Articles tagged "N/A"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Kidney Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy after ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a dangerous disorder characterized by fragmented red blood cells, decreased platelet count, and organ failure due to thrombosis. We investigated…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Opioid Avoidance in Liver Transplant Recipients: Significant Reduction in Opioid Use Through a Multidiscplinary, Multimodal Approach
H. Kutzler, R. Gannon, W. Nolan, L. Meisterling, M. Cech, D. Gleason, J. Uzl, C. Rochon, B. Maneckshana, O. Serrano, J. Riley, D. O'Sullivan, E. Urtasun-Sotil, M. Einstein, P. Sheiner
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: Given the association between substance use disorder and risk of post-surgical opioid use disorder, we developed an opioid avoidance pathway (OAP) in adult liver…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Evolution of Renal Graft Failure Risk: The Power of the Proximal
T. Mayne¹, S. Mohan²
¹Angion Biomedica, San Francisco, CA, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Our goal was to examine the association of eGFR in the first year on long term outcomes following kidney transplant.*Methods: The sample included kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions about Liver Disease and Living-Donor Liver Transplant- Results of a National Survey
C. Zell¹, C. Caruso¹, T. Kirby², S. Piccirilli³, S. Ganesh⁴, J. Whyte⁵, A. Humar³
¹Clinical Marketing, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Marketing Intelligence, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Clinical Marketing, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵WebMD, New York, NY
*Purpose: There are more than 14,000 people on the national waiting list for a liver transplant. Approximately 25% will die before receiving a life-saving transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pancreatic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Contain a Subset of Islet Progenitor Cells Capable of Regenerating Islets and Reversing Diabetes
C. M. Darden¹, S. Vasu², K. Kumano¹, Y. Liu², P. Saravanan³, B. Naziruddin², M. Lawrence²
¹Institute of Biomedical Studies, Waco, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ³Transplant Surgery Department, VCU, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: To identity islet precursor cells residing in pancreatic MSC culture preparations that contribute to islet regeneration and restoration of islet cell function in both…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Accuracy of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Kidney Transplant Rejection and Failure
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll²
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease. In this study, we examined…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bedside Ultrasound to Assess for Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Inpatient Liver Transplant Evaluation
M. Aguilar¹, E. A. Rodriguez¹, A. Andrekus², S. Buckner-Petty², N. Dahiya², E. J. Carey²
¹GI/Hepatology, Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is routinely assessed during outpatient evaluation for liver transplant (LT) candidacy in cirrhotic patients as it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Skeletal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
First Case of Simultaneous Living Related Parathyroid- and Kidney Transplantation Into a Child
N. Vallant¹, M. Sinha², P. Gogalniceanu¹, M. Cheung², C. Boffa³, M. Irving², P. Carroll², J. Hubbard¹, R. Gokmen¹, N. Ware², N. Mamode¹, N. Kessaris¹
¹Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Guy's Hospital London, London, United Kingdom, ²Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Inherited hypoparathyroidism can lead to life threatening episodes of hypocalcaemia as well as to end stage renal failure at a young age. We are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Alterations in Left Ventricular Wall Thickness after Cardiac Transplantation
C. K. Alvarez, O. Saeed, S. R. Patel, E. Borukhov, U. Jorde
Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: We investigated changes in cardiac wall thickness of donor hearts over time, including the peri-operative OHT period (within 4 days after transplantation) and up…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Older Livers Should Not Be Utilized in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
M. MacConmara, C. Feizpour, A. Aqul, D. Desai, P. Vagefi, S. Hanish, L. DeGregorio, C. S. Hwang
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Organ scarcity in liver transplantation has required expansion of the acceptable criteria used for donor selection. The utilization of older donors (>60 years) has…

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