2016 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Co-Medication Use According to Kidney Transplant Immunosuppressive Regimen: Application of Integrated Registry and Pharmacy Claims Data.
Background: While modern immunosuppressive therapies (ISx) have substantially reduced acute rejection, ISx medications have many side effects, and transplant recipients must take an array of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Non-adherence is associated with increased risk of rejection and graft loss.
1Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Non-adherence is common among kidney transplant recipients. However, data on the impact of appointment and medication non-adherence on kidney transplant outcomes are scarce. This study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Post-Transplant Adherence Come at a Cost?
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: It is well documented that organ transplant (tx)recipients have an increased incidence of cancer including virus associated cancers like lymphoma. Our objective was to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission Following Kidney Re-Transplantation.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: Among first time kideny transplant (KT) recipients the incidence of early hospital readmission (EHR) is 31%. Kidney re-transplants are more complex and we hypothesize…2016 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery After Kidney Transplantation: 48 Hour Length of Stay in Living and Deceased Donor Transplant Recipients.
BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after kidney transplantation is a desired outcome with potential value-enhancing benefits of reduced length of stay (LOS), costs, and risk of nosocomial…2016 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Variation in Association Between Early Hospital Readmission and Survival Following Kidney Transplantation.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) following kidney transplantation (KT) is associated with inferior survival. However, incidence of EHR varies significantly across center following KT. Recent…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Study of Simultaneous Bilateral Nephrectomies and Renal Transplantation in Recipients with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: Many strategies regarding timing of native nephrectomies exist for patients with symptomatic polycystic kidney disease (PCKD). We hypothesize that the timing of bilateral nephrectomies…2016 American Transplant Congress
“Day 2 Discharge” After Kidney Transplantation: Complications, Health Care Utilization, and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.
Background: Reducing kidney transplant length of stay is a priority for many stakeholders. We aimed to determine whether very early discharge – on or before…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Nationwide Analysis of Reoperation After kidney Transplant.
Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
ObjectivesWe aim to report the rate and short-term outcomes of patients undergoing reoperation following kidney transplant in the United States.MethodsThe NIS database was used to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and Graft Loss Attributable to Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: Early hospital readmission (EHR) following kidney transplantation (KT) is independently associated with graft loss and mortality. Prior work assumes that this association is constant…
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