Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Single-Dose Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin versus Basiliximab Induction among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
L. Porini Custodio, S. Stopa Martins, L. Almeida Viana, M. Pontello Cristelli, M. Rika Nakamura, H. Tedesco-Silva, J. Medina-Pestana
Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Induction therapy is a standard component of kidney transplant immunosuppression protocols. However, in the pediatric population, there are still uncertainties about the ideal induction…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Taking on Pediatric Liver Tumors – Beyond Hepatoblastoma
U. Ekong, N. Yazigi, K. Khan, S. Kaufman, J. Guerra, R. Girlanda, J. Hawksworth, A. Kroemer, C. Matsumoto, T. Fishbein
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Background. Hepatic angiosarcomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, hemangioendothelioma, and rhabdomyosarcoma of the bile ducts are very rare tumors in children with historically poor prognosis. Median survival…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is it Time to Split the Difference?
D. Yoeli¹, M. Adams¹, R. Choudhury¹, T. Nydam¹, J. Pomposelli¹, J. Goss², M. Wachs¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic afflicting our nation has led to a surge in the number of adult deceased donors from drug overdose. We hypothesized that…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Population-Based Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children: Identifying Optimal Surgical Treatment
I. A. Ziogas¹, L. K. Matsuoka¹, M. I. Montenovo¹, M. Izzy¹, D. J. Benedetti¹, H. N. Lovvorn III², L. A. Gillis¹, S. P. Alexopoulos¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitutes 0.5% of childhood malignancies and exhibits poor prognosis. Complete tumor extirpation either by partial liver resection (LR) or liver transplantation…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Plasma Microbiome Profiles of Liver Transplant Patients with Operational Tolerance
C. Kuscu¹, J. Pierre², I. Lies¹, C. Kuscu¹, A. Bajwa¹, A. Wolen¹, J. Eason¹, B. Ramaswami³, D. Maluf¹, G. Mazariegos³, G. Chalasani³, V. Mas¹
¹James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²Department of Pediatrics, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ³Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Microbiome has emerged as a key modulator of organ homeostasis and immune system function with altered microbiota and microbiome - host interactions contributing to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Social Determinants as Indicators for Medication Adherence and Graft Function in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Craven, K. Clark, A. Feryn, S. Ponce, G. Laird, A. Al-Uzri
Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR
*Purpose: To examine the association of social determinants of health (SDoH), the conditions in which people are born and live, with medication adherence and graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Tolerability of Tedizolid Phosphate in the Treatment of Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Y. Kang, V. M. Aquino, A. Y. Koh, D. Wetzel, P. K. Sue
Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Mycobacterium abscessus complex infections are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Treatment can be challenging due to broad spectrum…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Adult Liver Transplant Recipients Show Increased Fibrinolysis Resistance Compared with Pediatric Recipients: The Potential Impact of Anticoagulation between the Two Populations
H. B. Moore, T. Nydam, R. Choudhury, A. Schulick, C. Walker, M. Wachs, M. A. Adams
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Fibrinolytic changes in adult liver transplant patients have previously been demonstrated large transitions from excessive fibrinolysis (hyperfibrinolysis) to fibrinolysis resistance (shutdown) within 2 hours…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hypernatremia Predicts Waitlist Death and Deterioration, but Not Post-Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates
L. Thalji¹, N. Thalji², S. Ibrahim³, J. Heimbach², P. Kamath⁴, D. Haile¹, D. Kor¹
¹Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Pre-transplant hypernatremia has been shown to predict post-transplant mortality in adult liver transplant (LT) recipients. The effects of hypernatremia in children, however, remain unexplored.…
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…