Articles tagged "Renal function"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Tolerability of De Novo and Conversion Belatacept Regimens in Kidney Transplantation
T. Le¹, J. Shoji², J. Phillips¹, D. Quan¹
¹Pharmaceutical Services, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ²Transplant Nephrology, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Belatacept, a selective T lymphocyte co-stimulation blocker, has been shown to be a safe and effective maintenance therapy for immunosuppression. We investigated the long-term…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Superior Metabolic Function of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients After Simultaneous Kidney/pancreas Transplantation Compared with Kidney Transplantation Alone
X. Y. Fu, C. Yu, H. Wang, J. Zhao, Z. Wang, C. Mo, X. Shi, G. Feng, W. Song, Z. Shen
Tianjin First Centeral Hospital, Tianjin, China
*Purpose: To compare the renal function, metabolic profiles and survival outcomes of simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK) and kidney transplantation alone (KTA) to end-stage renal…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends in the Recovery and Discard of Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Acute Kidney Injury from 2010-2018
C. Liu¹, S. Alasfar², P. P. Reese³, S. Mohan⁴, M. D. Doshi⁵, I. E. Hall⁶, H. R. Thiessen-Philbrook², Y. Jia², D. E. Stewart⁷, C. Parikh²
¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Since the donor KDPI score used in KAS is restricted to a single terminal serum creatinine (SCr) measurement, kidneys from donors with transient acute…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Dosing in High Risk Cytomegalovirus Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function
A. Gharabagi¹, J. Geyston¹, A. Agarwal², S. Rao³, A. Doyle³, J. Dann¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Transplant Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: We sought to compare outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in high risk CMV (donor +/recipient -) kidney and pancreas transplant recipients who received different…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes in Sot Recipients During Two Eras of Covid-19 Therapeutics
T. Chiang, A. Sait, A. Massie, K. Marr, D. Brennan, W. Cochran, P. Shah, T. Jain, S. Mehta Steinke, N. Desai, N. Permpalung, S. Shoham, C. Merlo, C. Durand, W. Werbel, M. Dioverti, D. Ostrander, A. Gurakar, M. Y. Kim, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, R. Avery
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: COVID-19 therapies have evolved over time, but little is known regarding outcomes in SOT recipients treated with newer therapeutic agents such as remdesivir, dexamethasone,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of SARS-CoV 2 Infection on Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Academic Single Center Experience
S. Nahi, A. Shetty, S. Tanna, J. Leventhal
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are a unique cohort in regard to SARS-CoV 2 susceptibility and clinical course, owing to their immunosuppressed state and propensity for…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Noninferiority Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrant Kidney Transplant Recipients in California
H. Ichii¹, N. Eguchi¹, E. Tantisattamo², U. Reddy², A. Ferrey², D. Dafoe¹
¹Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: There are over 2 million undocumented immigrants (UI) in California, where currently, all individuals regardless of immigration status have equal access to kidney transplant(KT).…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Renal Preservation with Belatacept-Based versus Everolimus-Based Immunosuppression in Lung Transplant Recipients
E. Sartain¹, K. Schoeppler¹, B. Crowther¹, J. Smith², A. Gray²
¹University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction is one of the most common long-term complications among lung transplant recipients (LTRs). Calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity is a recognized contributor to renal…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Delayed Graft Function on Early versus Late Mortality Following Kidney Transplantation
W. Irish¹, Y. Fu², D. B. Leeser¹, K. V. Ravindra³, C. Haisch¹, J. Tuttle¹
¹Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ²Mathematics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ³Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is associated with increased risk of long-term graft survival but it’s impact on patient survival has not been studied. Using…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Machine Perfusion of Kidney Grafts in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation: National Trends and Outcomes
A. Chang¹, M. Chen¹, P. Abt¹, T. Bittermann²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In this study we analyze the SRTR liver data set to determine the trends in machine perfusion of kidney grafts prior to SLK and…