Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Balanced Solutions on Acid Base Disorders during and after Kidney Transplantation
N. Maillard,² H. Chraka,¹ G. Claisse,² E. Alamartine,² S. Molliex,¹ C. Mariat.²
¹Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, CHU Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France; ²Service de Néphrologie Dialyse Transplantation Rénale, CHU Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France.
Fluid management of peri operative period of kidney transplantation is crucial to drive volemia, acid/base and electrolyte balance, as renal function is usually absent or…
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Waiting List Outcomes for Patients Registered for Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
V. Surendrakumar,^1,2 J. Richards,^1,2 M. Hossain,² G. Pettigrew.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
IntroductionSimultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) offers a survival advantage to diabetic kidney patients over deceased donor renal transplantation alone. Whereas outcomes for SPK transplantation…
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Targeting Histone Deacetylase in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Inhibits Amplification of TH1 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
S. Kang, Y. Kim, S. Seo.
Inje University, Busan, Korea.
Background: Objective: More studies are focusing on renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) as a new target to restore inflammatory environment as clarifying their immune regulatory…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Prolonged Cold Ischemia Affect Outcomes in Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplants?
D. Harriman, J. Rogers, A. Farney, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, M. Gautreaux, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, R. Stratta.
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) in the setting of donation after cardiac death (DCD), with requisite warm ischemia time (WIT), produces a 'dual hit'…
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External Validation of Hennepin Transplant Risk Score for Prediction of Short-Term Mortality and Morbidity after Deceased Kidney Transplantation
A. Velioglu,^1,2 M. Vijayan,¹ H. Shin,^1,3 J. Perry,¹ A. Chandraker.¹
¹Transplant Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Istanbul; ²Nephrology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; ³Nephrology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Introduction: The additive or synergistic effects of multiple co-morbidities at the time of listing on transplant survival is still unclear. Objective scoring systems predicting post-transplant…
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Comparison of De Novo Rapamune versus Everolimus Maintenance Immunosuppression; an Interim Analysis
R. Pelletier, A. Rajab, M. Henry, G. Bumgardner.
General Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
This is a 1 year interim analysis of the results of a 3 year, single center, randomized, prospective, open-label study comparing the efficacy and tolerability…
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Long-Term Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors with Renal Cysts
M. Waldram, A. Thomas, A. Muzaale, C. Holscher, A. Nguyen, S. Halpern, S. Anjum, J. Alejo, B. Boyarsky, S. Ottman, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, A. Massie.
JHU, Baltimore.
Renal cysts found during the evaluation of living kidney donor (LKD) candidates are often regarded as benign. However, it is possible that these structural abnormalities…
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Experiences, Perceptions, and Concerns about Successful Aging among KT Candidates and Recipients
F. Warsame, S. Rasmussen, A. Eno, A. Mountford, C. Haugen, M. McAdams-DeMarco, D. Segev.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Background: In the context of a growing number of older ESRD patients, we aimed to understand experiences, perceptions, and concerns about successful aging (SA) among…
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Recipients with Lupus Nephritis
S. Rao,^1,2 L. Coscia,¹ D. Armenti,¹ M. Moritz,^1,3,4 S. Constantinescu.^1,2
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; ⁴Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Lupus nephritis (LN) predominately affects females of childbearing age. This study aims to characterize pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KT) with LN compared to…
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Impact of Once-Daily Tacrolimus on Adherence in Stable Adolescent and Young Adult Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Moss,¹ J. Goebel,² M. Bock.²
¹Pharmacy, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; ²Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Medication non-adherence is a risk factor for graft dysfunction and loss among renal transplant recipients (RTRs), especially adolescents and young adults (AYA). Number of medication…