2018 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Utilization and Clinical Outcomes for Deceased-Donor Kidneys
Introduction:Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) has been shown to be an effective method for preserving kidney allografts from deceased donors (1), but data suggests that low-risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System A2/A2B –> B Policy on Access to Transplantation among Minority Candidates
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2ASTS Diversity Affairs Committee, Arlington.
Introduction: Blood group B kidney transplant candidates, many of whom represent ethnic minorities, have historically had diminished access to deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Landscape of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation with International Donors in the United States
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Villanova University, Villanova; 3SLU, St. Louis.
International living kidney donors (LKDs) can donate to candidates listed in the US. Recently, concerns were raised that international LKD organ-recipients might not achieve the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of HCV Ab+/NAT- Donors in HCV Naïve Renal Transplant Recipients
1Univeristy of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; 2The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
The continued organ shortage in renal transplantation (RT) has stimulated use of organs from increased-risk donors to expand the donor pool. The rate of denovo…2018 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Tract Infections after Renal Transplantation: Is Male Gender a Risk Factor for Resistant Microorganisms?
Nephrology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is the most effective treatment method for patients with the end-stage renal disease. The most common infections among these patients are urinary…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after HIV+ Kidney Transplant: A HOPE in Action Study
The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act allows HIV-infected donor (HIV D+) organs to be transplanted into HIV+ recipients (HIV R+) under research protocols. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab is Associated with Higher Rates of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) in Patients with No Pre-Transplant DSA
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Basiliximab, alemtuzumab, and thymoglobulin are the most commonly used induction agents in the US. While many centers use depleting antibody induction therapy in patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of At-Home Transplant Education on Transplant Knowledge and Pursuit in Low-Income and Black Dialysis Patients with Varying Educational Characteristics
The Explore Transplant @ Home (ETH) randomized controlled trial assessed the efficacy of two supplementary education strategies for kidney transplant (KT) in dialysis centers: 1)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection in Renal Allografts Shows RNA Transcript Patterns That Evolve with Stage
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Purpose. Four stages of chronic antibody mediated rejection (CAMR) in renal allografts have been defined in humans and non-human primates (NHP), beginning with donor specific…2018 American Transplant Congress
Identifying the Specific Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss: A Population Based Study
Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Understanding the specific causes of kidney allograft loss is mandatory to improve the longevity of kidney allografts. However, the current literature is limited by the…
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