Articles tagged "Kidney"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Twice Weekly Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Infection Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function on Hemodialysis
S. A. Mehta¹, A. Katz², R. Dieter², P. Jen², J. Siegfried², J. Papadopoulos², T. Lewis²
¹Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Pharmacy, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: The incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains high in the first year following kidney transplantation. Valganciclovir (VGC) is commonly prescribed in the early post-operative period…
2020 American Transplant Congress
XBP1 Modulates Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria Crosstalk via Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasome in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
H. Ni¹, Y. Liu¹, W. Deng¹, J. Zhang², J. Xu¹, W. Zeng¹, N. Gong², Y. Miao¹
¹Organ Transplant Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Institute of Organ Transplantation, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: This study aims to investigate the molecular mechanism and function of X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1)- NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) signaling which…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal is the Significant Risk Factor for De Novo DSA Production in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi¹, K. Futamura¹, M. Okada¹, N. Goto¹, S. Narumi¹, K. Uchida², Y. Watarai¹
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan, ²Masuko Memorial Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan
*Purpose: For the long graft survival in the kidney transplantation, chronic antibody mediated rejection (CAMR) due to the de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Has Every Possible Life Been Saved?: Rummaging Through the Discard Heap
A. L. Friedman, E. Marquez
LiveOnNY, NY, NY
*Purpose: To determine the reasons that deceased donor organs were allocated but not transplanted (TXP) in a large organ procurement organization (OPO).*Methods: All organs allocated…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Implicit Bias in Recipient Selection
Y. Sweidan¹, C. Mayuga¹, B. Daly¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The decision to place or exclude a candidate from the waitlist is not exclusively based on medical criteria. Scant literature exists regarding the intergroup…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Decision-Making, Motivations and the Donation Experience among HLA-Identical Living Kidney Donors at UCLA – A Qualitative Study
E. L. Wood¹, S. George², N. Kogut¹, E. Lum³, J. Veale¹
¹Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Studies on motivations and decision-making processes of living donors have previously identified recipient relationship, fear of loss and altruism as important modifying factors of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Pretransplant Serologies and Vaccination Rates in Kidney Transplant Candidates
S. Schneider, C. Truax, A. Carlson, B. Clark, B. Sirandas, L. Smith
Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Assessing serologic status presents opportunities to provide live vaccinations to solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates. This is especially important given the increased risk of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Compatible Pairs- Providingan Option to Upgrade
V. Chipman¹, M. Cooper², S. Flechner³, G. Hil⁴, D. Leeser⁵, D. Mandelbrot⁶, M. Ronin⁴, D. Segev⁷, S. Syed⁸, A. Thomas⁹, A. Waterman¹⁰, G. R. Roll¹¹
¹Kidney Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Georgertown, Washington, DC, ³Cleavland Clinic, Cleavland, OH, ⁴NKR, Babylon, NY, ⁵East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC, ⁶University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁷Johns Hopkins, Boltimore, MD, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰UCLA and Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Surgery, Division of Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Compatible pairs (CPs) can enter an exchange program instead of donating directly. These pairs increase transplants (txp) by providing additional donors within an exchange…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Mortality Index Should Be Used to Provide Realistic Expectations Regarding Transplant Candidacy
Y. Chalicheemala¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Renal transplant improves outcomes of well-selected elderly patients with end stage renal disease. Older patients with significant comorbidities may not live long enough to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Initial North American Experience in Renal Transplantation from Medical Assistance in Dying Donors
M. A. Levine, S. Sami, A. Sener, P. Luke
Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In 2016, Canadian federal legislation was passed creating a regulatory framework for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for individuals who are suffering from a…