Articles tagged "Outcome"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas After Failed Islet Transplantation; a Successful Strategy to Maintain Insulin Independence
J. Gardner,¹ G. Roll,¹ S. Wisel,¹ J. Harbell,¹ B. Hynson,¹ D. Kaufman,² A. Posselt,¹ P. Stock.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: As islet transplantation (tx) remains an experimental and uninsured procedure, there are no established protocols to achieve insulin independence following failure of the islet…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Re-Admission After Intestinal Transplantation
Y. Kwon,¹ R. Girlanda,¹ A. Sharp,² K. Etesami,¹ J. Hawksworth,¹ C. Desai,¹ E. Island,¹ C. Matsumoto,¹ T. Fishbein.¹
¹MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ²Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Aim. Intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients frequently require repeat hospital admissions after successful transplant, increasing costs and causing significant burden on families. The causes of hospital…
2015 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Maintenance Regimen With Calcineurin Inhibitor, MMF and Everolimus Initiated By Dual Induction Therapy With Anti-CD20/25 Antibodies in Renal Transplantation
N. Masaki, K. Iwado, I. Nakagima, S. Fuchinoue.
Surgery III, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo, Japan.
【background】Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), MMF and steroid has been the gold standard of maintenance regimen in renal transplantation (RTx). A line of new immunosuppressants has emerged…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplant Patients According to the KDIGO Criteria
T. Filiponi, A. Silva-Filho, E. Tonato, L. Requiao-Moura, A. Matos, E. Arruda, R. Chinen, L. Pires, M. Durão Junior.
Kidney Transplantation, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose.To assess the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in kidney transplant in patients using KDIGO classification. Methods- Retrospective cohort…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Elderly Transplant Recipients Have Improved Graft Survival
S. Reule,¹ R. Foley,¹ A. Matas,² H. Ibrahim.¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: The upper age limit to receive a kidney transplant has progressively risen, but the outcomes of elderly (ages > 70) transplant recipients remain understudied.…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Baseline and Postoperative Isoagglutinin Titer on Clinical Outcomes in ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
E. Shin,¹ H. Cho,¹ H. Kim,¹ C. Baeck,¹ H. Yu,¹ D. Han,² S.-K. Park.¹
¹Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²General Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background : ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) kidney transplantation (KT) has expanded in consequence of the development of desensitization protocol. However, the impact of baseline and postoperative isoagglutinin…
2015 American Transplant Congress
A Tool for Predicting Long Term Risks of Kidney Donation
S. Reule,¹ R. Foley,¹ A. Matas,² H. Ibrahim.¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background:The evidence linking kidney donation to a slightly increased risk of ESRD has now been accepted. The underlying causes of ESRD majority of donors who…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin (CNI) Exposure Reduces the Risk of Post-Transplant DSA After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
R. Pelletier, A. Rajab, G. Bumgardner, M. Henry.
General Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
We use ATG induction with immediate rapamune (Rapa) and delayed CNI immunosuppression following kidney transplantation. Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is substituted for CNI to avoid renal…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Dengue Virus Infection Among Renal Transplant Recipients: A Series of 10 Cases in a Tropical Country
S. Costa,^1,2 C. Jacinto,¹ L. Martiniano,¹ Y. Amaral,¹ F. Paes,² M. Sales,² E. Daher,^1,2 G. Junior,³ R. Esmeraldo.²
¹Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ²Division of Renal Transplantation, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ³Post-Graduation Program in Collective Health, School of Medicine, Sciences Center, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Background: Dengue in an important endemic disease in many parts of the world. The aim of this study is to describe a case series of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Trajectory of Measured GFR Decades After Kidney Donation: Hyperfiltration Never Seems to End!
H. Ibrahim, D. Berglund, R. Foley, A. Matas.
U of MN, Mpls.
While the effect of uninephrectomy on loss of GFR is a cardinal issue for potential kidney donors, current information relies on surrogates of unknown validity,…