2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Non-Adherence on Disparities in African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Non-adherence is considered to a be a strong risk factor for graft loss in kidney transplant recipients, with conflicting evidence of its impact on…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Etiology of Liver Disease and Indication for Transplantation on Access to the Liver Transplant Waiting List in the United States.
Background: Only a small fraction of patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is waitlisted for liver transplantation (LT).Methods: Retrospective cohort study of transplant-eligible ESLD patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Social Barriers to Health Literacy in ESRD Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant Evaluation.
Background: Low health literacy is associated with increased hospitalizations and mortality. ESRD patients have reduced health literacy as ESRD disproportionately affects the elderly and individuals…2016 American Transplant Congress
Vaccination of the Pediatric Patient After Transplantation – Attitudes and Knowledge of the General Pediatrician.
Background: Studies have shown that compliance with post-transplant vaccinations in children is low. Postulated reasons for such low vaccination rates include the lack of familiarity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Similar Kidney Allograft and Patient Survival in Native Americans Despite Lower Rates of Living Donation and Longer Wait on the Deceased Donor List.
1Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix; 2Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix.
Previous studies have shown that Native Americans (NAs) have decreased access and inferior outcomes following kidney transplantation. Reviewing our center's experience we wanted to assess…2016 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Volume and Improved Survival in Solid Organ Transplantation for Amyloidosis – An Analysis of the UNOS Database.
Background: Amyloidosis is a rare disease that results from accumulation of inappropriately folded proteins causing organ failure and poor prognosis. In the last decade several…2016 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in the Evaluation for Liver Transplantation.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
The majority of research on disparities in liver transplantation is on patients listed for transplant in the OPTN/UNOS database, not patients in the evaluation process…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rurality Status Does Not Affect Kidney Transplant (KTP) Rates Among Veterans Compared to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance (PrivIns) Beneficiaries.
Background: A larger proportion of Veterans live in rural areas compared to non-Veterans. It is unknown whether rural status affects KTP rates among Veterans.Methods: Study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Social Support Predict Clinical Outcomes Post-Transplantation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
1Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Medford, MA; 2Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Background: Although social support is used to determine eligibility, the relationship between social support and medication nonadherence remains unclear. We examined the predictive value of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Dynamic Detection of Anti-HLA Antibodies Can Predict aGVHD and OS in HLA-12/12 Matched Unrelated-Donor Allo-HSCT for Hematological Malignancies.
The NMDP and CIBMTR provided guidelines for the use of anti-HLA antibodies in unrelated-donors hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, a deeper understanding of other…
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