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2018 American Transplant Congress
HLA Typing, Panel Reactive Antibody and Donor Specific Antigen Tests Are Not Necessary for Successful Parathyroid Allotransplantation
E. Kanimdan,¹ B. Goncu,² Y. Gelmez,³ O. Idiz,⁴ C. Toka,⁵ B. Ozdemir,² H. Basoglu,⁶ N. Ozten Kandas,⁷ E. Yucesan,⁸ Y. Ersoy,⁵ R. Kazancioglu,⁹ E. Aysen.⁵
¹Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul, Turkey; ²Bezmialem Vakif University, Experimental Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; ³Istanbul University, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Immunology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁴Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁵Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁶Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁷Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁸Bezmialem Vakif University, Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁹Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Permanent hypoparathyroidism(PH) is incurable condition and requires life long drug therapy.Unique therapeutic option is parathyroid allotransplantation(PA).Some studies use routinely but emprically HLA typing,PRA(panel reactive antibody)…
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Donor Derived Transmissions in 2016-2017: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
C. Wolfe, S. Tlusty, G. Vece, R. Bag, G. Berry, J. Bucio, L. Danziger-Isakov, D. Florescu, D. Goldberg, C. Ho, R. La Hoz, K. Lilly, M. Malinis, A. Mehta, M. Nalesnik, R. Sawyer, L. Strasfeld, P. Wood, N. Theodoropoulos, M. Michaels.
DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
The DTAC evaluates unanticipated potential donor-derived transmission events (PDDTE), including mostly infections (I) & malignancies (M), to assess for likelihood of donor transmission. Reporting policy…
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Self-Reported Post-Surgical Pain Following Living Kidney Donation
A. Fleishman,¹ J. Schold,² P. Morrissey,³ J. Whiting,⁴ J. Vella,⁴ L. Kayler,⁵ D. Katz,⁶ J. Jones,⁶ B. Kaplan,⁷ M. Pavlakis,¹ D. Mandelbrot,⁸ J. Rodrigue.¹
¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; ²Cleveland Clinic, Boston; ³Rhode Island Hospital, Providence; ⁴Maine Medical Center, Portland; ⁵University of Buffalo, Buffalo; ⁶University of Iowa, Iowa City; ⁷May Clinic, Scottsdale; ⁸University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Kidney Donor Outcomes Cohort (KDOC) is an NIH-funded observational cohort study evaluating outcomes in living kidney donors (LKDs) at 6 US centers. LKDs completed…
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Antiviral Therapy for Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection after Solid Organ Transplantation
A. Kwong,¹ A. Wall,² M. Melcher,² U. Wang,³ A. Ahmed,¹ K. Khush,³ A. Subramanian,³ J. Tan,³ P. Kwo.¹
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ²Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Background: In the context of organ shortage, the opioid epidemic, and the advent of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV), more…
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High Body Mass Index in Organ Donor is Significantly Correlated to Low PaO₂/FiO₂ Ratio in SRTR Database
T. Okamoto,¹ L. Thuita,¹ H. Niikawa,¹ K. Ayyat,¹ Y. Itoda,¹ M. Valpour,² E. Blackstone,¹ K. McCurry.¹
¹Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; ²Respiratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Background:Atelectasis is a major cause of hypoxemia in organ donors. However, the risk factors of hypoxemia unknown. Our previous study suggested that donors with high…
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Offspring Living Kidney Donors Should Not Be Ruled Out
X. Luo, A. Massie, C. Holscher, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
A recent study (AJT, January 2018) suggested that kidneys from offspring live donors conferred worse post-transplant outcomes than non-offspring live donors, and advocated selecting non-offspring…
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Donor Transmitted Nut Allergy Following Solid Organ Transplantation: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
R. Bag, S. Tlusty, G. Vece, T. Peterson, J. Schaenman, G. Berry, J. Bucio, L. Danziger-Isakov, D. Florescu, D. Goldberg, C. Ho, R. La Hoz, K. Lilly, M. Malinis, A. Mehta, M. Nalesnik, R. Sawyer, L. Strasfeld, P. Wood, N. Theodoropoulos, M. Michaels, C. Wolfe.
DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond.
Introduction: Transplant Acquired Food Allergy may cause fatal allergic reactions, and is an under-recognized and poorly understood. Specifically, nut allergy transfer after solid organ transplantation…
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Evaluation of KPD: Does It Improve Overall Transplant Center Performance?
M. Rees,³ E. Michelin,¹ N. Koizumi,² J. Ortiz.³
¹West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV; ²George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; ³University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH.
Introduction: The medical community is facing a constant shortage of kidneys for transplant patients. The most effective way to combat the deficit is to increase…
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UPMC Living Donor Champion Program
C. Caruso, C. Zell, G. Swaytha, B. Angela, S. Sarah, L. Elaine, P. Susan, W. Travis, H. Abhinav.
Transplant Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Aims: Living donation is a good option to address organ shortage and waitlist mortality, but finding a living donor can be a challenge. The goal…
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Unique Recipient Benefits with Paired Kidney Donation
J. Buggs,¹ E. Rogers,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the treatment choice for ESRD with improved survival and cost benefit compared with dialysis. The imbalance of supply over demand along…