Articles tagged "Renal dysfunction"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol Renal Syndrome: Alcohol Related Liver Disease for Liver Transplant is Associated with Renal Dysfunction
J. Lee, K. Okumura, R. Misawa, H. Sogawa, G. Veillette, D. John, B. Partiula, R. Bodin, D. C. Wolf, T. Diflo, S. Nishida
Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) due to alcohol related liver disease (ALD) has been increasing in the US. Alcohol has been known to increase the risk…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Induction Immunosuppression on Renal Recovery in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients – A Single Center Experience
T. Zurick¹, D. Bruno², D. Kumar³, R. Winstead¹, C. Song¹, A. Brown¹, S. Sterling¹, I. Yakubu¹
¹Pharmacy, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA, ²Transplant Surgery, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA, ³Transplant Nephrology, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early exposure to calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) is a risk factor for…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Accepting Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy: A Practice Paradigm
S. Farghaly¹, T. Sparkes¹, B. Masters¹, A. Haririan², N. Jakhete³, R. N. Barth⁴, D. Maluf⁵, S. Freedman¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³Hepatology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Transplant Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate rejection outcomes in those requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) after liver transplant.*Methods: This was a single…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Implication of Kidney Injury Prior to Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
M. R. Cloonan¹, D. J. Cloonan², S. Westphal³, L. A. Dageforde¹, S. Merani¹
¹Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a heterogeneous disease process that often includes acute kidney injury. Long-term sequelae of kidney impairment in patients with ALF…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Summarized Assessment of Endothelin a Receptors Expression in Renal Transplant Compartments is Associated with Antibody Mediated Rejection
M. Banasik¹, K. Nowanska¹, P. Donizy², K. Koscielska-Kasprzak³, S. Zmonarski¹, M. Kuriata-Kordek¹, A. Tukiendorf⁴, A. Hałoń², D. Janczak⁵, M. Krajewska¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ²Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ³Research laboratory, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁴Department of Public Health, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁵Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
*Purpose: The presence of non-HLA anti-endothelin A receptor antibodies may be important in transplant injury but the expression of the endothelin A receptor (ETA receptor)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors and Outcome of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Nested Case-control Study
D. Choudhary¹, A. Sharma¹, R. Vijayvergiya², G. Kasinadhuni², D. Kenwar¹, S. Singh¹
¹Renal & Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Pgimer Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, ²Cardiology, Pgimer Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
*Purpose: Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a treatable cause of renal allograft dysfunction. It presents commonly in the early post-transplant period with variable clinical…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Volume in High-risk Recipient Association with Graft and Patient Survival
M. A. Merzkani, H. Murad, M. Mattu, S. Husami, M. Wang, V. Hu, S. Chang, T. Alhamad
Transplant, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Evaluation of high-risk recipients in transplant centers involves an intensive multidisciplinary medical evaluation and requires extensive coordination amongst various teams to follow-up on these…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Adults With End-Stage Liver Disease: Risk Factors in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3-5, Not on Maintenance Dialysis
A. Santos, E. Bueno, M. Leghrouz
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: We aimed to identify the risk factors for combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT) vs. liver transplantation alone (LTA) in end stage liver disease (ESLD) patients…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Chances of Renal Recovery in Liver Only Transplant Recipients Who Were Eligible for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant
J. Cui¹, A. Spann², A. Shingina², H. M. Schaefer³, J. C. Slaughter⁴, S. Alexopoulos⁵, M. Izzy²
¹Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁵Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Progressive decline in renal function is common among patients with end-stage liver disease. Liver transplant (LT) candidates can often develop severely impaired renal function…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Changes in Renal Function Predict Waitlist Death or Deterioration in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
N. Thalji, L. Thalji, S. Ibrahim, T. Diwan, P. Kamath, J. Heimbach
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction at the time of listing predicts inferior waitlist outcomes in pediatric liver transplant candidates, independent of the Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease (PELD)…