Articles tagged "Renal function"

2021 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-institutional Study of Renal Outcomes in Uterus Transplantation
D. Sawinski¹, L. Johannesson², J. Kristen³, J. Fronek³, P. Porrett⁴
¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Pregnancy and calcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppression represent potential renal stressors for uterus transplant (UTx) recipients, many of whom have Mayer-Rokitanksy-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome and associated renal…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Experience with Machine Retrograde Perfusion of Deceased Donor Kidneys: Short-term Outcomes of a Prospective Study
J. Zeng, Q. Zhong, S. Yin, Z. Jia, Z. Huang, Y. Fan, X. Wang, T. Lin, T. Song
Urology Institute and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: To maximize the utilization of potential kidneys, improving perfusion and preservation technique is necessary. This article mainly investigated the safety and efficacy of retrograde…
2021 American Transplant Congress
When is the Optimal Time to Initiate the Renal-Sparing Protocol with Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal?
N. Patel, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, T. Singer-Englar, S. Kim, D. Chang, B. Azarbal, A. Nikolova, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction after heart transplantation (HTx) has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality. The most common cause of this renal dysfunction is the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Refractory Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection: Improvement in Histopathology are Delayed Compared to the Reduction in Donor Specific Antibodies
K. R. Degner¹, S. Parajuli¹, F. Aziz¹, N. Garg¹, M. Mohamed¹, D. A. Mandelbrot¹, S. E. Panzer¹, L. Hidalgo¹, N. A. Wilson¹, S. R. Reese¹, K. Van Hyfte¹, W. Zhong¹, P. Nickerson², A. Djamali¹
¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*Purpose: There are limited options for the treatment and management of refractory chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (cABMR) after kidney transplantation. Longitudinal histologic data in patients…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Are Pre-Transplant Diabetics on ACE Inhibitors at Risk for More Renal Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation?
M. Kittleson, J. Patel, D. Chang, N. Patel, S. Kim, T. Singer-Englar, R. Skorka, A. Hage, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Diabetic patients undergoing heart transplantation may be at greater risk of developing kidney dysfunction after heart transplantation due to calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity. It…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Combined Effects of Simultaneous Portal Vein Thrombosis and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Molinari¹, C. F. Carillo², D. Dongling¹, D. Jorgensen¹, S. Dharmayan¹, C. Kaltenmeier¹, H. Liu¹, J. Behari¹, V. Rachakonda¹, S. Ganesh¹, C. Hughes¹, A. Tevar¹, H. Al Harakeh¹, B. Emmanuel¹, A. Humar¹, R. Bataller¹
¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Simultaneous portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and renal dysfunction (RD) have unknown effects after liver transplant (LT). We analyzed the outcomes of patients with simultaneous…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction is Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
P. Nguyen, N. Wilson, G. Saracino, R. Patel, S. K. Asrani, G. Testa, T. Sam
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Controversy remains on the role of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction for calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) delay after liver transplantation (LT). We examined the effect…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Reduction of Tacrolimus Trough Levels Improves Long-term Kidney Function without Increase in Incidence of Acr
M. Chen¹, B. Loza¹, A. Chang¹, R. Byfield², K. Olthoff¹, A. Shaked¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Data Analytics Center, Penn Medicine Information Systems, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: We examined the impact of clinical practice management of tacrolimus trough levels in liver transplant recipients on kidney function and incidence of rejection in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Timing of Everolimus Transition on Renal Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Leick¹, H. Belleau², T. McCashland³
¹Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE, ²Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the timing of everolimus transition on renal outcomes in liver transplant recipients.*Methods: This…
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…