2018 American Transplant Congress
Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Pre and Post Development of Donor-Specific Antibodies after Kidney Transplantation
Formation of de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) against human leukocyte antigens contributes to inferior kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. We assessed the effect of dnDSA on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) have been associated with CKD and other serious adverse effects. PPI use in the transplant population has not been well-described.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Peri-Operative Hemoglobin, Blood Transfusion and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Studies in the non-kidney transplant (KT) literature support an absolute hemoglobin concentration (Hb) threshold of 70 g/L for transfusion, unless otherwise indicated. Some reports…2018 American Transplant Congress
Decision-Making, Informed Consent, and the Experiences of Recipients of Experimental HCV Positive-to-Negative Renal Transplants
Background: The safety and efficacy of transplanting HCV-infected (HCV+) donor organs into HCV-uninfected recipients (HCV D+/R-) is being studied. Recipient experiences are essential to comprehensively…2018 American Transplant Congress
Subclinical Borderline Rejection: More Than Meets the Eye?
UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Purpose: Surveillance biopsies can detect subclinical T cell mediated rejection (SC-TCMR) or subclinical borderline rejection (SC-B-TCMR) in patients with normal/stable creatinine, but the impact on…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…
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