Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Association of Immune Cell Markers with Adverse Outcomes in the First 6 Months Post-pediatric Heart Transplantation
J. Chen¹, D. Salerno², H. Corbo¹, S. Shah³, A. Rothkopf⁴, I. D. Lytrivi⁴
¹Department of Pharmacy, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Department of Pharmacy, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, ³College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, ⁴Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Immunosuppression titration post-orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) is limited to trough level monitoring and does not provide data pertaining to overall state of immunosuppression. Additional…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Delays to Pediatric Kidney Transplant Wait-List Activation: Providers and Families Weigh in
C. M. Farkas-Skiles¹, A. Feinsinger², R. Pines³, A. D. Waterman⁴
¹Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Mattel Children Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine and Philosophy, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, ⁴Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Since timely access to kidney transplant mediates mortality of children with kidney disease, we examined which factors most commonly affect providers’ decision-making to delay…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Complications Associated with Postoperative Anticoagulation After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
C. Lemoine, K. Brandt, R. Superina
Division of Transplant and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: In order to determine the efficacy of post-liver transplant (LT) anticoagulation protocols in reducing the occurrence of arterial thrombosis (HAT) and other vascular complications…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Exchange in Children in the United-states
J. Hogan¹, A. G. Thomas², J. Verbesey³, D. L. Segev⁴
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ⁴Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Kidney paired exchange (KPE) plays an increasing role in the landscape of adult living donor transplant (LDTx) in the US. LDTx is the treatment…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Should We Worry About Covid-19 Infection in Pediatric SOT?
U. Ekong¹, S. Paul¹, S. Royal², J. Chahine³, N. Yazigi¹, S. Kaufman¹, K. Khan¹, C. Matsumoto¹, A. Kroemer¹, T. Fishbein¹
¹Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Pediatrics, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: We describe the clinical presentation & immune response to COVID-19 infection in pediatric SOT.*Methods: Medical records of COVID-19 PCR+ or seropositive patients were reviewed…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Maternal Perinatal Condition and Neonatal Growth and Development After Renal Transplantation
X. Feng, T. Song, Q. Zhong, J. Zeng, X. Wang, Y. Fan, Z. Huang, T. Lin
Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Although pregnancy and delivery after kidney transplantation have been reported in many studies , it is still little known about growth and development of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Perivenular Fibrosis After Pediatric Liver Transplant
J. Lew, S. Cho, S. Feng, E. R. Perito
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Graft fibrosis is a concerning long-term complication after pediatric liver transplant (LT) and though perivenular (PV) fibrosis is common, its likelihood of progression and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Simulated Allocation Model Does Not Accurately Predict Organ Offer Decisions in Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates
N. L. Wood¹, D. B. Mogul², E. K. Hsu³, E. R. Perito⁴, G. V. Mazariegos⁵, D. Vanderwerken¹, D. L. Segev², S. Gentry¹
¹US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The U.S. relies on the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient’s (SRTR’s) Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) to predict the effect of allocation policy changes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Neutropenia for the First Year After Liver or Kidney Transplantation in Children
C. Jarasvaraparn¹, S. Choudhury², C. Rusch², K. Liss¹, J. Stoll¹, S. Hmiel³, S. Kulkarni¹
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Washington University School in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ²Pediatric, Washington University School in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ³Pediatric Nephrology, Washington University School in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Prior studies in adults have shown that approximately 20-38 % of subjects undergoing solid organ transplant develop neutropenia. In the current study, we characterized…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Changes Over the Last Three Decades
K. Goli, N. T. Galvan, R. T. Cotton, J. A. Goss, C. A. O'Mahony, A. Rana
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Hospital length of stay (LOS) following kidney transplantation, particularly prolonged LOS, has not shown much improvement since the early 2000s. This study explores changes…