2022 American Transplant Congress
Extended Duration of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipients
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Many transplant centers have endorsed an expanded duration of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) in the outpatient setting through peripheral administration to help minimize cost.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Diabetic Changes on Kidney Allograft Biopsies of Normoglycemic Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Small studies suggest that achieving normoglycemia with simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK) prevents the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN) among type 1 diabetics (T1DM). However,…2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 Transmission within One Year from Pancreas and Kidney Recipients
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The current pandemic has created uncertainty surrounding the transmission of COVID-19. It was recently published that in the general population, household contacts have a…2021 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infection in Pancreas Transplant in the Absence of Fungal Prophylaxis
*Purpose: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a rare yet dreaded complication following pancreas transplantation. Current guidelines recommend antifungal prophylaxis in patients with 1 or more…2021 American Transplant Congress
Systemic Venous versus Portal Venous Drainage in Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation: A Matched-pair Analysis
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: Portal venous drainage of pancreatic transplant appears more physiologic compared to systemic venous drainage. However, present data does not support the superiority of one…2021 American Transplant Congress
Initial Kidney Transplant Evaluations with Telehealth: Is it a Pandemic Only Practice?
1Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: COVID -19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge to health care systems. It disrupted the transplant processes including evaluations, especially in rural or other geographically…2021 American Transplant Congress
Achilles Heel No Longer: Marked Decline in Early Relaparotomy and Allograft Pancreatectomy Rates Following Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation in the Contemporary Era
*Purpose: Technical complications requiring early relaparotomy (relap) and allograft pancreatectomy (AP) have long been the Achilles heel of simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKPT).*Methods: Single center retrospective…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Implementation of the New Unos Policy That Relegates C-peptide and Body Mass Index Criteria Has Resulted in Shifting Recipient Demographics
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Waitlist time accrual for SPK was previously limited to candidates on insulin that had either a c-peptide ≤ 2 ng/ml, or a c-peptide >…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation in Patients with Type-I and Type-II Diabetes Mellitus
*Purpose: UNOS approved simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKPT) for type-II diabetes mellitus (DM) in Oct 2014. There is limited data comparing outcomes of SKPT in type-I…2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Renal and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients When Administering Prophylaxis versus No Prophylaxis
*Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OC), or thrush, is a fungal infection associated with immunosuppression post renal and or/pancreas transplant. Currently, the role of prophylactic oral nystatin…
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