Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Acute Kidney Injury on GFR at 1 Year
R. Heilman, A. Kumar, A. Srinivasan, M. Smith, J. Huskey, H. Khamash, A. Mathur, C. Jadlowiec, A. Moss, K. S. Reddy
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: GFR 1-year after kidney transplantation is a marker for long term graft survival. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Kidneys: One for Two or Two for One?
D. Das, J. Harbell, A. Mathur, A. Singer, W. Hewitt, K. S. Reddy, A. Moss, R. Heilman, C. Jadlowiec
Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Kidneys from very young pediatric donors continue to be underutilized due to concerns for technical complications and hyperfiltration injury. The decision to transplant these…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab Compared to Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as Induction for Secondary Transplant after a Primary Transplant with Alemtuzumab Induction
J. L. Fose¹, M. R. Jorgenson¹, G. E. Leverson², R. R. Redfield²
¹Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) are commonly used lymphocyte depleting induction agents. Traditional thinking suggests that re-transplantation is associated with higher rejection risk,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Transplant UTI Service; Challenging the Stalemate
J. J. Chong, A. Adiki, D. Ness, J. Olsburgh, R. H. Zakri
Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Symptomatic UTIs (urinary tract infections) cause a significantly detrimental effect on long term graft function. Immunosuppression coupled with underlying renal or urological abnormality makes…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes and Safety of Living Kidney Transplantation from Older Donors
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: The shortage of deceased donors and increase in the aging population have led to increased kidney transplantation using older living donors (LDs) in Japan,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Analgesia and Control of Pain Following Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
J. Hedvat¹, N. W. Lange¹, P. Sandoval², L. E. Ratner², D. S. Tsapepas²
¹Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, ²Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LapDNx) for renal transplantation is a standard surgical practice. Effective pain management following this operation is essential. The purpose of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Improving Pre-Kidney Transplantion Laboratory Utilization in an Era of Increasing Waitlist Size
G. K. Mahowald¹, B. Kimball², N. Elias², E. Heher³, T. Girouard¹, S. L. Saidman¹, V. Pattanayak¹
¹Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Beginning on March 25, 2015, our institution’s kidney transplant program has implemented a “readiness” protocol, whereby patients are listed after limited workup and comprehensive…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Incidence of Acute Renal Failure with Minimal Prophylaxis after Iodinated-Contrast TC in Ambulatory Renal Transplant Patients
C. Jimenez¹, S. Afonso¹, M. O. Lopez¹, M. E. Gonzalez¹, M. J. Santana¹, A. Santiago², M. A. Vaca¹, M. Ferreira¹, R. Selgas¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
*Purpose: Kidney transplant patients are at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. CT scan with contrast is a very common imaging test. Our objective is to study…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Planned vs. Unplanned Pregnancies in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Rao¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of planned vs. unplanned pregnancies in 897 female kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Data were collected…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Transplant Ureteral Stricture Location and Type of Ureteral Revision on Long-Term Graft Survival and Patient Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
C. Shepherd¹, R. Cameron², C. Holbrooks², A. Lin³, S. Nadig³, J. McGillicuddy³, D. Dubay³, D. Taber³, P. Baliga³, V. Rohan³
¹Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Transplant ureteral strictures are a major cause of morbidity following kidney transplantation and often require surgical revision including ureteroureterostomy (UU) and neocystoureterostomy (NC). Our…