2015 American Transplant Congress
No Tumor Recurrence After Renal Cell Carcinoma Resected Kidney Transplantation – 5 Year Follow Up
INTRODUCTION:Organ shortage remains the single most significant impediment to increasing low rate of kidney transplantation. One of the strategies to improve it, is a utilisation…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Post-Kidney Transplant Leukemias
Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background:Leukemias typically portend bad prognosis in the general population. The incidence and outcomes of post-kidney transplant leukemias (PKTL) have not been well studied as most…2015 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Increase in the Incidence of Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: Analysis of 2 US Insurance Administrative Claims Databases
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ.
Purpose: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication after kidney transplant. In a prior analysis using Medicare claims database from 1995 to 2003, the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Exposure to Sirolimus Without Mycophenolate
Results of prior sirolimus series reports have been confounded by concomitant mycophenolate exposure. The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy outcomes with exposure…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy After Renal Transplantation: Unfavorable Outcomes in Sensitized Patients
Einstein/Montefiore Transplant Center, Bronx.
Background: The objective of our study was to describe pregnancy and allograft outcomes in sensitized kidney recipients in a predominantly Hispanic and African-American population.Methods: This…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Educational Attainment On Kidney Transplant Outcomes By Race
Educational attainment is associated with disparities in graft and recipient survival in kidney transplant (KTX) candidates; however, the impact of educational status within racial groups…2015 American Transplant Congress
Graft Outcome Disparity in a Single Renal Transplant Center Based on Recipient Geographic Origin
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
PURPOSE: The disparity in access to organs for kidney transplantation has led to inter-state “transplant tourism.” Our objective was to determine if recipients traveling over…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Telehealh Clinic Improves Access to Long-Term Follow-Up and Decreases Costs: The Experience of the Iowa City VA Transplant Program
1Univesity of Iowa, Iowa City; 2Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City.
Kidney transplant (KT) recipients living in areas distant from transplant centers face more challenges in maintaining adequate follow-up due to long travel distances, greater costs,…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Use of a Nurse Practitioner Led Transitional Diabetes Clinic Following Transplantation
Endocrinology Department, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
The incidence of new onset diabetes after transplant [NODAT] ranges from 2% to 53%, also Type1 [T1DM] and Type 2 [T2DM] diabetes are common in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Divergence in Risk Factors for Graft Loss and Death Across Race May Mediate Kidney Transplant Outcome Disparity
Differences in outcomes between African American and non-African American kidney transplant recipients may reflect disparate access to health care. Minimizing this disparity demands a deeper…
American Transplant Congress abstracts