Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Exploring the Viability of Kidneys Discarded in the US: A Comparison of Kidney Utilization Patterns and Outcomes in the US and France
O. Aubert, P. Reese, M. Raynaud, D. Viglietti, C. Loheac, N. Kamar, M. Delahousse, C. Legendre, D. Glotz, C. Lefaucheur, A. Loupy.
Paris Translational Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Approximately 2,000 donated kidneys are discarded in the US each year. Some transplant leaders have questioned the viability of these lost organs, while others suggest…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elderly Donor Obesity on Long-Term Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Yamada,¹ R. Jandarov,² T. Kaur,¹ S. Shah.¹
¹Nephrology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; ²Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Background: There has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. Due to longer waiting times, utilization of kidneys from older donors has…
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Influence of Trough Level in Tacrolimus on the Appearance Rate of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody (dnDSA) under Low Dose-Based Tacrolimus Protocol during 7 Years Follow-Up after Renal Transplantation
H. Ishida,¹ K. Tanabe,² T. Shimizu,¹ M. Furusawa.²
¹Organ Transplantation Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background. Tacrolimus low trough protocol has been adopted at our institution since 2000.The purpose in this study is to investigate the relationship between maintenance trough…
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Conversion from Twice Daily Immediate Release Tacrolimus to Once Daily Extended Release Tacrolimus (LCP-Tacro) in High Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Benincasa,¹ V. Colomy,¹ N. Sifontis,¹ S. Rao,² K. Lau,³ S. Karhadkar,³ A. Di Carlo,³ A. Diamond.⁴
¹Pharmacy Practice, Temple School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, Temple School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, Temple School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Pharmacy, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Extended release once daily tacrolimus (LCP-Tacro) has demonstrated non inferiority to immediate release twice daily tacrolimus (IR-Tac) in kidney transplantation. These data are limited by…
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Spigelius' Line Incision as a Successful Route to Extract the Kidney during Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Live-Donor Nephrectomy
J. Qiu, G. Chen, Z. Wu, C. Wang, L. Chen.
Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
To introduce the advantages, incision designing methods and surgical procedures of spigelius' line incision in retroperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy.Methods: The clinical data of 114…
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Enhanced Recovery after Kidney Transplantation Regardless of Donor Organ Source
O. Ojogho,¹ S. BaniHani,¹ S. Nemr,¹ B. Dieter,² A. Joyce,¹ J. Mejia.¹
¹Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Spokane, WA; ²Providence Health Care, Spokane, WA.
BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after kidney transplantation is a desired outcome with potential value-enhancing benefits of reduced length of stay (LOS), costs, and risk of nosocomial…
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Induction Therapy with Low-Dose Rituximab Could Be a Risk Factor of BKV Associated Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. Murakami,¹ D. Nagawa,¹ M. Nakata,¹ I. Narita,¹ T. Fujita,¹ M. Shimada,¹ N. Nakamura,¹ H. Tomita,¹ S. Hatakeyama,² T. Yoneyama,² Y. Hashimoto,² T. Koie,² C. Ohyama.²
¹Nephrology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan; ²Urology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Background.In kidney transplant recipients, BK polyoma virus (BKV) infection is common and serious complication that could lead to graft loss. Previous studies reported that 30-40%…
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Incidence of BK Viraemia and BK Virus Associated Nephropathy with Standard vs. Augmented Immunosuppression
R. Rathore, S. Anastassiadou, A. Kaur, J. Timms, N. Krishnan.
Renal Transplant, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Introduction:It has been long established that over-immunosuppressed state leads to BK virus reactivation. BK viraemia (BKV) can progress to BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) which…
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BLyS^-/- Rats to Prevent Alloantibody Production
N. Bath,¹ B. Verhoven,¹ N. Wilson,¹ S. Reese,² L. Coons,¹ S. Panzer,² A. Djamali,² R. Redfield.¹
¹Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is a major cause of kidney allograft failure. APRIL (A Proliferation Inducing Ligand) and BLyS (B Lymphocyte Stimulator) are two…
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The Prognostic Implications of Renal Function Recovery and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
S. Sandal, M. Cantarovich, A. Ramankumar, N. Saberi, C. Saw, D. Baran, P. Chaudhury, S. Paraskevas, J. Tchervenkov.
MUHC, Montreal, Canada.
Introduction: Lack of renal function recovery (RFR), 90 days after acute kidney injury (AKI) is a contributor to inferior renal outcomes and mortality. Ischemia and…