2021 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Risk Profiles and Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Re-Transplantation
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The half-life of a kidney transplant (KT) is 8-12 years, and a significant proportion of patients end up with graft loss at age ≥65…2021 American Transplant Congress
Aligning Pediatric Waiting List and Post-Transplant Outcomes with the Adult Lung Allocation Score
*Purpose: Lung allocation is moving toward a continuous distribution framework (CDF), with components for waitlist (WL) urgency and post-transplant (PT) survival, as computed in LAS.…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Gut Microbiota Diversity and Metabolite Production is Reduced in Liver Transplant Recipients and Associated with Post-Operative Infection
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) recipients have abnormal microbiota before and after transplantation. (1,2) The association between fecal microbiota, metabolites, and clinical outcomes in liver transplantation…2021 American Transplant Congress
An Unexpected Case of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Overlooked Pretransplant, but Then Diagnosed Early After Kidney Transplant with a Negative Patient Outcome: A Case Report
UPMC Pinnacle Transplant, Harrisburg, PA
*Purpose: ATTR-CM is underrecognized and commonly overlooked and undiagnosed. When found it is often a late diagnosis in patients with severe left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Experience of 1000 Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Due to the profound organ shortage, living donor kidney transplantation becomes more necessary. Hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) is widely performed to lessen…2021 American Transplant Congress
Variation of Liver and Kidney Transplant Practice and Outcomes During Public Holidays in the United States
Transplant surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: The outcomes of liver transplant (LT) and kidney transplant (KT) have been shown to be unaffected by the time of transplant surgery whether done…2021 American Transplant Congress
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Protects Liver Allograft from Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Human Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury following prolonged cold storage has a significant impact on early and late human liver transplantation (LTx) outcomes. Prevention of I/R injury…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver and Kidney Transplantation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Single Center Experience
*Purpose: Introduction: Beginning of this year, when the Covid-19 pandemic has first started, it had the immediate effect of severely reducing living and deceased organ…2021 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Discard Risk Index for Lung Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The demand for donor lungs continues to outpace the supply, yet nearly 80% of donor lungs consented for lung transplantation (LTx) are discarded.*Methods: We…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cypa5 Status on the Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Pharmacogenetic profiling of transplant recipients has demonstrated marked variation in the metabolism of immunosuppressive medications, particularly tacrolimus. Patients of African ancestry have been found…
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