Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
The Results of Plasmapheresis and Anti-CD20 Based Desensitization without Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Positive Crossmatch Kidney Transplants
H. Kwon, Y. KIm, J. Choi, S. Shin, J. Jung, M. Cho, J. Kim, D. Han.
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
E. Mark, D. Goldsman, P. Keskinocak, B. Gurbaxani.
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
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
G. Chen, C. Wang, Z. Wu, X. Liu, C. Wang, L. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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
R. Rathore,^1,2 A. Sharma,² A. Halawa.²
¹Renal Medicine, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom; ²Faculty of Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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
R. Hamoda, L. McPherson, K. Lipford, J. Gander, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.
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
Y. Mitchell, J. Volpendesta, J. Vongspanich-Dray.
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
M. Hamar,^1,2 P. Urbanellis,¹ D. Kollmann,¹ I. Linares,¹ M. Kaths,¹ D. Bagli,³ A. Konvalinka,⁴ I. Mucsi,¹ A. Ghanekar,¹ L. Robinson,² M. Selzner.¹
¹Multi Organ Transplant Program, TGH, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology, The Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Dept. of Surgery (Urology) & Physiology, The Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Dept. of Medicine and Institute of Medical Science, UHN and Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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
D. Stewart,¹ J. Lindemans,² J. Schold,³ H. McGehee,¹ J. Kessler,⁴ C. Sullivan,⁴ M. Turner,² K. Mekeel,⁵ C. Berg,² R. Stratta,⁶ R. Formica,⁷ L. Ratner,⁸ D. Klassen,¹ B. Shepard.¹
¹UNOS, Richmond; ²Duke, Durham; ³CCF, Cleveland; ⁴Wharton, Philadelphia; ⁵UCSD, San Diego; ⁶Wake Forest, Winston-Salem; ⁷Yale, New Haven; ⁸Columbia, NY.
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…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with CPRA Values > 98% after Implementation of the New OPTN/UNOS Kidney Allocation System (KAS): A Single Center Study Update
N. Kaur,¹ M. Kamoun,² J. Kearns,² J. Trofe-Clark,¹ P. Abt,³ M. Levine,³ S. Goral.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ³Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: Sensitized patients in the past have had prolonged waiting times and greater incidence of death while on the waiting list. On December 4, 2014,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Protocol for ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantations: Analysis of 400 Cases in a Single Center Experience
H. Kwon, Y. Kim, J. Choi, S. Shin, J. Jung, M. Cho, J. Kim, D. Han.
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
This study describes the single center experience and long-term results of ABOincompatible kidney transplantation (ABO i KT).Four hundred patientswhoreceived an ABOi KT in the period…