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2019 American Transplant Congress
Patterns of Emergency Department (ED) Utilization between Transplant and Non-Transplant Centers and Impact on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Recipients
H. Perkins, N. Patel, V. Rohan, Z. Su, D. DuBay, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber
MUSC, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: There is a high rate of ED utilization in kidney recipients post-transplant (txp); ED visits are associated with readmission rates and lower 3-yr survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Timing Matters: Improving Prediction of Hospital Readmission Post Kidney Transplantation
J. Hogan¹, M. Arenson¹, S. Adhikary², K. Li¹, X. Zhang¹, R. Zhang¹, J. Valdez³, J. Sun³, A. B. Adams¹, R. E. Patzer¹
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, GA, ³Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Hospital readmission rates after kidney transplant (KTx) are high and readmission is associated with graft failure and mortality. Predictive models of post-transplant readmission have…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Health Literacy with Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Candidates
K. Chapin¹, S. Rega¹, L. Dageforde², D. Moore¹, M. Via¹, I. D. Feurer¹
¹Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association of health literacy with pre-transplant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults evaluated for potential listing for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Patient Specific Search: Feedback from Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
W. T. McKinney¹, M. J. Bruin², C. R. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni¹
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Patients in need of kidney transplantation face numerous obstacles when identifying a transplant center for treatment. Acceptance criteria, waiting time, and post-transplant allograft survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Variations in Recipient and Donor Clinical Characteristics between Kidney Transplant Centers
W. T. McKinney¹, M. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt³, J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni³
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When a patient can choose at which kidney transplant program to establish care, prior knowledge of program acceptance practices (of candidates and donors) can…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes in Liver Transplantation under Charity Care: An Opportunity to Mitigate Socio-Economic Disparities in Access to Transplantation
F. Paterno¹, J. Rosado¹, R. Olivo², S. Gavzy¹, L. Brown¹, D. Wilson¹, B. Koneru¹, N. Pyrsopoulos², J. V. Guarrera¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: Lack of health insurance is a major barrier in the access to health care even in the case of life-threatening conditions like end-stage liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Race on Metabolic, Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreatic Transplantation
V. S. Rohan, S. N. Nadig, J. Mcgillicuddy, V. Rao, D. Dubay, K. Soliman, P. Baliga, D. Taber
Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Health disparities in African-Americans (AAs) are well-documented in kidney transplantation. There is a paucity of data regarding effect race in pancreas transplant (PTX) outcomes.*Methods:…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Insurance Status Impacts Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
L. Sobotka¹, A. Hinton², L. Conteh¹
¹Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Previous studies have identified treatment disparities in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on insurance status and provider. Recent studies have shown more…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Gait Speed Predicts Kidney Transplant Candidate Mortality
M. N. Harhay¹, K. Ranganna¹, L. B. Levin Mizrahi¹, G. Xiao², G. Malat², S. Guy², D. Reich², P. P. Reese³
¹Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Waiting list mortality is increasingly scrutinized as a metric of transplant center quality. It is unknown if gait speed assessments may augment physician evaluations…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Kidney Transplant Wait Listing among HIV Positive Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
S. M. Boyle¹, K. Fehr¹, C. Deering², A. Raza¹, M. Harhay¹, G. Malat³, K. Ranganna¹, D. Lee¹
¹Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Compared to HIV-negative kidney transplant (KT) candidates, the median time to waiting list activation is longer among HIV-positive candidates. Little is known about potential…