Articles tagged "Pediatric"

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.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Donor Kidneys with Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Transplantation
C. S. Hwang¹, B. Tanriover², S. Levea², D. Desai¹, V. Ariyamuthu², P. Vagefi¹, M. MacConmara¹
¹Surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Medicine, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Donor kidneys that are otherwise healthy with acute kidney injury (AKI) are increasingly used in adult transplant programs. We sought to examine the experience…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Recovery and Prognostic Factors in Children Following Liver Transplantation
R. Büscher, N. Gantenberg, A. Büscher, E. Lainka, P. Hoyer
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Progression to chronic renal disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in adults following liver transplantation (LT) with a profound impact on patient survival, assuming that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Rejection and Higher Graft Survival in Pediatric Deceased Donors
P. Budhiraja¹, D. Rotich², J. Mahnken², A. Ilahe¹, A. Naik³, D. Cibrik¹
¹Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Statistics, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ³Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose:Pediatric donor kidneys are important pool of donor kidneys which despite the early surgical complications have good long-term graft survival.1 We hypothesize that this survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Diabetes after Transplant in a Single Center
L. J. Koh¹, W. P. Yau², M. Than¹, K. H. Ng¹, A. Vathsala³, H. K. Yap¹
¹Paediatrics, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, ²Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³NUCOT, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
*Purpose: The investigators aim to study the prevalence of post kidney transplant diabetes (NODAT) in a single Asian pediatric centre and to identify clinical factors…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Children with Type 1 and Type 2 Autoimmune Hepatitis
I. G. Roepe, J. A. Goss, T. Miloh
Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) can be defined as type 1 and type 2 based on autoantibodies. Liver transplant (LT) may be indicated for chronic liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Pre-Transplant Immunization: A Qualitative Study of Pediatric Liver-Transplant Stakeholders
A. G. Feldman¹, R. Marsh², A. Kempe³, M. Morris²
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Less than 30% of pediatric liver transplant recipients are up-to-date on age-appropriate immunizations at the time of transplant despite being at high-risk for infections…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Have Graft Outcomes Improved for Pediatric Transplant Recipients Since the Implementation the Kidney Allocation System
C. S. Bell¹, S. Hebert², A. De Golovine³, R. Swinford¹
¹Division of Pediatric Nephrology & Hypertension, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth - Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Renal Diseases &Hypertension, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth - Houston, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The new kidney allocation system (KAS) that utilizes a Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) in matching transplant recipients to donors was implemented in December…
2019 American Transplant Congress
An International Multicentre Validation Study of the Toronto Listing Criteria for Pediatric Intestinal Transplant
A. J. Roberts¹, P. W. Wales², S. V. Beath³, H. M. Evans¹, J. Hind⁴, T. Wong⁵, D. Mercer⁶, J. Yap⁷, C. Belza⁸, D. Grant⁹, Y. Avitzur¹⁰
¹Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Child Health - Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Division of General & Thoracic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto,, Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁵The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Children’s Hospital and Medical Centre, Omaha, NE, ⁷Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Current intestinal transplantation (IT) listing criteria from 2001 have limited ability to predict the need for IT in the current era of intestinal failure…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Dose Thymoglobulin Has No Disadvantages to Standard Higher Dose: A Report of the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium
I. Ashoor¹, R. Beyl², C. Gupta³, A. Jain⁴, S. Kiessling⁵, H. Patel⁶, J. Sherbotie⁷, D. J. Weaver Jr⁸, R. Zahr⁹, V. Dharnidharka¹⁰
¹LSU Health, New Orleans, LA, ²Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, ³Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁴Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁵University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁶Nationwide Children's Hospital, Colombus, OH, ⁷University of Utah SOM, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ⁹University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, ¹⁰Washington University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: What is not known is whether a lower Thymoglobulin (ATG) induction dose provides safe and effective immunosuppression compared to a “standard” higher dose in…