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Articles tagged "Pediatric"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Once-Daily Tacrolimus on Adherence in Stable Adolescent and Young Adult Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Moss,1 J. Goebel,2 M. Bock.2

    1Pharmacy, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.

    Medication non-adherence is a risk factor for graft dysfunction and loss among renal transplant recipients (RTRs), especially adolescents and young adults (AYA). Number of medication…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pediatric Kidney Transplant in Norway – Results after Switching from Midline to Retroperitoneal Approach in Recipients below 25 kg

    R. Horneland, A. Khan, G. Steinar, T. Thorsen, M. Hagness.

    Section for Transplant Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

    Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplants demand a high level of surgical and medical involvement and skill. In Norway, all organ transplants are centralized and performed at…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Digital Health Education for the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Population

    T. Nemeth,1 J. Smith,2 A. Pollack,2 W. Swanson,3 E. Hsu.4

    1Pharmacy, Seattle Children's, Seattle; 2Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle; 3Digital Health, Seattle Children's, Seattle; 4Hepatology, University of Washington, Seattle.

    Background: Self-management and adherence are key factors that influence post transplant graft survival. Education after solid organ transplant plays an important role in providing patients…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    End Stage Kidney Disease Risk Profile in Living Kidney Donors for Pediatric versus Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in Australia and New Zealand

    D. Lee,1,2 J. Whitlam,2 N. Cook,2 A. Walker,3 F. Ierino,4 M. Roberts,1 J. Kausman.3

    1Department of Renal Medicine, Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 2Department of Nephrology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 3Department of Nephrology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 4Department of Nephrology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

    Background: Living kidney donors (LKD) for pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have a high motivation to donate due to the clear benefits to the KTR…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Pre-Transplant Rejection-Risk Measured with Allospecific T-Cells Predicts Delayed Immunosuppression Minimization in Children with Intestine Transplantation.

    K. Soltys, C. Ashokkumar, G. Mazariegos, G. Bond, M. Ningappa, A. Khanna, A. Ganoza, Q. Sun, R. Sindhi.

    Pediatric Abdominal Transplant, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.

    BACKGROUND: Allospecific CD154+T-cytotoxic memory cells (CD154+TcM) are used clinically to predict acute cellular rejection (ACR) after intestine transplantation (ITx) in children <21 years old within…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    T Cell Exhaustion Contributes to Operational Tolerance of Liver Allografts in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

    B. Ramaswami,1 M. Marrari,2 O. Yoshida,5 X. Guo,3 W. Hoffman,3 C. Bentlejewski,2 D. Metes,1 A. Demetris,1,2 A. Zeevi,2 A. Thomson,1 G. Mazariegos,4 G. Chalasani.1,3

    1Surgery, Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 4Children's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 5Gastroenterology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon-shi, Ehime-ken, Japan.

    Operational tolerance in the absence of immunosuppression can be successfully attained in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Although DSA are observed in a proportion of operationally…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Weighing 8-10 Kilograms

    P. Singer, Y. Tseng, C. Sethna, L. Castellanos-Reyes, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy, E. Grodstein, L. Teperman.

    Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.

    Background: Renal transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Most centers require a minimum weight of about 10 kg for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Disparities in Re-Transplantation among Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients with Graft Failure

    M. Basu,1 R. Patzer,1 R. George.1,2

    1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.

    Background: While gender and racial disparities in access to transplantation have been reported among pediatric patients, few studies have investigated if these disparities exist in…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increasing Obesity Prevalence in the United States Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease Population

    B. Shelton,1 P. MacLennan,1 R. Reed,1 M. Mustian,1 D. McWilliams,1 D. Sawinski,2 J. Locke.1

    1Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Background: Obesity prevalence among children in the United States (US) is high, but the rate of increase has slowed over time. Among pediatric end-stage renal…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Wait Times for Pediatric Liver Transplantation and the Impact of PELD/MELD Exception

    K. Khan,1 C. Desai,2 F. Thomas,1 K. Alexander.1

    1Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 2Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

    Background:In order to even the playing field for patients without liver disease that nevertheless are in urgent need for a liver graft the United Network…
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