Articles tagged "Screening"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Daptomycin Perioperative Prophylaxis for Prevention of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infection in VRE-Colonized Liver Transplant Recipients during the Early Post-Transplant Period
S. Sarwar, S. Gleeson, M. Malinis, M. M. Azar
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Antibiotic prophylaxis for enteric pathogens is recommended before liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative screening protocols and antimicrobials vary between institutions. Some institutions that do not…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Routine Molecular Clostridioides difficile Screening and Overtreatment in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
M. E. Newman¹, C. Oehler¹, M. Enriquez¹, E. Landon¹, C. T. Nguyen², N. N. Pettit², J. P. Ridgway¹, J. Pisano¹
¹Section of Infectious Disease, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The objective of this analysis is to determine how frequently positive Clostridioides difficile (CD) screening tests, potentially identifying up to 20% of inpatients with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
HTLV Screening among Solid Organ Transplant Candidates at a Large Transplant Center
J. Simkins¹, J. A. Morillas-Rodriguez¹, M. I. Morris¹, L. M. Abbo¹, J. F. Camargo¹, S. Anjan¹, W. Kupin¹, P. Ruiz², C. Fernandez-Bango², J. C. Ramos¹
¹Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Data on human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) seroprevalence among solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and risk of HTLV complications after SOT is scarce. HTLV-I is…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Risk of Systematic Error in Kidney Transplant Opioid Research
J. N. Fleming, N. A. Pilch, S. Ball, P. K. Baliga, V. Rohan, D. J. Taber
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use before and after kidney transplant is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality; yet data assessing opioid utilization has centered on sources with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
An Interesting Case of Proteinuria in Living Kidney Donor
A. Yadav, W. Maley, P. Singh
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Evaluation for proteinuria is vital to assess suitability for live kidney donation. Living unrelated donor with orthostatic proteinuria was evaluated. This case highlights importance…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Nationwide Survey of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients in Japan
J. Yamauchi¹, Y. Yamano¹, M. Matsuoka², N. Ichimaru³, M. Nishikido⁴, Y. Shibagaki⁵, A. Sugitani⁶, N. Nakamura⁷, M. Mieno⁸, K. Yuzawa⁹
¹Department of Rare Diseases Research, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ²Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ³Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Blood Purification Center, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Nephrology and Hypertention, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁶NHO Yonago Medical Center, Yonago, Japan, ⁷Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁸Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ⁹Department of Transplantation Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
*Purpose: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 5 to 10 million people worldwide, and is endemic in Japan, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison Of Estimating Glomerular Filtration Equations In Living Kidney Donor Candidates Prior To Donation
S. Hebert¹, J. Xu², H. Ibrahim¹
¹Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Serum creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) models have been shown to over- or underestimate measured iohexol GFR (mGFR), but it is unclear if…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Positron Emission Tomography (PET-CT) Global Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR) Stratifies Cardiovascular Risk among Renal Transplant (RTx) Candidates
M. Minder, S. Mason, J. Ethington, R. McCubrey, D. Min, N. Sekaran, J. Orford, D. Morris, S. Anand, T. Srinivas
Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes (DM) are both associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE). The…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Improving Pre-Kidney Transplantion Laboratory Utilization in an Era of Increasing Waitlist Size
G. K. Mahowald¹, B. Kimball², N. Elias², E. Heher³, T. Girouard¹, S. L. Saidman¹, V. Pattanayak¹
¹Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Beginning on March 25, 2015, our institution’s kidney transplant program has implemented a “readiness” protocol, whereby patients are listed after limited workup and comprehensive…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Care of International Living Kidney Donor Candidates in the U.S.: A Survey of Contemporary Experience, Practice & Challenges
K. Lentine¹, M. Henderson², S. Rasmussen², E. Shukhman³, J. Hunt⁴, F. Al Ammary², V. Kumar⁵, D. Lapointe-Rudow⁴, H. Schaefer⁶, M. Cooper⁷, R. Hays⁸, M. Dunbar-Forrest⁹, A. Nishio-Lucar¹⁰, D. Mandelbrot⁸
¹Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵Univ Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, ⁷Georgetown, Washington, DC, ⁸Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The evaluation and care of non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. residents who wish to come to the U.S. to serve as living kidney donors (LKD) can…

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