2021 American Transplant Congress
Induction Immunosuppression Efficacy in Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation in the SARS-CoV-2 Era
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Lymphocyte depleting induction is associated with increased risk of infection. Our institution adopted a stratified induction protocol with the intent to decrease risk for…2021 American Transplant Congress
Modification in Immunosuppression Regimens to Safely Perform Kidney Transplants Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: In the USA, there was a 51.1% reduction in kidney transplant (KTx) since March 2020 due to concerns for contraction of COVID-19 in transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 Presentation and Severity Within One Year of Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The current pandemic has created uncertainty of induction regimen impact upon severity of COVID-19 disease. Our experience with COVID-19 infection was reviewed to stratify…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 >…
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