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2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Optimization of Workflow for Timing of Inpatient Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Maintenance Immunosuppressive Drugs in Abdominal Transplant Recipients
J. Schulte, S. Mehta, E. Vargas, K. Cunningham
Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is essential to the safety and efficacy of immunosuppressants (IS) given their narrow therapeutic index. After an internal review, it…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a Pharmacist in an Adult Transplant Outpatient Clinic (Kidney, Liver, Pancreas): A Pilot Study – Implant
P. Leveille-Dugas¹, C. Bernard¹, L. Loiselle¹, Y. Zhang¹, C. Coursol¹, K. Mousseau¹, N. Sheehan¹, M. Cantarovich²
¹Pharmacy, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) patients require a complex medication regimen which increases the risk of many drug-related problems. The purpose of this study was…
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From Zero to Kidney Transplant Hero
B. R. Schleich¹, A. Patel², L. Melton², C. Block², M. J. Goldstein²
¹Patient Safety and Quality, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Organ Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
*Purpose: Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC) kidney transplant program struggled with patient outcomes. Multi-disciplinary engagement with development of a comprehensive patient safety and quality initiative…
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Using Quality Metrics to Improve Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
C. Jadlowiec, M. Petrosky, J. Welch, S. Holligan, A. Thorp, S. Wilson, C. Mansour, A. Mathur, K. Reddy, H. Khamash, K. Engholdt
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) are an excellent option for patients with kidney disease. Delays in donor evaluations can impact donor satisfaction as well…
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The Accuracy of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Kidney Transplant Rejection and Failure
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll²
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease. In this study, we examined…
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Outcome after Kidney Transplantation in Hepatitis Surface Antigen-Positive Patients
H. Mo, S. Min, H. Ko, C. Chung, H. Kim, A. Han, J. Ha
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Because of the low prevalence of Hepatitis Surface Antigen (HBsAg)-positive patients, only a few reports have evaluated the actual outcome of these patients after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Community Affluence Impacts Patient Survival Post Liver Transplantation
D. Jorgensen, A. Humar, C. Hughes, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, S. Ganesh, A. Duarte-Rojo, A. Tevar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with end stage liver disease with excellent patients and grafts long term outcomes. Many recipient disease…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Data-Driven Approach to Defining the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Renal Transplantation
E. L. Godfrey¹, M. D. Bailey¹, W. C. Frankel¹, A. Rana²
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Advances in immunosuppression and management continually improve short- and long-term outcomes of renal transplantation. However, center volume and expertise, while commonly believed to affect…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Supporting “The Decision Project:” Understanding Perceptions of Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation among Baltimore City Community Members
M. Johnson¹, A. Saha¹, M. Waldram¹, I. Johnson², L. Price², A. Coleman², C. Alexander², D. Segev¹, M. Henderson¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland, Halethorpe, MD
*Purpose: Using information provided by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), it was found that the zip code 21205 in Baltimore City had one of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Morbid Obesity: A Growing Barrier to Early Kidney Transplant Wait-Listing in the United States
L. Lavenburg¹, E. Weinhandl², L. Robinson³, B. Milliron⁴, C. Earthman⁵, A. Klassen³, M. Harhay⁶
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Fresenius Medical Care North America, Minneapolis, MN, ³Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁶Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KT) programs may be more reluctant to accept transplant candidates with morbid obesity due to concerns about higher post-operative risks. We examined…