2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor App Increases Awareness and Overall Rates of Living Kidney Donation
*Purpose: The rate of living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs) performed has declined overall regardless of race. Studies show that web-based tools increase access to living…2022 American Transplant Congress
Modern Medicine Needs Modern Technology Tools
Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Dd-cfDNA has been used as a non-invasive biomarker for allograft injury and has been shown to detect subclinical rejection with higher predictive power compare…2022 American Transplant Congress
Cold Pulsatile Perfusion of Donor Kidneys Varies Significantly by Procuring Organ Procurement Organization Indicating Both Over and Underutilization of This Preservation Method
Kidney Transplant, Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
*Purpose: To assess the usage and variability cold pulsatile perfusion preservation in the United States based on procuring organ procurement organization (OPO).*Methods: All donors procured…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Novel, High Throughput Droplet Digital PCR-Based Indel Quantification Method for the Detection of Circulating Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA After Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is a promising minimally invasive biomarker for acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplant recipients. To assess the diagnostic value of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early vs. Late Heparin Administration After Declaration of Death in DCD Donors Does Not Impact Short Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Kidneys from Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) donors are well-known to have satisfactory outcomes post-transplant. In DCD donors, heparin is typically given immediately prior…2022 American Transplant Congress
High KDPI Kidneys: Lifelong Freedom from Dialysis for Elderly Patients
*Purpose: According to national data, there is an increase in kidney transplants in patients over 65, corresponding to an overall general increase. Elderly patients continue…2022 American Transplant Congress
25-Year Risk of ESRD Among Living Kidney Donors
1Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2Office of the Chief Medical Officer, UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Previous research on post-donation ESRD in living kidney donors (LKDs) has been limited by short follow-up time, the small number of ESRD cases available…2022 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Metabolizer Heterogeneity within Caucasian Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients
1Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT, 2CareDX, South San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Weight-based tacrolimus (T) dosing is the standard in post-transplant KT. African-Americans and Caucasians differ in their metabolizer phenotype for T. However, two morphometrically similar…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Experience Of 48-hour Normothermic Machine Perfusion In Human Kidneys Applying Urine Recirculation
*Purpose: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) of the kidney has been studied extensively during the past decade. Short-term kidney NMP has demonstrated promising results, however currently…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bilateral Renal Autotransplantation for Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma
*Purpose: We report the first case of bilateral renal autotransplantation after staged resection of a giant liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum.*Methods: A 39-year-old male presented with…
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