Recipients
H. Perkins, N. Patel, V. Rohan, Z. Su, D. DuBay, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber
MUSC, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: There is a high rate of ED utilization in kidney recipients post-transplant (txp); ED visits are associated with readmission rates and lower 3-yr survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Gut Microbiota May Affect a Variability of Tacrolimus Trough Levels in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Kim¹, H. Cho², J. Park³, M. Kwak⁴, B. Kim⁴, J. Lee⁵, D. Kim¹, B. Kim⁶, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, ³Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Chunlab Inc., Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The gut microbiota alters expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, and consequently affects therapeutic dose and response of medicines. We aimed to investigate the…