Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2019 American Transplant Congress
HLA-DR Upregulation in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Biopsies
O. Moussa, S. Self, E. Bruner, K. Twombley
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Renal tubular epithelial cells do not typically express human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR). It’s expression has been associated with different types of tubular injury…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Transplant Consortium
K. Soltys¹, S. K. Rassmussen², J. Squires³, R. Sindhi¹, S. Pelletier², K. Brayman², M. Angelis⁴, T. Chin⁴, R. Teaster², J. Oberholzer², R. Gonzalez-Peralta⁵, B. Friedman⁴, D. Hupp⁶, M. Mendoza⁷, P. A. Eicker⁶, J. Middleton⁷, G. Mazariegos¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Hepatology, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴AdventHealth Transplant Institute, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, ⁵AdventHealth for Children, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, ⁶Nursing, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Hepatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Access to pediatric liver transplant expertise varies nationally and variability in practice leads to potential suboptimal organ utilization and outcomes. A multi-institutional collaborative was…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Analysis of a French Monocentric Cohort
M. Mazloum¹, M. Charbit², O. Aubert¹, D. Anglicheau¹, A. Scemla¹, R. Salomon², P. Krug², C. Legendre¹, R. Sberro-Soussan¹
¹Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ²Pediatric Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: Transition refers to the dynamic process in which the patient is oriented from pediatric to adult care. In the field of kidney transplantation, transition…
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…