2016 American Transplant Congress
Provider Attitudes Toward Shared Mobile Decision Aid Utilized Among Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation: iChoose Kidney Randomized Trial.
Introduction: Although kidney transplantation (KTx) provides significant survival advantage over long-term dialysis, many end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are not educated about KTx options.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Intervention Development for the Allocation System Changes for Equity in kidNey Transplantation (ASCENT) Study.
Background: Recent changes in the kidney allocation system (KAS) are expected to reduce racial disparities in kidney transplantation (KTx). However, dialysis facilities may not be…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Patient Uncertainty Regarding Treatment Options Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Although kidney transplantation (KTx) provides a significant survival benefit over long-term dialysis, many end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are uncertain or conflicted about…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Prediction Tool to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation.
Background: Adults over 70 years old are the fastest growing segment of the end stage renal disease (ESRD) population. Due to substantial variation in co-morbidities…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Life Expectancy by Resident Zip Code and Kidney Transplant Outcomes – What Is True Baseline Risk?
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Many factors beyond traditional clinical risk factors and demographics are associated with outcomes in the general population. These include behavioral, economic, genetic and environmental risks…2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Cardiac Evaluation and Management in Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates.
Cardiac evaluation and risk stratification prior to kidney and liver transplantation can be critical to patient selection and outcomes.Methods: We assessed the impact of cardiac…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Model for Medication Errors in a Chronic Kidney Transplant Clinic.
Medication errors are associated with increased incidence of infection, rejection, and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. This study aims to create a model to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist Impact on Medication Errors in a Chronic Kidney Transplant Clinic.
Medication errors are associated with increased incidence of infection, rejection, and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. This study aims to assess the impact of…2016 American Transplant Congress
High-Risk Pharmacogenetic (PGx) Variants in Kidney Transplant (tx) Recipients.
1UofMN, Mpls; 2MMRF, Mpls; 3HCMC, Mpls; 4UAB, Birmingham.
Kidney tx recipients carry a high burden of comorbidities, and some of the medications for these conditions have genetic predictors of efficacy and toxicity. These…2016 American Transplant Congress
P-Glycoprotein Function: Association with Race, Gender and Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics.
Background: Long term allograft survival remains poorer in African American(AA) renal transplant recipients(RTR) compared to Caucasians(C) and may be due to racial differences in calcineurin…
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