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
Impact of Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) on Long-Term Outcomes in Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients with Donor Acute Kidney Injury
A. Brar¹, M. Salifu², D. Adey¹, A. Gruessner²
¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Kidneys with donor acute kidney injury (AKI) are discarded at a higher rate. The purpose of the study is to assess long term renal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant (SLKT) – Results from the US SLKT Consortium
G. Cullaro¹, J. Jo², J. Rassiwala², L. Van Wagner², R. Wong³, J. C. Lai³, J. Magee⁴, A. Schluger¹, P. Barman⁵, Y. Patel⁵, K. Walters⁶, S. Biggins⁶, P. Sharma⁴, E. C. Verna¹
¹New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The utilization of SLKT in the United States is rising in the MELD era. We aimed to understand the contemporary changes in characteristics and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Trans-Umbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
D. Lia, Y. Alsalmay, L. Teperman, E. Grodstein, L. Lau, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy
Surgery, Northshore-LIJ, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of trans-umbilical single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SPLDN).*Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 100 SPLDNs between…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Arterial Flow, Lactate and NGAL as a Decision Making Trinity in Normothermic Kidney Preservation
A. Weissenbacher¹, M. L. Lo Faro², C. C. Coussios², P. J. Friend²
¹Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate biomarkers in a blood-based perfusate of normothermically perfused discarded human kidneys using urine recirculation as a…
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…