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Articles tagged "Safety"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients

    L. Shitanishi, A. Fan, T. Khuu, R. Ardehali

    University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have recently transformed the field of anticoagulation, offering more predictable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics when compared to traditional warfarin therapy.…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Two-Week Protocol Biopsy in Renal Allograft: Feasibility, Safety, and Outcomes

    M. Lim1, K. Lee2

    1Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Protocol biopsy in renal allograft helps to early detect subclinical rejection (SCR) in patients who have no abnormal clinical and laboratory findings. Still, there…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    OPTN Required SARS-CoV-2 Lower Respiratory Testing for Lung Donors: Early Impact on Patient Safety and Organ Utilization

    S. E. Booker1, C. Martinez1, C. Fox1, C. Jett1, D. Klassen1, L. Danziger-Isakov2, R. M. La Hoz3

    1UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 3University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: The OPTN implemented emergency policy on 5/27/21 requiring lower respiratory testing (LRT) by nucleic acid test (NAT) for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) for all potential deceased…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy of Early Central Line Removal in Post Liver Transplant Patients

    T. Shamaa1, E. MacLean1, O. Shamaa2, Z. Lu1, A. Hinge3, S. Saymuah3, A. Mohamed4, T. Kitajima4, S. Nagai4, M. Rizzari4, A. Yoshida4, M. Abouljoud4, K. Collins4

    1General Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 3Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 4Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Avoiding central line-associated infections (CLABSIs) is paramount in liver transplant recipients. As a hospital-wide infection control initiative at our institution, early removal of central…
  • 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

    Patient-Reported Barriers to Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up

    B. Orandi, R. Reed, H. Qu, G. Owens, S. Brooks, C. Killian, V. Kumar, S. Sheikh, R. Cannon, C. Lewis, J. Locke

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    *Purpose: Despite regulations mandating follow-up laboratory testing for living kidney donors, less than half of transplant centers are in compliance. We sought to understand barriers…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Donor-Derived Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections: Risk Mitigation Strategy in Solid Organ Transplant Improves Recipients Safety and Could Expand Donor Pool

    A. Mularoni1, E. Graziano1, M. Campanella1, A. Cervo2, M. Peghin3, F. Barbera1, P. Conaldi1, A. Luca1, P. A. Grossi4

    1ISMETT, Palermo, Italy, 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy, 3Division of Infectious Diseases, ASUFC, Udine, Italy, 4Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

    *Purpose: We implemented an Active Surveillance System (ASS) to mitigate the risk of unexpected carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative (CRGN) donor-derived infection (DDI) in solid organ transplant recipient…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Iatrogenic Sodium Exposure in Hospitalized Patients with Liver Disease

    P. Klem1, R. Mbangu Kot Mbau2, B. Crowther1, V. Lewis1, S. Lin1, E. Patrick3, A. Nadrash1, K. Schoeppler1, I. Kim1

    1Pharmacy, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, 3Transplant Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: Numerous medications administered in the hospital setting may contain hidden/additional amounts of sodium in the drug itself and via intravenous (IV) diluents or admixtures.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Reduction in Medication Errors at Discharge in the Transplant Population via Use of Novel Pharmacist / Nursing Dual Check System

    M. Norris, S. Witek, C. Whritenour, K. Sigafus, C. Chiang, C. Sammons, D. Naveiro, A. Paredes, E. Perez-Ngai, M. Kaminski, R. Westmoreland, G. Malat

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Medication errors are of great concern due to the risk for patient and allograft injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Impact of Transplant Pharmacists on the Care of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    I. Shah1, J. Au1, A. Diamond1, N. Sifontis2, C. Ruggia-Check1

    1Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2Temple School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires transplant centers to document the participation of a…
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