Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Interstitial CD68+ Cells Infiltration and Kidney Graft Outcome
E. Paoletti¹, E. Bussalino², L. Marsano¹, D. Bellino¹, R. Russo¹, A. Parodi¹, G. Garibotto², J. L. Ravetti³
¹Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, Policlinico San Martino Genova, Genova, Italy, ²Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ³Pathology, Policlinico San Martino Genova, Genova, Italy
*Purpose: Macrophage infiltration, as an expression of early inflammation, is associated with unfavorable kidney graft outcome in protocol biopsies. However, few studies have evaluated the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Attitude towards Organ Donation among Medical Students: Relationship to Knowledge and Beliefs
A. Cerrato, M. Salifu, M. Markell
Nephrology/Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of organ donation may underlie physician unwillingness to refer patients for organ donation. We examined baseline knowledge and beliefs…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Grafts Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Performed By Nephrologist. Regaining Technique And Improving Results
J. Juega, M. Perez, L. Cañas, J. Soler, M. Troya, I. Bancu, R. Lauzurica
Nephrology, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Stablish the optimal technique and protocol of ultrasound guided renal graft biopsy to be performed by nephrologist compared with previous standard of care, regading…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes between Alemtuzumab and Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection
M. van der Zwan, M. C. Clahsen-van Groningen, D. L. Roelen, M. W. van den Hoogen, M. Van Agteren, J. I. Roodnat, C. C. Baan, D. A. Hesselink
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: T cell-depleting antibody therapy with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) is the treatment of choice for glucocorticoid-resistant, recurrent and/or severe acute kidney allograft rejection (AR).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban Use in Renal Transplant vs. Non-Renal Transplant Recipients
T. Loosier, K. Gutierrez, A. James, A. Dodson
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Background: Utilization of direct-acting oral anticoagulants has become a preferred method for chronic anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or venous thromboembolism (VTE).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Growth and Function of En Bloc Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience
H. Mo¹, J. Ha¹, A. Han¹, S. Min¹, S. Min¹, S. Ahn¹, I. Ha², H. Kang², S. Kim³
¹Department of surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of surgery, Myongji Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: To overcome organ shortage, using en bloc renal allografts is widely accepted strategy. In this study we review the results of en bloc kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Polyomavirus Genotypes In Renal Transplant Recipients In The United States
N. Khoury¹, C. Thongprayoon², N. Leeaphorn³, J. Bruminhent⁴, W. Cheungpasitporn⁵
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³University of Missouri, Kansas, MO, ⁴Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus (BKV) subtypes and subgroups present uneven geographical distribution, suggesting a potential relationship with ethnicity. In the United States where there is a…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Build It, They Will Come: Surgical Renal Outpatient Infusion Room Decreases Readmission Rates
J. Truckenbrod¹, K. DeWall¹, M. Jones¹, E. VanLith¹, M. Anderson¹, L. Jaeger¹, M. Phillips², W. Kendall¹, L. Burris¹, T. Thambi¹
¹Transplant, Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, ²Surgical Renal, Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
*Purpose: Post-renal transplant patients present a unique set of complex medical concerns that are best served by qualified, transplant-trained healthcare professionals. Post-renal transplant patients often…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Is HLA Donor-Specific Antibody (DSA)-C3d+ Assay a Potential Predictor of Subclinical Antibody Mediated Damage in the Renal Graft?
A. G. Contreras¹, M. I. Solis-G¹, C. Ramirez-Espinoza¹, J. Hernandez-Rosales², M. Vilatoba-Chapa¹, R. Cruz-Martínez¹, J. Granados¹, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro³, J. Alberú¹, J. M. Arreola-Guerra⁴
¹Transplantation, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Department of Histocompatibility, Laboratorio Clinico del Campestre, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Nephrology-Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Internal Medicine, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: The Aim of the study was to explore the predictive value of the C3d assay for tissue damage in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Economic Evaluation of Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Stratified by Donor Quality
M. Kadatz¹, S. Klarenbach², J. S. Gill¹, J. Gill¹
¹Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: The cost-effectiveness of kidney transplantation in the elderly in recipients of a kidney with a high kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is unknown. In…