Articles tagged "Kidney"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Increased Access to Transplantation for Medicaid Patients Following Medicaid Expansion
A. Massie, M. Henderson, T. Hwee, D. Segev
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), states in the United States had the option of expanding Medicaid eligibility. 24 states adopted…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Changes on Time Zero Living Donor Allograft Biopsy Do Not Portend Future Kidney Function
A. Agarwal¹, A. Sites², K. L. Brayman¹, A. Doyle³, J. Oberholzer¹, A. Nishio-Lucar³
¹Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The predictive ability of implantation biopsies of kidney allografts on either future recipient or living donor kidney function has not been fully elucidated. Herein,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Using an Electronic Medical Record Tool to Document Transplant Option Discussions among Patients with EGFR ≤ 20 mL/min/1.73m²
A. Yishak¹, R. R. Brentari², R. M. Love La Londe³, E. Clark⁴, E. Clark⁴, J. Sun⁵, S. Vupputuri⁶
¹Nephrology, MAPMG, Mc Lean, VA, ²KP National Transplant Service, Oakland, CA, ³KP National Transplant Services, Oakland, CA, ⁴KP National Transplant Services, silver spring, MD, ⁵KP, Rockville, MD, ⁶MAPRI, MAPMG, Rockville, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study, in a large integrated health system, was to improve: 1) the documentation of transplant option discussions by providers among…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Proteomics Reveals Molecular Window and Metabolism of Normothermically Perfused Human Kidneys
A. Weissenbacher¹, H. Huang², A. Thorne³, L. M. Lo Faro³, J. Hunter³, R. Ploeg³, C. C. Coussios⁴, P. J. Friend³, B. Kessler⁵
¹Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Nuffield Department o Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Nuffield Department o Medicine, Target Discovery Instituteiscovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: We have shown that 24h normothermic kidney perfusion (NKP) with urine recirculation (URC) is superior to non URC for maintaining homeostasis previously. However, the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Higher Post-Transplant CXCL13 Correlates with the Occurrence of Infection within 1 Year after Kidney Transplantation
Y. Li¹, Y. Li¹, L. Yan¹, L. Wang¹, Y. Shi², J. Tang¹
¹Department of Laboratory Medicine/Research Centre of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China, ²Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Chemokine is a subtype of cytokines that involved in the process of inflammation and immune responses, and play an important role in both kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
No Indication of Increased CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients without Pharmacological Prophylaxis Receiving a Single 3mg/kg Dose of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) Instead of No-Induction
M. Ivani de Paula, M. Grace Bowring, A. A. Shaffer, J. Garonzik-Wang, A. Barros Bessa, C. Rosso Felipe, M. Pontello Cristelli, A. B. Massie, J. Medina Pestana, H. Silva Junior, D. L. Segev
Hospital do Rim, Nephrology Division, EPM - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Induction therapy with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in patients at low immunological risk remains controversial, given increased risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection*Methods: To investigate…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Telemonitoring Following Kidney Transplantation: Effects on Early Hospital Readmissions and Graft Outcomes
N. Elfadawy, V. Humphreville, A. Padiyar, E. Sanchez, N. Sarabu
University hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Telemonitoring has been recently shown to improve outcomes and reduce hospital admission rate in cardiac patients. We sought to study the effect of telemonitoring…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Grafts Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Performed By Nephrologist. Regaining Technique And Improving Results
J. Juega, M. Perez, L. Cañas, J. Soler, M. Troya, I. Bancu, R. Lauzurica
Nephrology, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Stablish the optimal technique and protocol of ultrasound guided renal graft biopsy to be performed by nephrologist compared with previous standard of care, regading…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Graft Survival for Pediatric and Adult Kidney Recipients Followed and Lost to Follow-Up
A. M. Robinson¹, E. K. Hsu², S. M. Bartosh³, D. E. Stewart¹, G. V. Mazariegos⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, ⁴Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: While the majority of kidney transplant recipients are followed by their program, many end up reported to the OPTN as lost to follow-up (LTFU).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
National Landscape of Donors Allocated through the Hope Act in the United States
A. R. Wilk¹, R. Hunter², M. A. McBride², D. K. Klassen²
¹Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: To address the shortage of donor organs and to increase transplantation opportunities for HIV+ recipients, the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act was enacted…