Articles tagged "Kidney"

2020 American Transplant Congress
A Call to Action: Finding the Right Kidney for All Potential Recipients
G. Guerra, L. Preczewski, A. Harshman, G. Ciancio, R. Vianna, J. Figueiro, M. Muldoon
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The dialysis burden in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) awaiting a kidney transplant (KT) is a huge driver of morbidity, mortality, and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Enhancing Kidney Allograft Decision Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study
J. Mansy¹, J. Case¹, D. Stewart², H. McGehee², K. Lindblad², R. Schaffer¹, J. Fisher¹, J. Rice¹, S. Kurian¹, C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation, La Jolla, CA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing Research Department, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: This study was designed to identify opportunities to improve UNOS organ allocation as well as providers’ decision-making process for cadaveric kidney offers. Using its…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Level of Plasm Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Kidney Transplant Patients with Severe Pneumonia
L. Liu¹, H. Liu², F. Liu², L. Shu², L. Peng¹
¹Xiangyang Hospital No. 2 of Central South University, Changsha, China, ²AlloDx, Shanghai; Suzhou, China
*Purpose: Pulmonary infection is one of the common complications after kidney transplantation. Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is a new biomarker to diagnose allograft injury. Currently,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Active Vitamin D Prior to Transplant Affects Post-Transplant Outcomes
L. Al Dahabreh¹, C. Abou-Mitri¹, L. Negrea¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Little is known regarding optimizing waitlist management of end stage renal disease to improve post-transplant outcomes. Active vitamin D is associated with improved outcomes…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outreach as a Way to Improve Access to Kidney Transplants: A Model to Align with Future of Kidney Disease Care
A. Govil¹, P. Gudsoorkar¹, C. Siemer², C. King², T. Diwan¹, E. Woodle¹, S. Shah¹, C. V. Thakar¹
¹Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: In 2018, there were more than 100,000 patients wait-listed for kidney transplant whereas only around 21,000 patients received a kidney transplant. Increasing access to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation for the Prevention of Aggravation of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Diabetic Ischaemic Lower Limb. A Multicenter Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study in Japan
M. Taniguchi
Division of Transplant Surgery, St. Mary Hospital, Kurume, Japan
*Purpose: Japan substantially outperforms other countries in survival of patients receiving haemodialysis (HD). Unadjusted 5-year survival was 60% in Japan, 39% in the USA, and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Potential to Regenerate Damaged Allografts
L. Brasile¹, B. Stubentisky²
¹Research and Development, Breonics Inc., Watervliet, NY, ²Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Utrecht, Netherlands
*Purpose: The chronic shortage of allografts has generated intense interest in the field of regenerative medicine. Given the limited regeneration that can be accomplished in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Pulsatile Pump Perfusion on Hepatitis C Viremia and Transmission in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot Study
R. Forbes¹, B. Concepcion¹, D. Clapper², B. Dubray¹, A. Miller², D. Shaffer¹, K. Johnson²
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Tennessee Donor Services, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: With increasing utilization of hepatitis C (HCV) viremic donor organs for aviremic recipients, there may be a role for kidney pulsatile pump perfusion to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
10-Year Experience Transplanting Very Highly Sensitized Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
J. Diaz¹, J. Kennedy², S. Chinnakotla³, P. Verghese⁴
¹Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Very highly sensitized (VHS) individuals (calculated reactive antigen (cPRA) ≥ 95%) have increased rejection risk which negatively impacts kidney transplant outcomes. Multiple strategies have…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Transplant Alone for Morbidly Obese Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure: A Prospective Randomized Trial
K. A. Tulla, P. West-Thielke, P. DiCocco, O. Okoye, K. Bruno, J. Almario Alvarez, M. Spaggiari, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that simultaneous robotic assisted kidney transplant and robotic assisted sleeve gastrectomy results in fewer surgical complications…