Articles tagged "Kidney/liver transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Does the Choice of Renal Arterial Anastomotic Methods in Kidney Allografts with Multiple Renal Arteries Affect the Recovery Rate of Renal Plasma Flow after Kidney Transplantation?
K. Nishikawa, K. Shinoda, T. Yonekura, M. Maeda, H. Oguchi, Y. Hidaka, M. Muramatsu, T. Kawamura, Y. Hamasaki, K. Sakai, S. Shishido
Nephrology, Toho University, Faculty of Medicine, Ota-ku,Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: In cases of kidney allografts with multiple renal arteries, renal arterial anastomotic methods vary in each recipient. The aim of this study is to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Delayed Kidney Graft Function (DGF) after Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation (SLKT) on Patient Outcomes: Results from the US Multicenter SLKT Consortium
P. Sharma¹, Z. Sui¹, M. Zhang¹, J. Magee¹, P. Barman², K. Walters³, A. Schluger⁴, R. Wong⁵, G. Cullaro⁶, J. Sinha⁷, J. Jo⁷, Y. Patel⁸, S. Biggins⁹, J. Lai⁵, L. VanWangner⁷, E. Verna⁶
¹Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²UCSD, San Diego, CA, ³UCLA, LA, CA, ⁴Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Columbia, New York, NY, ⁷Northwestern, Chicago, IL, ⁸Duke, Durham, NC, ⁹University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Delayed kidney graft function (DGF) after SLKT transplant may be associated with increased risk of kidney graft loss, morbidity and mortality. We examined the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant Outcomes after “Safety Net” Policy Change
D. Keys¹, T. Leventhal¹, S. Jackson¹, S. Riad¹, R. Spong¹, A. Matas¹, J. Rao²
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Criteria for listing for Simultaneous Liver and Kidney (SLK) transplant changed on August 10, 2017. These changes were implemented to standardize the criteria for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
One Year of the OPTN’s SLK Allocation Policy
A. Wilk¹, R. Formica², A. Wiseman³, R. Hirose⁴, D. Mulligan², D. Stewart¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) allocation policy went into effect on 8/10/17, establishing medical eligibility criteria for adult SLK candidates and creating a “Safety Net” for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant (SLKT) – Results from the US SLKT Consortium
G. Cullaro¹, J. Jo², J. Rassiwala², L. Van Wagner², R. Wong³, J. C. Lai³, J. Magee⁴, A. Schluger¹, P. Barman⁵, Y. Patel⁵, K. Walters⁶, S. Biggins⁶, P. Sharma⁴, E. C. Verna¹
¹New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The utilization of SLKT in the United States is rising in the MELD era. We aimed to understand the contemporary changes in characteristics and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Pressure to Donate among Potential Living Kidney Donors
D. R. Helfer¹, J. Stanton², E. A. King¹, A. K. Eno¹, J. M. Ruck¹, A. A. Shaffer¹, A. G. Thomas¹, M. M. Waldram¹, A. M. Cameron¹, J. Kahn¹, L. Erby¹, M. L. Henderson¹, D. L. Segev¹, J. M. Garonzik Wang¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: In the setting of ongoing methods to increase living donation, including novel methods that harness the power of social media, it is imperative that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Predictors of Post-Kidney Biopsy (KBx) Bleeding in Liver Transplant (LT) Candidates with Renal Dysfunction
H. M. Wadei¹, P. Abader¹, N. Aslam², T. Jarmi¹, A. P. Keaveny¹, K. Croome¹, D. D. Lee¹, C. Taner¹
¹Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Pre-LT kidney biopsy is seldom performed in LT candidates with renal dysfunction and/or proteinuria partially due to the limited information regarding KBx bleeding. We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Co-Morbidities on Kidney Transplantation Outcome in South Korea: A Nationwide-Population Based Study
M. Yu¹, S. Park², J. Moon², J. Jeong², J. Kim², Y. Kim², K. Han³, Y. Kim², H. Lee²
¹Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) has become the most effective treatment for end stage renal disease. Improvement of general medical care as well as immunosuppressive agents…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Impact of the New United Network for Organ Sharing Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Allocation Policy: Improved Standardization but Similar Utilization
G. Cullaro¹, E. C. Verna², J. C. Lai¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: In an effort to standardize SLKT utilization, UNOS/OPTN implemented a new SLKT policy on August 10th, 2017. We aimed to characterize the early impact…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Failure after Liver Transplantation: Benefits from a Little Pinch of KALT
R. Ruiz¹, K. Holmes², G. McKenna¹, N. Onaca¹, G. Testa¹, H. Fernandez¹, J. Bayer¹, A. Wall¹, E. Martinez¹, E. Martinez¹, A. Gupta¹, R. Goldstein¹, G. Klintmalm¹
¹Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ²Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: The development and consequences of renal failure after liver transplantation (LT) are well-chronicled. Kidney after liver transplantation (KALT) is the preferred treatment in this…