Articles tagged "Renal dysfunction"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Liver Allograft Steatosis on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
C. Jadlowiec,¹ S. Mao,² D. Abdelwahab,¹ A. Nehra,² T. Taner.²
¹Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
With the ongoing organ shortage, there has been an increased interest in using moderately steatotic liver allografts. The impact of such allografts on recipients' post-liver…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Persistent Progressive Acute Kidney Injury and Graft Failure Post Liver Transplantation
T. Hussaini,^1,4 N. Partovi,^1,4 E. Yoshida,^2,4 S. Erb,^2,4 C. Scudammore,^3,4 S. Chung,^3,4 V. Marquez.^2,4
¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ²Faculty of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ³Faculty of Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ⁴Liver Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of liver transplantation (LT) is a common and multifaceted complication. Recently, with the widespread adaptation of Acute Kidney…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Probability of Developing Chronic Kidney Disease 1 Year after Living Donor Nephrectomy Correlates with Baseline Kidney Volume and Function
I. Hall, A. Shaaban, S. Beddhu, F. Shihab.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Purpose: Living kidney donor outcomes are tremendously important, especially given expanding donor eligibility. Relative to other predictors, the relationship between remaining kidney volume and post-donation…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Benefit of Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy Compared to HBIG Combined with Entecavir in Long Term Renal Function
J. Lee,¹ D. Kim,¹ J. Lee,² S. Kim,³ H. Lee,⁴ S. Song,⁵ J. Lee,¹ M. Ju,¹ G. Choi,¹ D. Joo,¹ J. Choi,¹ S. Kim,¹ Y. Jung.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Yonsei University of College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery, Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Republic of Korea; ⁵Department of Surgery, Ehwa Wonmen Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Proteomics to Detect Biomarkers for Kidney Allograft Dysfunction
M. Watson,¹ M. Srivastava,³ D. Little,¹ O. Eidelman,³ R. Nee,¹ A. Bera,³ J. Karaian,³ D. Oliver,¹ H. Pollard,³ R. Jindal.²
¹Nephrology, USU-Walter Reed, Bethesda, MD; ²Surgery, USU-Walter Reed, Bethesda, MD; ³Anamtomy, Physiology and Genetics, USU-School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
Background: Non-invasive biomarkers are needed for monitoring patients to predict early acute rejection (AR). We hypothesized that protein biomarkers released from rejecting allograft tissues can…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Renal Function Predicts Length of Stay for Incisional Hernia Repair after Liver Transplantation
J. Butler, D. O'Brien, J. Kays, C. Kubal, B. Ekser, J. Fridell, R. Mangus, J. Powelson.
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia repair (IHR) is the most frequently performed general surgery procedure after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although enhanced recovery protocols for general surgery…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs Are Highly Effective in Hepatitis C (HCV) Patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESKD) and Advanced Liver Disease (ALD).
J. Korula, T. Shah, E. Ranger, E. Barba, D. Vu, R. Naraghi.
Multi Transplant Organ Center, St Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Reports of efficacy of Direct Acting Antiviral drugs (DAA) > 90% in treatment of chronic HCV genotype 1, [GT1, 12 wk Sustained Viral Response (SVR12)]…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function After Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients Meeting the Proposed UNOS Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Criteria.
K. Roayaie,¹ E. Langewisch,² J. Burg,¹ C. Enestvedt,¹ E. Maynard,¹ D. Scott.¹
¹Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background & Aim: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has proposed criteria for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLK) incorporating strict definitions for eligibility…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Proteomic Profiles of Deceased Donor Kidney Biopsies Obtained Prior to Transplantation Correlate with Allograft Function at One Year.
M. Kaisar,^1,2 L. van Dullemen,¹ Z. Akhtar,¹ H. Huang,¹ B. Kessler,² R. Ploeg.¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Introduction:Cerebral injury during Donation after Brain Death (DBD) will induce a systemic inflammatory response affecting immediate kidney function and survival posttransplantation. Assessment of donor organ…
2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Equation, GRAIL (GfR Assessment in Liver Disease) Correctly Classifies Patients with Reduced GFR and Predicts Development of ESRD.
S. Asrani,¹ L. Jennings,¹ M. Nadim,² J. Levitsky,³ J. Trotter,¹ G. Klintmalm.¹
¹BUMC, Dallas, TX; ²USC, LA, CA; ³NW, Chicago, IL
Estimating glomerular filtration rate(CKD-EPI, MDRD-4, MDRD-6) is poor in liver patients with renal dysfunction(GFR<30ml/min). We developed a model for GFR Assessment In Liver disease(GRAIL) before…

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