Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Current Status of Pre-Transplant Mortality in Pediatric Organ Transplantation
G. Mazariegos¹, E. Hsu², .. OPTN Pediatric Committee³
¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Seattle Children's, Seattle, WA, ³UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Although NOTA states that organ allocation policy must recognize differences between children and adults, and adopt criteria, policies, and procedures that address the unique…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Tocilizumab for Refractory Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
A. Dokras, C. Butler, Q. Zhang, E. Reed, R. Ettenger, P. Weng, M. Pearl
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: IL-6 blockade may play a role in reducing human leukocyte antigen donor specific antibodies (HLA DSA) production and stabilizing allograft function. We aimed to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
High Prevalence of Allergic Disorders but No Specific Immune Phenotype Pattern in Children Awaiting Transplantation
T. B. Kim¹, Y. Avitzur², L. Ionescu¹, U. Allen², S. Mital², B. Foster³, T. Blydt-Hansen⁴, L. Hamiwka⁵, P. Birk⁶, V. Phan⁷, S. Urschel¹
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Allergic disorders (AD) occur more frequently in children after transplantation (Tx) compared to healthy children, reflecting an imbalance of the immune system in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Documentation of Non-Adherence and Its Relation to Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
T. Melanson, J. Hogan, K. Maroney, R. Patzer, R. George
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Black patients have historically been disadvantaged throughout the transplant process. Many factors impact the success of kidney transplantation, but the need for strict adherence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Predictors for Pediatric Liver Allograft Utilization and Outcome of the Use of Paediatric Donor Livers in Adult Recipients
S. Huang, C. Sun, X. He, Z. Guo, G. Chen
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of SYSU, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: We determined to find out the utilization rate of pediatric livers, identify risk factors for graft discard and analyse the outcomes of adult liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Testing Of A Novel Transition Program
J. Uze, N. Yazigi
Transplantation, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washigton, DC
*Purpose: Pediatric patients coming of age face many compliance hurdles, the roots of most lying in poor coping with heir state as a transplant recipient,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Successful Use of Hizentra to Address BK Viremia in Pediatric Transplant Population
K. Gruenkemeyer, E. Wood, A. Beck, C. Belsha
Pediatric Nephrology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: BK viremia is an important problem in the pediatric renal transplant population leading to increased risk for viral associated nephropathy in the transplant. Early…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of DSA-Free Heart Allocation on Children
M. Skeans¹, J. Pyke¹, K. Audette¹, R. White², W. Mahle³, A. Savage⁴, J. Smith⁵
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²Children's Hosp, Philadelphia, PA, ³Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, ⁴Med University of SC, Charleston, SC, ⁵Seattle Children's Hosp, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: On Oct 18, 2018, the heart allocation system changed to better risk stratify adult candidates, and a current project is underway to remove donation…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Ganciclovir Based Prophylaxis against Cytomegalovirus Viremia in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
B. CHATANI¹, W. Glaberson², Z. Nemeth³, L. Tamariz⁴, I. A. Gonzalez¹
¹Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²Pediatric Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Health Informatics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴Population Health and Computation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease continues to stand as a significant threat to the longevity of renal transplants in children. More pediatric recipients are CMV negative…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion during Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
J. A. Villarreal¹, D. Yoeli², J. Yoeli³, R. Ackah⁴, R. Sigireddi¹, M. Kueht¹, N. Galvan¹, R. Cotton¹, A. Rana¹, C. O’Mahony¹, J. Goss¹
¹Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ³Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ⁴Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for massive intraoperative blood loss and transfusion in pediatric liver transplant recipients and describe…