Articles tagged "Renal function"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplantation in Children Under 6 Years of Age; A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki¹, Y. Hamasaki¹, J. Hashimoto¹, A. Zaitsu², M. Kubota¹, M. Muramatsu¹, T. Kawamura¹, S. Shishido², K. Sakai¹
¹Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the preferred treatment for pediatric end stage renal disease, and pre-emptive kidney transplantation (PEKT) may reduce morbidity and mortality. KT…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) After Pig-to-Baboon Kidney Transplantation
C. Hansen-Estruch¹, M. H. Bikhet¹, M. Javed¹, D. Ayares², A. Katsurada³, R. Satou³, W. Shao³, D. K. Cooper¹, L. G. Navar³, E. Judd⁴
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA, ³Department of Physiology and Hypertension and Renal Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Relatively long-term survival after life-supporting pig-to-baboon kidney transplantation has been achieved. However, there are documented episodes of hypovolemia during the post-transplant period from an…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Basiliximab Provides Similar Efficacy and Renal Recovery in Steroid-Minimal Liver Transplantation
L. Bowman¹, A. Webb¹, Y. Alsalihi², F. Fakhre³, R. Baliga⁴, V. Subramanian⁵, K. Robichaux³, S. Mohammed³, M. Gosselin⁶, J. Buggs⁵, A. Kumar⁷
¹Transplant Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²California Health Sciences University, Clovis, CA, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Florida Kidney Physicians, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁶University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁷Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Due to nephrotoxic effects of tacrolimus, previous studies have evaluated the utility of basiliximab to delay or reduce tacrolimus for renal preservation in orthotopic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Lipoprotein-X Causing Hypercholesterolemia and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant (SLKT) Patient
H. Me, S. S. Nair, M. Al-Qaisi, M. Ryan, L. Kodali, B. Aqel
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Cholestasis can cause reflux and spillage of biliary lipid into the plasma which can combine with albumin forming lipoprotein-X. Severe hypercholesterolemia mediated by lipoprotein-X…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
N. Kemmer¹, z. Alam², S. Desai³, L. Grater⁴, K. Robichaux⁵, S. Mohammed⁵, M. Gosselin⁴, A. Kumar⁶, J. Buggs⁷
¹Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, ³Western University of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomona, CA, ⁴University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Patients with end-stage liver disease are susceptible to renal dysfunction especially during liver transplantation (LTX). Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) can be used to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Experience Of 48-hour Normothermic Machine Perfusion In Human Kidneys Applying Urine Recirculation
F. Messner¹, S. Gasteiger¹, M. Pühringer-Sturmayr¹, A. Soleiman¹, D. Öfner¹, S. Schneeberger¹, A. Weissenbacher²
¹Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
*Purpose: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) of the kidney has been studied extensively during the past decade. Short-term kidney NMP has demonstrated promising results, however currently…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA During the First Week After Surgery Predicts Renal Function Recovery After Kidney Transplantation
D. Cucchiari¹, E. Cuadrado¹, E. Gonzalez¹, J. Puig¹, M. Ramirez-Bajo¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹, I. Revuelta², B. Bayès¹, F. Diekmann¹
¹Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is usually employed starting from the second week after kidney transplantation (KT), as its earlier increase can be due to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robotic Kidney Transplantation: Comparison of Outcomes with Standard Open Kidney Transplantation
M. Eltemamy, A. Kaviani, Y. Lin, M. Abou Zeinab, V. Krishnamurthi, D. Goldfarb, J. Kaouk, A. Wee
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To compare outcomes of the initial series of patients who underwent single port (SP) robotic kidney transplantation (KTP) with the standard open KTP.*Methods: Using…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Use of New 2021 CKD-EPI as an Endpoint in Transplant Trials May Significantly Influence Observations
E. Yanqui¹, H. Hames¹, T. Shi², A. R. Shields¹, E. S. Woodle¹, R. R. Alloway¹
¹University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²CCHMC, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: GFR equations have recently been modified primarily to avoid disadvantaging black populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate renal function and the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Mortality Risks and Renal Functional Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors
K. Hotta¹, T. Osawa¹, I. Yokota², T. Inao², T. Tanabe¹, N. Iwahara¹, N. Shinohara¹
¹Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ²Biostatistics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Previous studies have suggested that living kidney donors do not have a higher risk of death or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) than the general…

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