Articles tagged "Screening"

2019 American Transplant Congress
The Potential Role of IL-33/ST2 Pathway in Renal Allograft Rejection
M. Yu¹, Y. Kim², J. Moon², S. Lee², H. Lee², D. Kim², C. Lee³, Y. Kim², S. Yang²
¹Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Interleukin (IL)-33 is one of IL-1 family cytokine that has pleiotropic effects, such as inflammation promotion and immune response regulation. Recent studies showed that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate at Donor Screening to Predict Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate after Living Kidney Donation
J. van der Weijden, M. van Londen, M. Y. Said, S. J. Bakker, S. P. Berger, G. Navis, M. H. de Borst
Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: Accurate post-donation renal function prediction is important to minimize the risk of future severe renal function impairment in living kidney donors. Recent studies focused…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Exploration of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant with Psychosocial and Medical Outcomes in Kidney/Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients
G. Chen¹, C. Bell², P. Loughhead¹, B. Ibeche², J. S. Bynon², D. R. Hall², A. M. De Golovine², A. Edwards², W. A. Dar²
¹Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) is a psychometric instrument designed to improve organ transplant patient selection. However, limited studies have been…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Uterus Transplantation: Recipient Surgery
L. Johannesson, A. Wall, J. Bayer, G. J. McKenna, G. Testa
Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The field of uterus transplantation, since the first birth to a uterus transplanted woman in 2014, continues to grow rapidly. As of today at…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Lower Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment (SIPAT) for Transplantation Score is Predictive of Successful Listing for Kidney Transplant Candidates
A. Kumar¹, J. Salaway², M. Dorris², J. Newman³, A. Doyle¹, S. Rao¹
¹Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Psychosocial evaluation is an integral part of transplant recipient evaluation. SIPAT is a tool designed to assess psychological health of transplant candidates. Lower SIPAT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liquid Biopsy for Chronic Rejection after Kidney Transplantation. A Novel Non-Invasive Biomarker Involved in Inflammatory Amplifier
Y. Takada¹, D. Kamimura², H. Higuchi¹, D. Iwami¹, K. Hotta¹, N. Iwahara¹, N. Shinohara¹, M. Murakami²
¹Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ²Molecular Psychoimmunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: In kidney transplantation (KTx), despite recent advances of medical technology, chronic rejection accounts for 25% of the graft loss. Chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (CAAMR)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes for Lung Transplantation Recipients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
A. J. Trindade¹, P. Burkett¹, S. El-Chemaly¹, N. Hashemi², T. Thaniyavarn¹, H. R. Mallidi³, H. J. Goldberg¹
¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) afflicts ~20-40% people in the western world and is a risk factor for comorbidities prevalent in the lung transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Illustration of Renal Recovery in SLK with Utilization of Most Recent Allocation Criteria
B. Patel, R. Prashar, A. Babu
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Single Center review of Renal recovery in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation (SLKT) in patients who were approved for SLK based on the recent UNOS…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty is Highly Prevalent in Lung Transplant Candidates and Varies by Frailty Tool
A. O'Boye, K. Leitner, M. Kelly, J. Wright, J. Lee, M. Sala, R. Tomic, S. Bhorade
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Lung transplantation is a lifesaving therapy in patients with advanced lung disease. However, frail lung transplant candidates are more likely to be delisted or…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Centers Select Different Characteristics for Recipients and Deceased Donors: Implications for Patients When Choosing a Center
C. R. Schaffhausen¹, M. J. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt¹, S. Chinnakotla³, J. R. Lake⁴, W. Kim⁵, S. W. Biggins⁶, J. J. Snyder⁷, B. L. Kasiske⁷, A. K. Israni¹
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When patients can choose the liver transplant center at which to establish care, a prior knowledge of center acceptance practices (of candidates and donors)…

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