2019 American Transplant Congress
Performance Improvement Initiative: Ambulatory Tool to Improve Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability (IPV) Monitoring in Kidney & Liver Transplant Recipients
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: High tacrolimus (TAC) intrapatient variability (IPV) is associated with poorer outcomes. Manual monitoring of TAC IPV is labor intensive and not always feasible. As…2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Hepatitis C Donors is Safe and Cost Effective
*Purpose: The use of hepatitis C (hep C) positive donors has become increasingly attractive with the advent of improved curative pharmacologic treatments. As a result…2019 American Transplant Congress
Discovery and Validation of an Early Post-Transplant Biomarker Model Predictive of Chronic Kidney Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: A significant proportion of patients develop chronic kidney disease after liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to develop clinical/protein models to predict future GFR deterioration…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Immigrant Bonus: Non US Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Have Superior Outcomes versus US Citizen Recipients. A Retrospective Study of 30,092 Subjects Using the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) from 1992-2015
*Purpose: In 2017, there were 19,849 kidney transplant recipients, and most of these patients were US Citizens1. There has been however, a significant amount non-US…2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in the Lower-Income Bracket of South Korea; Widening Gap in Accessibility and Inferior Graft Outcome
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KT) benefits in various aspects of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. However, the financial burden is one of the main obstacles to…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Native Kidney Biopsy to Predict Renal Dysfunction Following Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Acute and chronic kidney injury are a common occurrence for patients with end-stage liver disease and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Distinct Delayed Classical Complement Pathway Activation Highlights Transition of Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease with Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion Injury (IRI)-induced AKI of the renal allograft frequently leads to delayed graft function (DGF). Patients with DGF suffer from prolonged hospitalization with…2019 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Portal Vein Flow Can Predict Early Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Study
*Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major and severe complication following allogeneic orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization Using Only Polyvalent Immunoglobulins (IVIG) for Kidney Transplantation with Living Donors (LD)
*Purpose: HLA sensitization is a barrier for kidney transplantation. Sensitized patients stay longer on the waiting list and have higher mortality rate and complications while…2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Overcoming Sex Disparity In Japan
Nephrology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: Despite its superior outcomes relative to chronic dialysis, living kidney transplantation are less likely to occur in female in Japan. The aim of this…
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