2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients – Single Center Experience.
Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Background: With the obesity epidemic, there is an increased prevalence of obesity amongst patients with ESRD. Controversy exists regarding post-transplant outcomes in obese kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Do Morbidly Obese Patients Have an Increased Risk of Infection Post-Kidney Transplant?
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: Obesity has been associated with significant morbidity in the kidney transplant population. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of obesity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Should Obese Patients Undergo Renal Transplantation? A Retrospective Analysis to Assess Whether Body Mass Index Can Affect Transplant Outcome.
This study aims to analyze our renal transplant recipient population in terms of perioperative complications (90 day) and graft survival (3 years) in relation to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Pretransplant Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Living Kidney Transplantation: A Consideration of Gender Differences.
[lsaquo]Background[rsaquo]There is epidemiologic evidence of an association between elevated body mass index (BMI), the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). For…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gut Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
IntroductionGut microbiota modifications (dysbiosis) have been observed in obese and/or diabetic patients. Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are particularly exposed to the development of metabolic disorders,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Outcome in Obesity After Kidney Transplantation.
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of allograft loss and death from infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Therefore, previous studies suggested bariatric…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Existing Comorbidities on Long-Term Patient and Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Nephrology, Charité University, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND Outcomes of patients with end-stage renal disease are largely affected by their comorbidities. Detailed data evaluating the impact of pre-transplant comorbidities on the long-term…2016 American Transplant Congress
Can We Predict New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation Previously?
Objectives: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT), one of the important complications after kidneytransplantation, leads to reduce graft survival rate and increase patient morbidity and mortality.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics Independently Associated with Kidney Candidates Having CPRA of 99-100%.
Background: The new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) implemented on 12/4/14 included an increased allocation priority for candidates with CPRA 99-100%. On 11/30/14, just days prior…2016 American Transplant Congress
Complex Constellation of HLA Antibodies Contributes to Decreasing Trend of Transplant Rate in Candidates with 100% CPRA.
The key component of new KAS is offering an increased priority for sensitized candidates. While transplants (tx) have increased six-fold for recipients with a CPRA…
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