Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Normal Coronary Angiogram Pre-Transplant Does Not Predict Cardiac Events in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients
F. Aziz, A. Mulay, M. Anders, S. Parajuli, D. Mandelbrot, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cardiac events (CE) are a common cause of death in kidney transplant recipients. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors…
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Efficacy And Safety Of Febuxostat In Renal Transplant Recipients With Hyperuricemia
L. Liu¹, J. Jiang¹, Q. Fu², S. Long³, H. Zhang², X. Su², J. Li², C. Wu², R. Deng², W. Zhang³, C. Wang²
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Organ transplant center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ³Information Data Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of febuxostat in the treatment of hyperuricemia in renal transplant recipients.*Methods: A total number of 124 renal transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome and Surgical Complications Following Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation in Children Weighting Less Than 15 Kg: A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki¹, H. Satoh², Z. Matsui², R. Hamada³, R. Harada³, M. Muramatsu⁴, Y. Hamasaki⁴, S. Shishido⁴
¹Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan, ²Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is considered more technically challenging in small children, incurring a higher risk of potential surgical and vascular complications. Intraperitoneal approach of…
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Severe Hyponatremia with Intraoperative Desmopressin Use in (Deceased and Living Donor) Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Gill, S. Kuppachi, C. Thomas
Division of Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Desmopressin (DDAVP) is used for hemostasis in patients with factor VIII deficiency, von Willebrand disease and platelet function defects including that seen in patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Anti- A Titer >1:128 in A2-Incompatible Kidney Recipients is Associated with Subclinical Antibody Mediated Rejection
V. Kumar, D. Williams, P. MacLennan, M. Mustian, B. Orandi, L. Williams, J. Locke
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Decreased antigen expression among blood group A, subtype 2 (A2), donor kidneys allows these kidneys to be considered as universal donor kidneys and under…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Patient Specific Search: Feedback from Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
W. T. McKinney¹, M. J. Bruin², C. R. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni¹
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Patients in need of kidney transplantation face numerous obstacles when identifying a transplant center for treatment. Acceptance criteria, waiting time, and post-transplant allograft survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Reduced Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate and Its Association with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Interstitial Fibrosis: A Study Using Korean Organ Transplantation Registry (KOTRY) Dataset
J. Jeong¹, H. Ro², T. Koo³, J. Yang³, M. Kim⁴, S. Shin⁵, J. Park⁶, T. Ban⁷, S. Han⁸, T. Kim⁹, C. Ahn¹⁰
¹Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea, Republic of, ²Gachon University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Seoul St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁸Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁹Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of, ¹⁰Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Tacrolimus is the key drug in clinical transplant, which has narrow therapeutic index. A few studies reported the association of tacrolimus metabolism rate with…
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Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Analysis of a French Monocentric Cohort
M. Mazloum¹, M. Charbit², O. Aubert¹, D. Anglicheau¹, A. Scemla¹, R. Salomon², P. Krug², C. Legendre¹, R. Sberro-Soussan¹
¹Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ²Pediatric Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: Transition refers to the dynamic process in which the patient is oriented from pediatric to adult care. In the field of kidney transplantation, transition…
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Outcomes Analysis of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys
Y. Qazi¹, D. Bahl², N. Mehta³, Z. Haddad⁴, M. Smogorzewski⁴
¹USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ³UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ⁴Keck Medical Center At USC, Los Angeles, CA
*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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Accelerating Kidney Allocation: Simultaneously Expiring Offers
M. Kosztowski¹, M. Mankowski², S. Raghavan³, J. Garonzik-Wang¹, D. Axelrod⁴, D. L. Segev¹, S. E. Gentry¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, ³University of Maryland, College Park, MD, ⁴University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Placing kidneys quickly might reduce discard. Additionally, a faster allocation system that reduces cold ischemia time would yield benefits: decreased delayed graft function, shorter…