Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Use of Oral Valganciclovir for the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infections in Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Review
M. Henry, M. Vacha, M. Keck, D. Florescu.
Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral valganciclovir in treating cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in pediatric intestinal transplant recipients (pITR).Methods: This retrospective review included…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Anticoagulation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation; the Pros and Cons
M. Werner,¹ R. de Kleine,¹ M. de Boer,¹ V. de Meijer,¹ R. Scheenstra,² H-.J. Verkade,² F. Bodewes,² S. Bontemps,³ T. Lisman,¹ R. Porte.¹
¹HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Pediatric Intensive Care, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Background: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are serious causes of morbidity and mortality after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). To minimize…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Lymphocyte Proportions Post Thymectomy Are Associated with Allergic Disorders in Heart Transplanted Children
T. Kim,¹ L. Ionescu,^1,2,3 N. Avdimiretz,⁴ M. Larsen,^1,2,3 F. Murdoch,^1,2 B. Motyka,^1,2,3 S. Gilmour,^1,2 L. West,^1,2,3 S. Urschel.^1,2,3
¹Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ²Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ³Alberta Transplant Institute, Edmonton, Canada; ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Background: Allergic disorders are more common in pediatric heart transplant (HTx) recipients than non-transplanted children, with young age at HTx and thymectomy being risk factors.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preemptive Transplantation before and after the Introduction of Kidney Allocation System, in Pediatric and Young Adult End Stage Renal Disease Patients
R. George,¹ M. Basu,² R. Garro,¹ J. Hogan,¹ R. Patzer.²
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Emory University & Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; ²Dept of Surgery and Dept of Epidemiology, Emory University and Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA.
Background: Among the various options of renal replacement therapy (RRT), preemptive transplantation (pTx) is the modality of choice in children. The objective of this study…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Protocol Biopsies after Paediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centres' 17 Year Experience
T. Alsulaimi,¹ M. Aloufi,² S. Grisaru,¹ S. Samuel,¹ L. Hamiwka.¹
¹Paediatric Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; ²Pediatric Nephrology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PURPOSE: Standard laboratory measures are not sensitive indicators of kidney dysfunction following transplantation and may be less reliable in paediatric recipients. Early graft surveillance may…
2018 American Transplant Congress
High Prevalence of Hypertension and Alterations in Rhythmicity in Recipients of Pediatric Transplants
N. Memaran,¹ M. Kirchner,² R. Blöte,¹ B. Maecker-Kolhoff,³ I. Goldschmidt,¹ C. Müller,⁴ J. Epping,⁵ R. Sugianto,¹ B. Borchert,¹ B. Schmidt,⁶ E. Wühl,⁷ A. Melk.¹
¹Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ²Department of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; ³Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁴Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology, and Neonatology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁵Department of Medical Sociology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁶Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁷Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hypertension (HTN) is a major issue after transplantation (Tx). Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) permits the diagnosis of masked HTN and nocturnal HTN. Fourier…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of a Change in CMV Prevention Strategy Following Pediatric SOT
S. Pangonis, A. Miethke, F. Flores, M. Schecter, S. Kocoshis, D. Lazear, T. Hemmelgam, B. Taylor, G. Paulsen, L. Danziger-Isakov.
Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Optimal cytomegalovirus(CMV) prevention strategy following solid organ transplantation(SOT) is uncertain. We report on CMV disease with implementation of prophylaxis-based prevention with intensive monitoring.We retrospectively evaluated…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Partial Grafts in Pediatric Candidates with Acute Liver Failure Awaiting Liver Transplantation: SRTR Analysis over 26 Years
D. Firl, K. Sasaki, C. Quintini, B. Eghtesad, C. Miller, K. Hashimoto.
CCF, Cleveland.
Objective: Pediatric fulminant hepatic failure (PFHF) is a devastating condition which portends a poor prognosis without liver transplantation (LT). In comparison to adult candidates, there…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation
M. Sell,¹ A. Haney,¹ K. Sprott,¹ A. Burnette,² H. Henderson,² A. Savage.²
¹Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Cardiac Transplant, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: Limited data are available in pediatric cardiac transplant patients that focus on the safety and efficacy of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy. The…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Recipient Characteristics
M. Meyers,¹ J. Shults,¹ B. Laskin,¹ P. Porrett,² M. Levine,² P. Abt,² S. Amaral,^1,2 D. Goldberg.¹
¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The number of donors labeled as Public Health Service Increased Risk (IR) is rising. This designation identifies organs from donors at 'increased risk' of…