2020 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes in the Us: Analysis of HCUP Data
*Purpose: To identify clinical outcomes and complications of living donor nephrectomies in the US from 2008 - 2015.*Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2008-2015 discharge data…2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Deceased Donor Kidney and Liver Surgical Recovery Error Rates
Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: There is no nationally available data related to the incidence of surgical errors in deceased donor organ recoveries or its impact on organ discard…2020 American Transplant Congress
Using Nudges for Liver Transplantation Prehabilitation: Results from PRIMER (Prehabilitation Intervention to Maximize Early Recovery), a Home-Based Behavioral Pilot and Feasibility Trial
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Data on effective prerehabilitation in liver transplant (LT) is limited. We studied the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomized controlled trial of a…2020 American Transplant Congress
Need for Pre-Transplant Midodrine Does Not Negatively Impact Outcomes after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant
1University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Patients with cirrhosis often develop chronic hypotension, which contributes to kidney dysfunction. Midodrine can improve hemodynamics and renal perfusion in these hypotensive patients. There…2020 American Transplant Congress
Hyperammonemia Syndrome in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Caused by Quinolone-Resistant Ureaplasma Infection
*Purpose: Urease-producing bacteria release significant amounts of ammonia. Donor-derived Ureaplasma infections in lung transplant recipients have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hyperammonemia syndrome (HS).…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Longer Hospitalization and Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: De novo Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) are considered a risk factor for worsening kidney allograft outcomes in recipients after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK). No…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Multi-Organ Transplant Allocation Priority on Wait-Listed Isolated Kidney Transplant Candidates
1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT) candidates involving a kidney receive higher allocation priority than kidney alone transplant (KAT) candidates. The increasing utilization of MOT has the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Methenamine for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Evaluate efficacy of methenamine for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI) in transplant recipients.*Methods: This retrospective review included patients greater than or equal…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improvement of Renal Function Prior to Liver Transplantation is Not Associated with Better Long-Term Renal Outcome or Mortality
*Purpose: Since introduction of the MELD score in the liver allocation system, renal impairment in OLT recipients has become a topic of increasing importance. This…2020 American Transplant Congress
Antibiotic Stewardship and Inpatient C. Difficile Testing in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Value of Multi-Level Checks and Balances
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Diarrhea in the solid organ transplant recipient is a commonly encountered problem and is often multifactorial in etiology. Due to the combination of peri-operative…
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