2018 American Transplant Congress
Eculizumab for the Treatment of Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Pharmaceutical Services, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
BACKGROUND: Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) accounts for 20-30% of acute rejection episodes and can affect long-term renal allograft survival. The complement system plays an active…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Heterogeneity of Early Anamnestic Donor Specific Antibody Responses in Kidney Transplantation
1U of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; 2Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
Anamnestic donor specific antibody(DSA) responses in the early post-transplant period may threaten the renal transplant(RTx). We hypothesize earlier DSA detection will allow minimization of RTx…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Results of Plasmapheresis and Anti-CD20 Based Desensitization without Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Positive Crossmatch Kidney Transplants
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
This study examined the mid-term clinical outcomes in positive crossmatch kidney transplants (XMKT) for patients who received desensitization with plasmapheresis (PP) and anti-CD20 based regimens…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using Machine Learning and Simulation to Compare High Risk Kidney Transplant Survival to Waiting for a Non High Risk Organ
The purpose of this study is to help patients decide whether to accept a kidney from a donor with a potential disease. We consider infectious…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from HBsAg Positive Donors to HBsAb Positive Recipients
Objective To investigate the outcomes of transplanting kidneys from HBsAg positive donors to HBsAb positive recipients.Methods We retrospectively collected data of 57 kidney transplants from…2018 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroidectomy Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients: Subtotal vs. Total
Introduction:Best practice in management of persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant recipients has been debated and there is no consensus on whether medical or surgical management…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Patient-Perceived Barriers to Starting the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Overview: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist along multiple transplant steps, including start of the transplant evaluation. No studies have identified barriers that…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Efficiency and Patient Perception of Solid Organ Transplant Medication Education after Pharmacist-Created Video Education
Pharmacy, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
Renal transplant is the gold standard therapy for end stage renal disease. At a large, academic medical center, a multidisciplinary approach is used to optimize…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Continuous Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion to Hypothermic Preservation Methods in Pig Kidneys Donated after Cardiac Death
Background: Strategies to decrease preservation-related injury in renal grafts donated after circulatory death urgently needed. This highlights the importance of direct comparison of dynamic preservation…2018 American Transplant Congress
DonorNet and Biases in Decision-Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study
Background: Behavioral science research has revealed that the way information is presented can impact decision-making. UNOS has developed a DonorNet-like simulation tool to send hypothetical…
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