Articles tagged "Screening"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Serum Phosphatidylethanol is Superior to Urine Ethyl Glucuronide for Detection of Alcohol Use in Pre-transplant Patients
N. Lim¹, T. Leventhal¹, M. Thomson¹, M. Hassan¹, J. Thompson¹, S. Chinnakotla², V. Kirchner², T. Pruett², R. Kandaswamy², V. Humphreville², A. Adams², J. Lake¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: More patients are presenting for liver transplant (LT) evaluation for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Detection of ETOH use has significant implications for patients undergoing…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Single Center Experience
J. Rice¹, T. Genders², D. Groves², J. R. Burton¹, J. Moloo², R. Quaife², D. Vargas³, M. Kriss¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Radiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an established non-invasive imaging modality for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), though its use for cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Quality Improvement Surveillance by Machine Learning
J. D. Perkins¹, E. Clemens², M. Granich³, J. Yeung³, J. Reyes¹
¹Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Center of Clinical Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The purpose of this quality study was to compare our newly developed natural language processing (NLP) machine learning surveillance algorithm in detecting the rate…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Risk Assessment in Liver Transplant Candidates: Survey of National Practice Patterns
P. Barman¹, R. Chadha², L. VanWagner³
¹Div. of GI/Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Div. of GI/Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Cardiac disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the first year after liver transplantation (LT) and pre-transplant identification is vital to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Pre-transplant Rectal Screening for Azole-resistant Candida Species in Liver Transplant Candidates
K. K. Patel¹, M. M. Azar², A. Koff³, K. Belfield⁴, D. R. Peaper⁵, J. Topal², M. Malinis²
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Section of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Azole-resistant Candida (ARC) infections have become increasingly common among solid organ transplant recipients. Pre-transplant screening for ARC allows for targeted antifungal prophylaxis, which may…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Risk of Post-donation Kidney Function Impairment for Prospective Living Kidney Donors with Persistent Isolated Microscopic Hematuria
J. v. Weijden¹, M. van Londen¹, I. M. Nolte², M. H. De Borst¹, S. P. Berger¹
¹Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: According to current guidelines, a kidney biopsy is indicated in prospective living kidney donors who present with persistent isolated microscopic hematuria (PIMH) during evaluation,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Launching a National Living Donor Registry
J. E. Milton¹, M. Cooper², B. Hippen³
¹Transplant Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, Colombia, ³Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: The National Donate Life Living Donor Registry launching in 2021 will allow 4000 persons a day the opportunity to become a living donor offering…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Programs Can Filter Off a Majority of Their Unwanted Organ Offers without Harming Transplant Volumes
A. Toll, H. McGehee, R. McTier, D. Stewart
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Evaluate if multifactorial filters can reduce unwanted kidney offers to centers, thereby reducing administrative burden and getting to the accepting candidate quicker.*Methods: 34 centers…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Microbial Signatures Promote Antibiotic-Mediated Alleviation of Peritransplant Liver Damage in Mouse Recipients
K. J. Dery¹, S. Kageyama¹, H. Hirao¹, H. Kojima¹, K. Kadono¹, T. Dong², J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹
¹The Dumont-UCLA Transplantation Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Although recent evidence shows that modifications of gut microbiota by antibiotics (Abx) influences liver allograft function, its compositional role in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experience with Trugraf^Tm Gene Expression Profile and Trac^Tm Dd-cfdna Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients Suggests Synergy and Enhanced Management within the First Year Post-transplant and Beyond
V. Paramasivam, B. Greco, M. Germain
Nephrology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
*Purpose: Non-invasive validated rejection biomarkers are now available to monitor kidney transplant patients (KTRs). Two such biomarkers are; TruGrafTM (TG) gene expression profile validated to…