Articles tagged "Kidney"

2022 American Transplant Congress
The Sustained Impact of a Minimization Protocol on Peri-Operative Opioid Use in Kidney Transplantation
N. Patel, T. Carcella, J. Marable, V. Rohan, S. Bethi, P. Baliga, D. Dubay, J. N. Fleming, D. Taber
-MUSC, -Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use following kidney transplant (KTX) is associated with higher graft and patient loss. Thus, in 2019 we implemented an opioid minimization quality improvement…
2022 American Transplant Congress
One Nuclei at a Time: Decoding Kidney Allograft Fibrosis by Single Nuclei RNA-Sequencing
J. McDaniels¹, A. Shetty¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², E. Bhardi¹, T. Rousselle¹, C. Drachenberg³, M. Talwar⁴, J. Eason⁵, T. Muthukumar⁶, D. Maluf¹, V. Mas¹
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴UTHSC, memphis, TN, ⁵University of Tennessee/Methodist Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: The biological mechanisms underpinning late graft loss due to chronic allograft dysfunction remain unknown. Single nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNAseq) of healthy and fibrotic kidney grafts…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Medical Necessity Kidney Donation in the Treatment Algorithm for Nutcracker Syndrome: Transforming Pain to Altruism
N. Baker, J. Campsen, L. Aviles-Ovalle, M. Molnar, A. Jones, G. Rofaiel, R. Kim, T. Baker
Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Patients with nutcracker syndrome (NCS) are often presented with multiple treatment pathways, including interventional and surgical options. In those who elect native nephrectomy, consideration…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Access to Kidney Transplantation (FIAT): An Integrative Multiphasic Stakeholders’ Perspective
R. v. Merweland¹, A. Luchtenburg¹, J. van Busschbach¹, J. van de Wetering¹, S. Ismail²
¹Medical Psychology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Despite that various barriers to optimal access to transplantation are described in literature,there is no research combining the perspectives of all stakeholders in renal…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Outcomes of Kidney-only vs. Multi-organ Deceased Donors
J. Espinales¹, Z. C. Giffen¹, D. Schneider², R. James³, N. Koizumi³, O. Ekwenna¹, J. Ortiz⁴
¹University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, ³George Mason University, Arlington, VA, ⁴Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
*Purpose: We sought to determine the relative outcomes of kidneys from kidney-only or multi-organ deceased donors.*Methods: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data from 2010-2019 were…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Late Subclinical Rejection and Borderline Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients is Associated with Increased Incidence of Subsequent Clinical Rejections
V. Viswanathan¹, I. Melgarejo², C. Puttarajappa², P. Sood², M. Molinari², S. Hariharan², C. Wu², A. Sharma², N. Shah², R. Mehta²
¹Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The outcomes of inflammatory changes noted in late surveillance biopsies (1 year) is unclear.*Methods: Patients transplanted (live donor and deceased donor) at our center…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Frequency and Types of Pharmacist Interventions and Risk Assessments Occurring During the 12-Month Transafe Rx Randomized Controlled Trial
H. M. Gonzales, J. N. Fleming, D. J. Taber
MUSC, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Clinical pharmacists have unique education and training to identify and mitigate medication (med) safety issues in high-risk populations, such as kidney transplant (KTX). The…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Long-term Outcomes of Early Steroid Withdrawal (SW) After Kidney Transplant
D. Vock¹, A. Matas²
¹University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Early SW (10 years) graft failure associated with early SW.*Conclusions: We conclude that early SW has similar or better long-term outcomes than maintenance prednisone.
2021 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients from Older Donors
E. Cuadrado-Payán, E. Montagud-Marrahi, J. Casals-Urquiza, J. del Risco-Zevallos, D. Cucchiari, P. Ventura-Aguiar, I. Revuelta, G. Piñeiro, N. Esforzado, F. Cofan, J. Ugalde, J. Campistol, F. Oppenheimer, J. Torregrosa, F. Diekmann
Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: The age of patients referred for kidney transplantation has increased progressively. However, the precise influence of age on hard outcomes after transplantation is controversial*Methods:…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pill Burden in Belatacept versus Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppression
S. Gattis, L. Lakhani, A. Basu
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence is a major barrier amongst renal transplant recipients, and improvement can be seen after reduction in pill burden. Belatacept versus tacrolimus-based immunosuppression…