Articles tagged "Kidney"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in the Lower-Income Bracket of South Korea; Widening Gap in Accessibility and Inferior Graft Outcome
G. Park¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu¹, Y. Kim¹, K. Kim¹, M. Park², Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*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
D. O. Walls¹, L. Muraveika¹, M. B. Palmer², D. L. Sawinski³, B. J. Keating¹, P. L. Abt¹
¹Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*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
S. Kumar, S. Jordan
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
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
Epitope-Based Matching in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
C. Boussard¹, M. Ould Rabah², O. Boyer², M. Macher¹, J. Taupin³, J. Hogan⁴
¹Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debre hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ²Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Necker Enfants-Malades, APHP, Paris, France, ³Department of Immunology, Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, ATLANTA, GA
*Purpose: Following the allocation of a transplant by the allocation system, each pediatric transplant team reviews the proposal and decides based on various criteria whether…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies and Treatment Response for AMR in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Gattis¹, R. Liverman¹, A. Serluco¹, J. Yin¹, H. C. Sullivan², R. A. Bray³, H. M. Gebel³, S. Jernigan⁴, R. George⁴, P. D. Winterberg⁴, R. Garro⁴
¹Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a significant complication in renal transplant patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of de novo…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Vimentin Inhibition Improves Post-Transplant Survival in a Mouse Renal Transplant Model
R. Lopez-Soler¹, Z. Zhang², H. Chin³, J. Wang⁴, K. Ridge⁵
¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Microsurgery Core, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁴Microsurgery Core, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern Univesity, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Most renal transplants ultimately fail secondary to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). The development of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in renal tubular epithelial cells…