Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation For Obese Patients: First Year Experience In Single Institute
S. Lee¹, L. A. Cantrell², A. Agarwal¹, S. K. Rasmussen¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Brayman¹, J. Oberholzer¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Obesity with end-stage renal disease significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications in kidney transplantation. Robot-assist procedures have been an attractive modality to overcome barriers…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Neutropenia
H. Yao¹, A. Alam², R. Sapir-Pichhadze², D. D’Arienzo³, D. Baran², S. Sandal², M. Cantarovich²
¹Critical Care Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Neutropenia, defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patterns of Emergency Department (ED) Utilization between Transplant and Non-Transplant Centers and Impact on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Recipients
H. Perkins, N. Patel, V. Rohan, Z. Su, D. DuBay, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber
MUSC, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: There is a high rate of ED utilization in kidney recipients post-transplant (txp); ED visits are associated with readmission rates and lower 3-yr survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Gut Microbiota May Affect a Variability of Tacrolimus Trough Levels in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Kim¹, H. Cho², J. Park³, M. Kwak⁴, B. Kim⁴, J. Lee⁵, D. Kim¹, B. Kim⁶, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of, ³Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Chunlab Inc., Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The gut microbiota alters expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, and consequently affects therapeutic dose and response of medicines. We aimed to investigate the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Regimen Adherence For Kidney Recipients By Engaging Information Technologies: The Take It Trial
D. P. Ladner¹, M. S. Wolf²
¹Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Several studies report a high prevalence of inadequate adherence to prescribed (Rx) immunosuppressive (IS) medication regimens among kidney transplant (KT) recipients, yet few interventions…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Influential Yet Highly Variable Role of Biopsy Findings on Kidney Offer Acceptance Decisions: An Organ Offer Simulation Study
D. Stewart¹, J. Rosendale¹, H. McGehee¹, I. Hall², G. Gupta³, K. Reddy⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, K. Andreoni⁶, D. Klassen¹
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁴Mayo, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵HCMC, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: The use of procurement biopsies (Bx) to assess kidney quality is controversial. ‘Biopsy findings’ is an often cited discard reason, yet the association between…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Kidney Offer Acceptance for Pediatric Candidates Post-KAS
M. Bowring, K. Jackson, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, A. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose:Stakeholders have expressed concerns regarding kidney transplant rates for pediatric candidates under KAS. To better understand what might be driving potential declines in access, we…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Single Cell Sequencing of Human Kidney Allograft
H. Yang¹, H. Suryawanshi², M. Lagman¹, M. Lubetzky¹, A. Alonso¹, S. Seshan¹, T. Tuschl², M. Suthanthiran¹, T. Muthukumar¹
¹Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Rockefeller University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Transcriptome-based clustering of individual cells within the kidney allograft may help identify cell type-specific injury and has the potential to redefine the current histopathology-based…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal in African American Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients with Alemtuzumab Induction: Is Graft Loss on the Horizon?
R. Lynn, B. Ravichandran, T. Sparkes, A. Haririan, J. Bromberg, J. Casale
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The safety of early steroid withdrawal (ESW) in African American (AA) deceased donor renal transplant recipients (DDRTs) is unclear. This study assessed the impact…
2019 American Transplant Congress
External Validation of the Living Kidney Donor Profile Index (LKDPI) in the Canadian Kidney Transplant Recipient Population
M. Shantier¹, Y. Li¹, M. Ashwin¹, O. Famure¹, S. K. Singh²
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The LKDPI is a risk index which incorporates clinical characteristics of living kidney donors and their recipients to predict the risk of total graft…