Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Greissman¹, A. Mattiazzi², J. Quinonez¹, M. Grady¹, R. Zukerman¹, A. Wawrzyniak³, M. Morris⁴, S. Anjan⁴, J. Simkins⁴, J. Camargo⁴, L. Abbo⁵
¹University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²Department of Transplant Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁵Department of Infection Control and Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Up to 20% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). The risk factors for developing…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unusual Suspects: Real Time Physiological Evaluation of Stressors during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
C. A. Wilson¹, S. Chahine¹, S. Cristancho¹, S. Aquil², M. Mandurah², M. A. Levine², A. Sener²
¹, Psychology and Center for Education Research & Innovation, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Stress is an important physiological response influenced by cognitive and emotional state. Faculty surgeons must balance teaching with ensuring good patient outcomes. Electrodermal activity…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Living Donor Kidney Donor Profile Index Useful for Japanese?
K. Okumura¹, K. Tanaka², Y. Hidaka², M. Toyoda³, S. Uekihara³, A. Inadome⁴, H. Yokomizo², S. Yamanaga²
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ³Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ⁴Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney donor profile index is widely used to evaluate the deceased donor quality. Furthermore, living kidney donor profile index (LKDPI) was recently proposed by…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Meet Your Mate: Lessons Gleaned from Analysis of 154 Paired Kidneys Transplanted at a Single Center
M. Lubetzky¹, M. Aull², K. Rhee¹, S. Sultan², S. Kapur²
¹Division of Nephrology, New York, NY, ²Surgery, NYP-Weill Cornell, New York, NY
*Purpose: The factors affecting graft and patient survival are in many studies confounded by center and donor related factors. Mate kidney analyses can help to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Sensitization in the Failing Allograft: A Multi-Center Experience
M. Lubetzky¹, O. Mohammed², N. Hauser¹, R. Friedlander¹, V. Sharma¹, A. Colovai², T. Muthukumar¹, J. Lee¹, E. Akalin², D. Dadhania¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Weil Cornell, New York, NY, ²Division of Nephrology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Sensitization is frequent after an allograft fails and makes re-transplant difficult for many patients.*Methods: We performed a cross-sectional chart review of patients who were…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Nutritional Literacy and Diet Quality in a Cohort of Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs)
S. Leventer, G. Yang, J. Leong, K. Lembrikova, C. Wilson, M. Markell
Nephrology/Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Poor long-term outcomes in kidney transplantation may relate to coincident diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular illnesses. Poor nutrition habits may cause progression of complications…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Ureteral Stent on Urinary Tract Complications after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation
L. Zheng, H. Jia, H. Chen, J. Wu
Kidney disease center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College Of Medicine,Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Urinary tract complications after renal transplantation, including urinary mechanical and infectious complications, could lead to graft loss. In order to avoid these situations, prophylactic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Concomitant Complement Factor H Gene Variations Leading to Early Renal Allograft Loss: Multicenter Cases Report from China
J. Wen¹, Z. Jin², N. Gong³, X. Xu⁴
¹Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, ²Department of Renal Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College,Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi 'an, China, ³Organ Transplantation, Organ Transplantation Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, ⁴The First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The ratio of early renal allograft loss caused by hyperacute rejection, severe surgical complications and sever infection decreased gradually during recent years. Atypical hemolytic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Kidney Transplant Cinacalcet Use on Post-Transplant Outcomes
L. Bowman¹, S. Lloyd², J. Buggs¹, H. Pearson¹, R. Baliga³, E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar⁴
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³Florida Kidney Physicians, Tampa, FL, ⁴University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Pre-kidney transplant (KT) cinacalcet use is a predictor of persistent post-transplant hyperparathyroidism (HPT), often necessitating post-KT parathyroidectomy (PTX) or cinacalcet reinitiation, both of which…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Antihypertensive Medication Requirements with Native Nephrectomy and Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs¹, J. Sykes², S. Lloyd², E. Rogers¹, L. Wang³, J. Wei³, J. Zhang³, A. Kumar³, R. Liu³, V. Bowers¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The literature suggests a more significant persistence of hypertension following kidney transplantation alone than with kidney transplantation and native nephrectomy. This philosophy is in…