Articles tagged "Kidney"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Portal Vein Flow Can Predict Early Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Study
J. Zhang¹, A. Jiao², Q. Liu¹, C. Zhang¹, N. Sun¹, X. Li¹
¹Hepatobiliary Surgery Department and Unit of Organ Transplantation, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China, ²Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, China
*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)
L. R. Ulisses, J. O. Paixão, P. S. Souza, G. Bezerra, H. Rodrigues, N. Panajatopoulos, F. J. De Paula, E. David-Neto, M. C. R Castro
Renal Transplant Service, Renal Transplant Service, Hospital das Clinicas and Laboratory of Immunology-LIM-19, Medical School of te University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
*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
M. Yoshikawa
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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
simplifyKDPI: An Animated Video to Educate Kidney Transplant Candidates about the Kidney Donor Profile Index
K. Bonner, R. Seibert, L. Kayler
SUNY Buffalo/ECMC, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: simplifyKDPI is an iteratively-designed patient-engaged mobile educational animated video program developed with guidance from patients, providers and Self-efficacy and Multimedia Learning Theories to increase…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Utility of Donor and Recipient BK Virus Antibody Testing Prior to Renal Transplantation in Risk Assessment for Developing BK Viremia
N. Donmez, S. I. Al-Akash
Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX
*Purpose: The correlation between donor (DON) and recipient (REC) BKV antibody (AB) titers and BK viremia in renal transplant (RTx) has not been well-studied in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Induction with Tacrolimus and Everolimus Maintenance Therapy in Elderly Kidney Transplantation Results in Prolonged Lymphocyte Depletion and Do Not Favor Regulatory Profile
E. David-Neto¹, G. Ramos de Freitas¹, M. Fernandes¹, F. Agena¹, F. Brambate Carvalhinho Lemos¹, F. Jota de Paula¹, V. Coelho², N. Zocoler Galante¹
¹Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clínicas - University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Laboratory of Immunology – LIM 19, Heart Institute - University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Despite the growing number of elderly kidney transplant (Ktx) recipientes few studies describe the effects of immunosuppression on this group. We evaluated the immunological…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Complete Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplantation: Our Initial Experience
A. Khan, C. Bhati, T. Reichman, A. Cotterell, D. Kumar, G. Gupta, L. Kamal, A. King, A. Sharma, M. Levy
VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the standard treatment for patients with ESRD. Very limited advancement has been made in its surgical aspects. Minimal invasive approach for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Room for Optimism; Improvement in Long-Term Patient and Graft Survival of Kidney Transplants in the United States over the past Three Decades
C. Wu, A. Rana, N. Galvan, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss, B. Murthy
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Previous studies indicated that the short-term (1 year) allograft survival of kidney transplants has improved significantly over the years. However, less is known about…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Dialysis Facility Profit Status and Referral for Kidney Transplantation
E. R. Walker¹, L. J. McPherson¹, J. C. Gander², S. Pastan¹, R. E. Patzer¹
¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Kaiser Permanente Georgia, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Patients receiving dialysis treatment in for-profit dialysis facilities have historically lower rates of kidney transplantation (KT) compared to non-profit facilities, but the impact of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Earlier Transplant Education as CKD Progresses? CKD 3-5 Patients and Providers Weigh In
A. D. Waterman¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, A. F. Lipsey², C. S. Anderson¹, A. Alem³, C. Bozzolo⁴, B. Dub³, S. L. Henry³, B. Mittman³
¹Division of Nephrology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, ⁴Insight Policy Research, Arlington, VA
*Purpose: To increase preemptive and early transplant rates, transplant education must be delivered along the entire chronic kidney disease (CKD) spectrum. To understand patients’ education…