Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Controlled Cardiac Death Donor Program for Kidney Transplantation – Spanish Multicenter Experience with Two Years of Follow-Up.
J. Portoles,¹ M. Perez-Saez,² D. Hernandez-Marrero,² O. Lafuente,¹ F. Diekmann,² N. Maruri Kareaga,² M. Rodriguez-Ferrero,² F. Llamas,² M. Mazuecos,² J. Juega,² E. Melilli,² A. Rodriguez-Benot,² A. Alonso,² J. Pascual.²
¹Nephrology, U.H.Puerta de Hierro-RedinRen, Majadahonda, Spain; ²Nephrology, SENTRA-GEODAS Group, Madrid, Spain.
Background: Controlled donation after cardiac death (cDCD) programs are running in several countries for years. National transplant organization (ONT) has developed a nation-wide program in…
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Extraperitoneal Placement of the Kidney Prevents Graft Vascular Kinking or Rotation in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant (SPK).
M. Maraschio, A. Alcaraz, E. Giordano Segade.
Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Program, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina.
BACKGROUND: The preferred technique for kidney placement in SPK is intraperitoneal through a midline incision, as it is easy and fast to be performed. However,…
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The Effect of Immunosuppression Regimen on Iga Nephropathy Recurrence Post Kidney Transplantation.
K. Koutroutsos,¹ A. Kousios,¹ L. Leighton,¹ R. Charif,¹ D. Goodall,¹ T. Cook,² J. Galliford,¹ D. Taube,¹ M. Loucaidou.¹
¹Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; ²Department of Histopathology, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Steroid sparing immunosuppression is increasingly used in order to avoid the many well-known side effects of steroids. It has been argued that steroid use…
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Predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
M. Mohamed, S. Parajuli, B. Muth, A. Djamali, B. Astor.
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.
Objective: Identifying predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder (PTLD); early (0 - 3 years) and late in kidney transplantation.Methodology: Single center longitudinal study among kidney…
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The Prediction of Molecular ABMR by Anti-HLA Donor-Specific Antibody Properties.
F. Eskandary,^1,2 J. Reeve,^1,3 D. Yoo,¹ H. Regele,⁴ L. Hidalgo,^1,3 G. Böhmig,² P. Halloran.^1,5
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ³Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁴Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Study purpose: Besides HLA antibody characterization and workup of biopsies (Bx) molecular assessment of gene expression may considerably improve ABMR diagnosis. The objective of the…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Vaccination Compliance in Listed Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Chart Review.
I. Tawhari,¹ C. Staffeld-Coit,² J. Garcia-Diaz.¹
¹Infectious Disease, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; ²Nephrology, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Infections in solid organ transplant recipients, some of which are vaccine preventable, may result in excessive morbidity and mortality. Immunosuppressive agents increase the risk…
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Reduced Incidence and Level of De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies in Belatacept-Treated vs. Cyclosporine-Treated Patients: Final Results from BENEFIT.
R. Bray,¹ H. Gebel,¹ R. Townsend,² M. Polinsky,² L. Yang,² U. Meier-Kriesche,² C. Larsen.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Background: The presence of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) has been associated with an increased risk of antibody-mediated rejection and graft failure. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) is…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejection, New-Onset Diabetes After Transplant and Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Recipients: Analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Database.
A. Mehrnia, T. Le, T. Tamer, S. Bunnapradist.
Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction Our objective was to identify the associations of new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) and acute rejection (AR) in predicting patient mortality and transplant failure…
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Impact of BKV Subtype Distribution on BKV Nephropathy, Viremia, and Renal Outcome in Patients After Renal Transplantation.
S. Anke,¹ L. Silvia,¹ H. Hermann,¹ H. Albert,² S. Corinna.²
¹Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Factors determining the course of BK viral (BKV) infection remain uncertain. We studied the role of BKV subtype distribution in BKV-infected patients after renal transplantation.-We…
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Standard Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis for High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Reduces Incidences of Breakthrough and Resistant Cytomegalovirus Infection.
Y. Huang, J. Park, A. Naik, D. Kaul.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Valganciclovir (VGCV) 900 mg/day is the standard dose (SD) for CMV prophylaxis in patients with CrCl > 60 ml/min, although some transplant centers use…