Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Factors and Management of Urinary Tract Infections After Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
T. Shimizu, Y. Kinoshita, T. Shinzato, D. Iwami
Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Japan
*Purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious complications in kidney transplant recipients. The predictive factors for UTI are controversial because…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Incremental Cost of Transplanting Patients with 100% cPRA Under the Kidney Allocation System: A Single Center Analysis
R. Gumber, E. Kraus, K. Jackson, N. Alachkar
Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Our group has described excellent three year patient and graft survival in patients with 100% cPRA undergoing kidney transplantation under the Kidney Allocation System…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends in the Recovery and Discard of Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Acute Kidney Injury from 2010-2018
C. Liu¹, S. Alasfar², P. P. Reese³, S. Mohan⁴, M. D. Doshi⁵, I. E. Hall⁶, H. R. Thiessen-Philbrook², Y. Jia², D. E. Stewart⁷, C. Parikh²
¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Since the donor KDPI score used in KAS is restricted to a single terminal serum creatinine (SCr) measurement, kidneys from donors with transient acute…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Ambient Air Pollution and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Feng¹, M. Jones², N. Chu², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams Demarco¹
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Although cognitive function among kidney failure patients improves after kidney transplant (KT), cognitive impairment is common and associated with worse post-KT outcomes. Particulate matter…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Body Mass Index Before and After Kidney Transplant
M. Laub¹, S. Finder², P. Harikrishnan¹, M. Simon³, I. Gani¹, M. Saeed¹, R. Kapoor¹
¹Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Brandon Wilde, Augusta, GA
*Purpose: Describe changes in body mass index (BMI) before and after kidney transplant and determine the association between BMI and graft loss or mortality.*Methods: Single…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Early Steroid Withdrawal on Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Differs by Recipient Age
J. Ahn¹, S. Bae¹, M. Schnitzler², G. Hess³, K. Lentine², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a major complication after kidney transplantation (KT) often attributable to immunosuppression. The risk of PTDM may increase with more…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Diabetes on Young Transplant Recipients: An American Perspective
J. M. Loera, S. C. Barrett, T. S. Zhang, A. A. Awan, B. V. Murthy, R. T. Cotton, C. A. O'Mahany, N. T. Galvan, J. A. Goss, A. A. Rana
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Our study aims to demonstrate the impact of diabetes, types I and II, on American young adults (18-40 years old) requiring kidney transplantation.*Methods: Using…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Total Robotic Renal Transplantation: Early Single Center Experience
M. E. Tobon Lascano, S. Koganti, M. E. Akoad, M. Anastopoulos, C. J. Simon, B. A. Bouthot, E. D. Walshe, Y. L. Cheah
Transplant, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: To establish the feasibility and evaluate the results and outcomes of a newly established totally robotic kidney transplant program.*Methods: Retrospective review of a single…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the Kidney Transplant Journey on Patient’s and Parent’s Identities and Self-Management
J. C. Dunbar¹, E. E. Bascom², W. Pratt², J. Snyder², J. M. Smith³, A. H. Pollack³
¹University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Describe the experiences of pediatric patients and their families after kidney transplant. Our qualitative study aimed to understand (1) how these individuals describe and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Treatment and Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with C4d Negative Antibody Mediated Rejection
M. Walsh, L. Lineberger, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, N. Alvey
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate treatment practices and patient outcomes for kidney transplant recipients with presence of C4d negative…