2020 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Chronic Kidney Disease with Temperature, Ancestry and Employment
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We sought to assess the suggested associations of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown origin, also known as Mesoamerican Nephropathy, with temperature, ancestry and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Robotic-Assisted Bilateral Nephrectomy from a Single Approach
Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Bilateral native nephrectomies have been established as beneficial for ESRD (end-stage renal disease) patients with select indications in pre-transplant settings to avoid related complications.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Apixaban Usage in Solid Organ Transplant Patients with Renal Impairment
Pharmacy, CHI St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: There remains a gap in the literature for apixaban dosing recommendations for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) in special…2020 American Transplant Congress
BK-Viral Nephropathy after Transplantation of a Non-Renal Organ
*Purpose: Patients with non-renal organ transplantation may suffer BK-viral nephropathy (BKVN) of their orthotopic kidneys by reactivation of their own viral population living in latency…2020 American Transplant Congress
Non-HLA Antibodies in Severe Post-Operative Thrombotic Microangiopathy among Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: From August 2018 until July 2019, an alarming 6% of kidney transplant recipients at this transplant center had biopsy-proven thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) within 1…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Renal Allograft Failure after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Evidence for Utilization of the Safety Net
*Purpose: Utilization of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLKT) has increased dramatically during the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) era. Prior studies have demonstrated a modest…2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Long-Term Outcome of Liver Transplant Recipients with Preexisting Renal Insufficiency
*Purpose: Due to the MELD based allocation system the number of patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with severely impaired renal function has markedly increased.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Achievement of Sustained Virological Response in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Reduces Risks of End Stage Renal Disease
*Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common after liver transplantation (LT) and result worse morbidity and mortality. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is recognized as…2019 American Transplant Congress
Potential Living Kidney Donors’ Interest in Kidney Paired and Non-Directed Donation
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: Kidney Paired (KPD) and Non-Directed Donation (NDD) are avenues to increase living donation and address organ shortage. We investigated interest in KPD and NDD…2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Failure after Liver Transplantation: Benefits from a Little Pinch of KALT
1Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, 2Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: The development and consequences of renal failure after liver transplantation (LT) are well-chronicled. Kidney after liver transplantation (KALT) is the preferred treatment in this…
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