Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Kidney Transplantation
I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Over the past 10 years, the number of elderly kidney transplant recipients has increased. This analysis evaluates whether the trend is equitable across ethnic…
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The Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab as Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
X. Wang,¹ J. Chen,² X. Tu,² Y. Qiu,¹ T. Song,¹ T. Lin.¹
¹Department of Urology/Institute of Urology/Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; ²West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Objectives. This meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab as induction therapy in kidney transplantation.Methods. OVID, Embase, SCI, PubMed and EBSCO…
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Follow-Up Care of Living Kidney Donors
N. Lam,¹ K. Lentine,² B. Hemmelgarn,³ S. Klarenbach,¹ R. Quinn,³ A. Lloyd,¹ S. Gourishankar,¹ A. Garg.⁴
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada.
The 2017 KDIGO guidelines recommend that living kidney donors receive lifelong annual follow-up care to assess renal health, including serum creatinine measurements with glomerular filtration…
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Effect of Functional and Cognitive Impairment on Readmissions in Geriatric Renal Transplant Recipients
T. Uemura,¹ V. Rodriguez,¹ G. Rosen,² S. Lerner,² O. Apoeso.¹
¹Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; ²Recanati/Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Background:Renal transplantationhas become increasingly more prevalent in geriatric populations. To optimize outcomes, renal transplant patients must be compliant with post-operative medication useand clinic follow up.…
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Quality of Life after Kidney Transplant in Andalucia (Spain)
J. de Teresa Alguacil, C. de Gracia Guindo, C. Ruiz Fuentes, R. Castellano Carrasco, M. Torres Sánchez, P. Galindo Sacristán, A. Osuna Ortega.
Nephrology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
IntroductionKidney transplant remains the best option for patients with end-stage renal disease, offering patients a longer and more satisfying life. Quality of life, as defined…
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Use of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Recipient Characteristics
M. Meyers,¹ J. Shults,¹ B. Laskin,¹ P. Porrett,² M. Levine,² P. Abt,² S. Amaral,^1,2 D. Goldberg.¹
¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The number of donors labeled as Public Health Service Increased Risk (IR) is rising. This designation identifies organs from donors at 'increased risk' of…
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Distribution of Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection in a Large Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program: A Four Year Experience
C. Varnell, Jr.,¹ A. Carle,^2,3 D. Hooper.^1,2,3
¹Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ²James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ³Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Introduction: Kidney biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing rejection, transplant glomerulopathy, and other pathology after transplantation. We aimed to understand the distribution of Banff…
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Increased Expression of HLA-DPB1 in Pre-Implantation Kidney Biopsies is Associated with Poor Late Graft Function
K. Mine,¹ T. Mourão,¹ C. Felipe,² G. Rampim,¹ J. Medina-Pestana,² H. Tedesco-Silva,² M. Gerbase-DeLima.¹
¹Instituto de Imunogenética, AFIP, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
In a previous gene expression microarray study in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) from kidneys of 53 deceased donors (GeneChip® Human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays, Affymetrix; GEO…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction as a Mediator of Nonadherence in Renal Transplantation
G. Mitro, O. Ekwenna, M. Rees, J. Ortiz.
University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH.
Introduction: “Non-adherent” (NA) is defined as chronic follow-up absenteeism or medication nonadherence. We aimed to determine whether the single-dosing schedule of Alemtuzumab (Ale) may limit…
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National Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Sex Mismatch in Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ L. Wang,³ R. Liu,³ E. Rogers,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ³Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Gender Outcomes remain controversial in solid organ transplantation.Aim: The study aim was to evaluate the outcomes of sex mismatched donors and recipients where a…