Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Post Kidney Transplant Complications by Urinary Exosomal mRNA Analysis
H. Harada,¹ T. Murakami,² C. Yamamoto,² M. Mitsuhashi.²
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; ²Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Inc., Irvine, CA.
IntroductionMonitoring of kidney allograft status is important for the graft longevity. Conventional urinary markers are not sensitive and specific enough to diagnose graft injuries so…
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Outpatient Management of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay and Acute Rejection
B. Muth,¹ B. Astor,¹ J. Turk,¹ M. Mohamed,¹ S. Parajuli,¹ D. Kaufman,² D. Mandelbrot,¹ A. Djamali.^1,2
¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Delayed graft function (DGF) increases hospital length of stay (LOS) and risk for readmission, rejection, early graft loss and death. We created a multidisciplinary DGF…
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Referral for Kidney Transplantation in Georgia: Data from the RaDIANT Community Study
S. Pastan,¹ J. Gander,¹ L. Plantinga,¹ L. Sauls,² E. Gibney,³ L. Mulloy,⁴ J. Krisher,² R. Patzer.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta; ²Southeastern Kidney Council, Raleigh; ³Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta; ⁴Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
PurposeThe rate of kidney transplantation (KTx) varies significantly across US dialysis facilities. Referral for KTx from dialysis facility providers is the first key step in…
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Development of a Targeted Genetic Renal Disease Panel With NexGen Sequencing for Unbiased Testing of Living Kidney Donors for Genetic Kidney Disease
C. Thomas,¹ Z. Stewart,³ A. Mansilla,² S. Mason,² A. Kwitek,² C. Campbell,² R. Smith,^1,2 R. Smith.^1,2
¹Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ²Institute of Human Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ³Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Recent studies indicate that living donors biologically related to their transplant recipient may be at higher risk of ESRD compared to unrelated donors, possibly secondary…
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Identifying Predictors of Organ Donation Among African-American Men
C. Harris,¹ C. Modlin,¹ S. Olden,² A. Nowacki,³ T. Franklin,⁴ J. Canedy,¹ M. Tavaras,¹ A. Harris,¹ Y. Hamilton,⁵ C. Zaramo.¹
¹Glickman Urologic & Kidney Institute Minority Men's Health Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; ³Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ⁴College of Medicine, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA; ⁵Lifebanc of Ohio, Cleveland, OH.
Objective: The growth of the national transplant waiting list continues to far outpace the number of available organs, particularly among African Americans (AA). This study…
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Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients: Impaired Infection Control and Alloreactivity
T. Schachtner,^1,2 M. Stein,² P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany.
New onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) has been associated with an increased risk of infection and sepsis. Previous studies, however, failed to identify differences in…
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Patient Outcomes After Listing for Kidney Alone Transplantation in Potential Recipients Aged Over 70 Years
D. Kanigicherla, M. Morton, I. Zia, J. Worthington, S. Sofia, T. Augustine, M. Picton.
Manchester Institute of Nephrology & Transplantation, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
BackgroundLow likelihood of listing and subsequent deceased donor transplantation has previously been reported for the elderly with additional concerns about patient frailty, morbidity and mortality…
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Sevoflurane Based Anesthesia in Recipients Reduces 2 Year Acute Rejection in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Results from the VAPOR-Trial
G. Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke,¹ V. Nieuwenhuijs,² M. Seelen,³ R. Ploeg,² H. Leuvenink,² M. Struys.¹
¹Anesthesiology, University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Surgery, University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Nephrology, University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands.
IntroductionVolatile anesthetic agents like sevoflurane may protect against the ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) that is inevitable part of organ donation and transplantation. It is…
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Psychiatric Recommendations for Patients Pursing Kidney Transplantation
M. Jesse, A. Eshelman, T. Rosetti, M. Abouljoud, J. Denny, A. Patel, D. Kim.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: End-stage renal disease patients have high rates of psychiatric and cognitive pathologies. Despite this, renal transplant candidates do not routinely undergo comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.…
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The Role of Quantitative Assay of Urinary Decoy Cells as a Screening and Follow-Up Tool in Renal Transplant Recipients With Polyomavirus BK Infection
G. Huang, J. Qiu, C.-X. Wang, J.-G. Fei, S.-X. Deng, J. Li, G.-D. Chen, Q. Fu, R.-H. Deng, L.-Z. Chen.
Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Polyomavirus BK nephropathy (BKVN) is an important infectious complication in kidney transplant patients. Urinary cytology is effective for early diagnosis of BKVN. However, quantitative assay…