2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from a Male Donor with a Highly Elevated Prostate Specific Antigen Level (PSA) in Female Recipients
Center for Transplantation, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
*Purpose: Donor derived malignancy is a contraindication for kidney transplantation. Published literature is devoid of instances of utilization of organs from donors with high PSA…2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparing The Immunologic Responses Between Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Standard Immunosuppression And CNI Reduction After Two Doses Of ChAdOx-1 And A Booster Dose BNT162b2
*Purpose: Immunosuppression can impair immunological responses after vaccination in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). However, little is known about the effect of the booster dose of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Less is More. Extensive Cardiac Investigations Add Little Value in Waitlisting Patients for Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Extensive cardiac investigations have long been considered necessary to aid decision-making in waitlisting for kidney transplantation. However, the utility and reliability of such comprehensive…2022 American Transplant Congress
2021 Outcomes Analysis Of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes Of Hard To Place Kidneys
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…2022 American Transplant Congress
Renal Graft Outcomes in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation
Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (SHKT) has increased steadily in United States Previously it was shown that SHKT is associated with benefits in overall…2022 American Transplant Congress
Two Times or More Double-Filtration Plasmapheresis Increases the Risk of Bleeding During Kidney Transplantation
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Double-filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) is effective for desensitization in ABO incompatible and highly sensitized transplantation. In such cases, bleeding is difficult to stop due to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Complete and High-Resolution HLA Typing Improves the Accuracy of Post-Transplant Assessment of De Novo Anti-Donor Immune-Mediated Events
*Purpose: High-resolution (HR) HLA typing using NGS technology has shown to improve the accuracy of assessing donor-recipient compatibility and characterization of pre-transplant anti HLA antibodies…2022 American Transplant Congress
An Additional Dose Of Viral Vector Covid-19 Vaccine And Mrna Covid-19 Vaccine In Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
*Purpose: An additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine following a primary series is recommended for solid organ transplant recipients. However, a comparison of the immunogenicity…2022 American Transplant Congress
Does a Second Transplant Increase the Risk for CMV Infection? An Evaluation of the Incidence of CMV Viremia in the Previously Transplanted Kidney Recipient
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia is a common complication of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with significant morbidity/mortality. Patients who receive multiple transplants are potentially at a…2022 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of the Living Kidney Donor Profile Index in Living Kidney Donors for Predicting of Post-Transplant Outcome: Korean Organ Transplantation Registry
*Purpose: According to recent reports, a risk index for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) such as the Kidney donor profile index (KDPI), a non-invasive method…
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