Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Vascular Complications in Pediatric Intestine Transplant Recipients – Treatment Strategies and Outcomes
A. Amin, Y. Chang, B. Emmanuel, A. Ganoza, G. Bond, A. Khanna, K. Soltys, R. Sindhi, G. Mazariegos
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To identify vascular complications in pediatric intestine transplant (IT) recipients, evaluate treatment strategies, and review their impact on graft loss and patient mortality.*Methods: Retrospective…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in the United States over 30 Years
M. L. Samoylova¹, J. Yerxa¹, B. I. Shaw¹, S. Horslen², S. Jafri³, A. Mavis⁴, T. Schiano⁵, B. Summers⁶, A. S. Barbas¹, D. L. Sudan¹, M. C. Segovia⁴
¹Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Ped Gastroenterology, Seattle Childrens' Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁴Gastroenterology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁵Gastroenterology, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ⁶Transplant Pharmacy, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: We describe trends in intestinal transplantation use and outcomes over time in the USA.*Methods: We use the cohort of intestinal and multivisceral transplants 1990-2019…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility and Limitations of Desensitization Therapy in Highly Sensitized Pediatric ESRD Patients: A Single-Center Experience
J. Steggerda¹, H. Pizzo², X. Zhang³, J. Garrison², I. Kim¹, M. Haas⁴, A. Vo¹, S. Jordan¹, D. Puliyanda²
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ³HLA Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ⁴Renal Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA
*Purpose: There are a growing number of pediatric (peds) patients (pts) awaiting renal transplantation (tx) who are considered highly sensitized (HS). We report long-term outcomes…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Re-Transplantation (Tx) in Pediatric Patients with Failure of Primary Transplant (Tx) Due to Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). A Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC) Study
A. Maniar¹, D. Hooper², C. Sethna¹, P. Singer¹, A. Z. Traum³, E. Kotzen⁴, K. Sanderson⁴, P. S. Verghese⁵, S. I. Al-Akash⁶
¹Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, NY, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX
*Purpose: FSGS is a leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD). Tx in patients with FSGS may lead to graft failure due to recurrence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Significance of DSA Clearance in Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients on 1 Year Outcomes: Interim Results from PARAMOUr “Pediatric Renal AMr Outcomes” Study
I. Ashoor¹, R. Garro², S. Solomon³, A. Jain⁴, M. Kallash⁵, K. Twombley⁶
¹LSHUSC Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, ⁴Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ⁵Nation Wide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Little is known about how donor specific antibody (DSA) clearance correlates with outcomes in pediatric antibody mediated rejection (AMR). There is also little data…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Outcomes of Pancreas Transplantation from Pediatric Donors: A Single Center Experience
J. Choi, Y. Ko, H. Kwon, S. Shin, Y. Kim, D. Han
Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: For increasing pancreas donor pool, the use of pediatric donors for pancreas transplantation is considered as a suitable option. However, the following questions still…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Automated Monitoring of Four Urinary Biomarkers in Routine Surveillance Identifies Patients at Low and High Risk of Renal Allograft Injury
L. Sheward¹, J. Wedel¹, N. Rodig¹, R. Mannon², O. Bestard³, V. Dharnidharka⁴, D. Zurakowski¹, A. Kho¹, T. Blydt-Hansen⁵, M. Seifert², D. M. Briscoe¹
¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO, ⁵BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Surveillance renal biopsy data indicate that up to 36% of clinically stable kidney allograft recipients have subclinical rejection, emphasizing the need to implement automated…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Daily Immunosuppression to Combat Compliance in Adolescent Kidney Transplant
A. L. Brubaker¹, A. McGrath², L. Maestretti², A. Chaudhuri², P. C. Grimm², A. Gallo¹
¹Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Medication compliance remains a persistent, multifactorial problem in adolescent renal transplant recipients. Improving adherence in this patient demographic would benefit long-term patient and graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Four Years of KAS: A Pediatric Specific Report
J. Foutz¹, J. Smith², A. Wilk¹, K. Vakili³, G. Mazariegos⁴, S. Bartosh⁵
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
*Purpose: On 12/4/14, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) implemented a new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). To maintain pediatric priority, KAS gave pediatric candidates…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Conversion is Safe and Effective in Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Moudgil, C. Petyak, K. Sgambat
Nephrology, Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington, DC
*Purpose: Though tacrolimus (TAC) is a cornerstone of maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients, some patients have significant side effects related to TAC. Conversion from…