Articles tagged "Outcome"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Expanding A₂ to B Kidney Transplantation: Safe and Effective Use of Recipients with High Titer Antibodies
A. Gilbert¹, S. Radomski², J. Verbesey¹, J. Vucci¹, M. Cooper¹
¹Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Minor ABO incompatible (ABOi) transplants from blood group A2 or A2B donors have increased since 2014, but virtually all centers limit recipients to having…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Donor-derived Cell-free DNA to Detect Subclinical Acute Rejection in Kidney Allograft
S. Park¹, K. Guo², R. Heilman³, E. Poggio⁴, D. Taber⁵, C. Marsh⁶, S. Kurian⁷, S. Kleiboeker⁸, J. Weems⁹, J. Holman¹⁰, L. Zhao², R. Sinha⁸, S. Brietigam², C. Rebello², M. Abecassis¹¹, J. Friedewald¹
¹Transplant nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Transplant nephrology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁶Department of Medicine and Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, ⁷Scripps Health, La Jolla, CA, ⁸Eurofins US Clinical Diagnostics, Lee's Summit, MO, ⁹Eurofins US Clinical Diagnostics, Lee’s Summit, MO, ¹⁰Transplant Genomics, Inc, Mansfield, MA, ¹¹University of Arizona College of Medicine, Northwestern University, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: We hypothesized that donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) could detect subclinical acute rejection (subAR).*Methods: 429 blood samples paired with surveillance kidney biopsies from 208 patients…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Black Patients with Cirrhosis Have Longer Length of Stay and Higher Mortality When Hospitalized
A. Thomas¹, D. Simpson², D. P. Ladner², R. Berkowitz²
¹ACS Clinical Scholar, Chicago, IL, ²Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Black patients with cirrhosis have been shown to have higher liver-related mortality compared to White patients. However, little knowledge exists about racial differences related…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Experiences of Women Trainees in Transplant Surgery
A. E. Gomez-Rexrode¹, D. E. Cassidy¹, M. S. Anderson², J. R. Santos-Parker¹, L. M. McElroy³, S. A. Waits², V. S. Valbuena²
¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To assess the unique experiences of women surgical trainees to better understand the recruitment and training strategies needed to ensure meaningful progress toward gender…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Aspergillus Infections in Intestinal Transplant Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study
A. Fernandez, M. Romero, Y. Natori, J. Camargo, S. Anjan, R. Vianna, J. Simkins
Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Aspergillus infection is the most common mold infection in solid organ transplant recipients and its consequences can be fatal. Data in intestinal transplants (ITx)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors with Terminal Acute Kidney Injury
J. Rogers¹, R. Stratta², A. Farney², G. Orlando², C. Jay², A. Reeves-Daniel³, A. Mena-Gutierrez³, N. Sakhovskaya³, K. Gurung², B. Sharda², J. Rogers²
¹Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ²Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, ³Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: Long term outcomes of kidney transplantation from deceased donors with terminal acute kidney injury (AKI) are not well defined.*Methods: Single center retrospective review of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience in Ex Vivo Hilar Renal Artery Aneurysm Repair and Autotransplantation
A. Chang¹, K. Cederquist¹, P. Abt¹, G. Wang², B. Jackson², A. Naji¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Vascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In this study, we review our centers experience with complex renal artery aneurysms using our preferred technique of open nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Can an Organ Survive for More Than 100 Years Between Donor and Recipient
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. C. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: It has been hypothesized that parenchymal grafts have a longer life expectancy than the cardio-cerebro-vascular system. We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver (DDOLT),…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Tracheostomy as a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplantation
E. C. Klipsch, T. J. Hathaway, D. Roe, C. Hage, M. Duncan, R. S. Mangus
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Tracheostomies are commonly performed postoperatively in lung transplant recipients to provide ventilation for prolonged periods, and with relatively few studies detailing these patients’ outcomes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends of Kidney Transplant Volume During Covid-19 Era
G. Rajashekar¹, S. Chang¹, K. Lentine², J. Wellen¹, T. Alhamad¹, M. Merzkani¹, H. Murad¹
¹Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint louis, MO, ²Nephrology, SSM Saint Louis University, Saint louis, MO
*Purpose: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical syndrome of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted routine healthcare and life-saving procedures, including solid organ transplantation. This resulted…