2022 American Transplant Congress
Cell-Free DNA Concentration in Hypothermic Machine Perfusate is a Potential Rapid Marker for Kidney Graft Quality
1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2University of Oklahoma Medical College, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: The successful use of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) as a clinical modality for graft preservation prior to kidney transplantation (KTx) has generated a demand…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Role of the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Robotic Donor Nephrectomies
*Purpose: In recent years, there has been growing interest in the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for a variety of abdominal surgeries. Post-operative pain following…2022 American Transplant Congress
Utilisation and Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors with Albuminuria in the UK: A Cohort Study
*Purpose: Urinalysis is a standard component of the assessment of potential deceased kidney donors in the UK. The value of albuminuria as a biomarker for…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Prevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies After COVID-19 is Similar in Kidney Transplant Recipients to Non-Transplanted Patients, and the Clinical Severity is a Predictor of Seroconversion
Nephrology Division - Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate the seroconversion rate in kidney transplant recipients (KTR), compared to two non-transplanted groups of patients, and identify predictors of seroconversion in COVID-19…2022 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Maintenance Immunosuppressive Regimens And Covid-19 Mortality In Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at increased risk of mortality from COVID-19. We conducted a cohort study among KTR from the French Solid Organ…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Pre-Transplant Dialysis Time and the Survival Benefit of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2University of Chicago, Hinsdale, IL
*Purpose: The US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) allows for deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) candidates not yet on dialysis to accrue waiting time points by…2022 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Fibrinogen Alpha Chain Amyloidosis in Kidney Allograft
*Purpose: Amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by tissue deposition of misfolded proteins that can lead to organ damage such as renal failure. There are multiple…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Retrieval of the Right Kidney for Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation is Feasible and Reduces Costs
*Purpose: Combined heart and kidney transplants (cHKT) have increased in recent years. Standard procurement practice often necessitates kidney extraction and packaging after the heart team…2022 American Transplant Congress
BK Viremia in Living vs Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab Induction
1University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2Univ of Maryland Schl of Med, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: There is conflicting data regarding the association of donor type and BK viremia in renal transplant recipients. This study sought to compare the incidence…2022 American Transplant Congress
Nonadherence Post-Kidney Transplant is Associated with Increased Immune Activation Detected by Peripheral Blood Gene Expression Assay
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppressive medications is common post-transplantation. We hypothesized that nonadherence results in a heightened alloimmune response in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), which may…
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