Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Late Onset J C Virus Allograft Nephropathy
M. Samra, I. Tang, S. Setty
University of Illinois Health, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: JC virus(JCV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family. Few studies have been published regarding the replication of JCV in transplant recipients. The incidence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Integration Of Business Intelligence (BI) Solution In Tertiary Renal Transplant Centre To Drive Clinical Decisions.
M. Heer, S. Yausis, P. R. Trevillian
Newcastle Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
*Purpose: The future of medicine will be enabled by big data. With the promise of data-driven knowledge and decision-making, innovative big-data projects are ongoing in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) Course after Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. D. Swinford¹, A. M. De Golovine¹, C. Bell¹, A. Pai¹, A. R. Edwards¹, S. Connor², J. S. Bynon¹
¹Pediatrics, UTHealth, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Transplantation, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Accurate identification of successful treatment for rejection (R) without repeat kidney biopsy (KB) in kidney transplantation is an unmet need. The few existing biomarkers…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Transplant Center And Regional Characteristics On Racial Disparities On Readmission After Kidney Transplantation
J. Hogan¹, K. Li¹, R. Zhang¹, J. Sun², A. B. Adams¹, R. E. Patzer¹
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, ATLANTA, GA, ²College of Computing, Georgia Technology Institute, ATLANTA, GA
*Purpose: Hospital readmission rates after kidney transplant (KTx) are high and readmission is associated with graft failure and mortality. Previous studies have reported that African…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Antibody Positive (HCV Ab+)/Nucleic Acid Test Negative (NAT -) Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation into Hepatitis C Negative (HCV -) Recipients: Is It Safe?
Y. Taehwan, A. Rajab, G. Bumgardner, t. Pesavento, R. Daloul, A. Michaels, K. Washburn, A. El-Hinnawi
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Kidneys procured from HCV Ab+/NAT - are not routinely used due to concern for HCV transmission into recipients. However, there has been no report…