Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferior Outcomes of Third and Fourth Renal Transplant. An Analysis of Our Experience
H. Sharma, P. Yiannollou, O. Masood, G. Giffruda, R. Dhanda, D. Van Dellen, T. Campbell, R. Pararajasingam, T. Augustine, A. Tavakoli, B. Forgacs.
Transplant Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTIONOutcome of third and subsequent renal transplants have not been associated with favorable outcomes. We analyze our experience in patients with three or more kidney-transplants…
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The Impact of Hypertension, Chronic Pain, and Fatigue on Long-Term Quality of Life After Living Kidney Donation
T. Schachtner,^1,2 P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany.
The rising prevalence of end-stage renal disease and Germany's chronic organ shortage subsequently calls more people upon to consider living kidney donation. The benefits for…
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Frailty and Length of Stay in KT Recipients
M. McAdams DeMarco, E. King, X. Luo, L. Kucirka, N. Desai, N. Dagher, B. Lonze, R. Montgomery, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
BACKGROUND: In KT recipients, length of stay (LOS) is associated with early hospital readmission; yet, predictors of KT LOS are unclear.METHODS: Registry-based predictors of KT…
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Validation of a Blood and Biopsy Gene Expression-Based Molecular Diagnostics for Subclinical Acute Rejection: Comparing DNA Microarrays Vs. Next-Generation RNA Sequencing
S. Kurian,¹ J. Friedewald,² F. Harrison,¹ T. Gelbart,¹ S. Head,¹ P. Ordoukhanian,¹ M. Abecassis,² D. Salomon.¹
¹The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Background: Microarray-based gene expression signatures for clinical diagnostics are well described. However, microarrays lack advantages offered by newer technologies such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS):…
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The Penalty Faced By Native Americans in Kidney Transplantation: Decreased Access and Reduced Long-Term Survival
S. Stith,¹ F. Barrantes,² K. Piorkowski.¹
¹Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; ²Renal Medicine Associates/Presbyterian Transplant Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Background: Diabetes and ESRD disproportionately affect NAs (Native Americans), yet waitlisted NAs have lower rates of kidney transplantation than other racial/ethnic groups and worse longer…
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Parameters of Machine Perfusion Evaluating Quality of Kidneys from DCD/ECD Donors
G. Chen, C. Wang, J. Qiu, M. Han, X. He, L. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The first affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background Donors from donation after cardiac death(DCD) and expanded criteria donors(ECD) have poorer outcomes compared to standard deceased donors(SCD). It is important to evaluate quality…
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High Intra-Patient Variability in Tacrolimus Trough Blood Levels Increases the Risk of Death-Censored Graft Loss After Kidney Transplantation
E. Rodrigo,¹ D. San Segundo,² J. Ruiz,¹ M. López-Hoyos,² A. Benito,¹ M. de Cos,³ Z. Albines,¹ M. Serrano,¹ M. Arias.¹
¹Nephrology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain; ²Immunology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain; ³Pharmacology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Kidney graft loss rates beyond the first year showed only small improvements over past decades. Advances in maintenance immunosuppressive therapy contributed to the improvements seen…
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Efficacy and Safety of Desensitization Protocol Based On Rituximab Plus MMF in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Without Splenectomy
K. Takahashi,¹ K. Saito,² S. Takahara,³ S. Fuchinoue,⁴ T. Yagisawa,⁵ A. Aikawa,⁶ Y. Watarai,⁷ N. Yoshimura,⁸ K. Tanabe,⁴ K. Morozumi,⁹ M. Shimazu.¹⁰
¹Niigata Organ Transplant Foundation, Niigata, Japan; ²Graduate School of Medical ＆ Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; ³Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; ⁴Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ⁵Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan; ⁶Toho University, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ⁷Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Aichi, Japan; ⁸Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; ⁹Masuko Memorial Hospital, Aichi, Japan; ¹⁰Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose: An open-label, single arm, multicenter clinical study has been conducted in Japan for prospective examination of the efficacy and safety of desensitization protocol with…
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Long-Term Outcomes of Spousal Donor Kidney Transplantation According to the Spousal Relationship
J. Kim,¹ K. Jun,¹ M.-H. Kim,¹ S. Ahn,¹ J. Hwang,¹ S. Kim,¹ S. Park,¹ B. Choi,² S. Kim,² C. Yang,² Y. Kim,² I. Moon.¹
¹Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ²Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
We investigated long-term outcomes of spousal donor grafts and factors affecting graft survival in spousal kidney transplantation. Between July 1997 and December 2013, we performed…
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Optimal Management of Distal Ureteric Stricture Following Renal Transplantation: A Systematic Review
J. Kwong, D. Schiefer, G. Anas, J. Archambault, P. Luke, A. Sener.
Urology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Introduction And Objective: Ureteric stricture is the most common complication following renal transplantation, with an incidence of 3%. Of all ureteric strictures, 73% occur at…