2015 American Transplant Congress
One Year Outcomes and Quality of Life Measurements in 127 Extended Criteria Donor Recipients- A Single Centre Comparative Study
Introduction: Expanded criteria donors (ECDs) are those aged over 60 or 50-59 with 2 of: hypertension, death from cerebrovascular cause or terminal serum creatinine over…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients from Expanded Criteria Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: In 2002, UNOS proposed the use of Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD=brain dead donor > 60 years, or 50-59 years with two criteria: CVA as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Predictors for 30-Day Readmission in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmissions in renal transplant recipients.Methods: This single center longitudinal study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risks for Readmission Post-Renal Transplant: A Co-Morbid Condition
Transplant Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Recently CMS addressed “excessive” readmission rates with a punitive 5% cut in reimbursement. For decades renal transplantation has been highly regulated with published outcomes…2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Factors and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant at a Single Center
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Early hospital readmission (EHR) is a key negative outcome in kidney transplantation (KT). Socioeconomic (SE) factors are associated with EHR in other contexts, but have…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission and Distance from Transplant Center
Background: Early hospital readmission occurs in 31% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients and may be associated with mechanistic factors not previously captured in patient-level risk…2015 American Transplant Congress
Come Again? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Rehospitalization Following Expanded Criteria Donor Renal Transplantation
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; 2Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Though ECD kidneys are commonly used, they have an increased risk of graft failure, which is associated with rehospitalizations within thirty days post-transplant. Our aim…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Early Rehospitalization After Kidney Transplant
Early rehospitalizations within the first 30 days (R-30D) are common after kidney transplant. R-30D are costly and associated with an increased risk of graft failure…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Emergency Department Visits Following Kidney Transplantation
Emergency department (ED) visits contribute substantially to healthcare costs, transition-of-care errors and add to patient burden. There are approximately 135 million ED visits annually in…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Intra-Patient Variability in Tacrolimus Trough Blood Levels Increases the Risk of Death-Censored Graft Loss After Kidney Transplantation
Kidney graft loss rates beyond the first year showed only small improvements over past decades. Advances in maintenance immunosuppressive therapy contributed to the improvements seen…
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