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2018 American Transplant Congress
The Fate of Older Candidates Referred for Kidney Transplantation
M. Shwetar, K. Abdel-Kader, B. Concepcion.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older ESRD/CKD patients have reduced access to transplantation compared to younger counterparts as measured by waitlisting and transplantation rates. This is true even in…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Renal Transplantation in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients Varies Markedly across UNOS Networks
A. Brar,¹ A. Gruessner,¹ M. Salifu,¹ R. Gruessner,² N. Sumrani,² D. John,² F. Tedla.¹
¹Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; ²Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Background: Outcome after living donor kidney transplantation (LD) is significantly better than after deceased donor transplantation (DD). Disparities in access to living donor renal transplantation…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Posttransplant Cutaneous Disease Differ between Black and White Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
R. Allawh,¹ K. Nadhan,¹ A. Doyle,² M. Harhay,³ C. Chung.¹
¹Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ²Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ³Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Immunosuppression (IS) results in heightened risk of developing posttransplant cutaneous complications. Black solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs), who often receive higher doses of IS…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Referral of High Risk Liver Transplant Patients to a Transitional Care Coordination(TCC) Program
A. Masoumi,¹ R. Barth,² T. Stern,¹ D. Bruno,² J. LaMattina,² S. Hanish.²
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; ²Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
One-fifth of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital an annual cost of $17.4 billion. The readmission rate among liver transplant patient populations at a…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients: Marital Status and Immunosuppressive Medication Beliefs
J. Liu,¹ S. Liu,² J. Xie,¹ J. Yan.¹
¹The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; ²Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health, Garden City, NY.
Purpose: Our aim was to examine the beliefs on immunosuppressive medication (IM) and IM adherence in Chinese renal transplant recipients, and explore the predictors of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Transition of Care Model from Pediatric Heart Recipients to Adult Services Ongoing Study Model
S. Adams, M. Wigger.
Heart Transplant, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
This is an ongoing look at designing a pediatric to adult transition model and lessons learned over time. It has been shown that the first…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Ethnicity on Recipient Characteristics, Kidney Transplant Provision and Outcomes in a High-Volume National Health Service Hospital
E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² M. Ferraresso,¹ R. Cacciola.²
¹Kidney Transplant, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Kidney Transplant, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Background. Several reports have demonstrated that outcomes of kidney transplantation (KTx) can be influenced by recipient's ethnicity and social status. However, available data mostly refer…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center
K. Peterson,¹ O. Serrano,¹ M. Odegard,¹ S. Mongin,² D. Berglund,³ D. Vock,⁴ S. Chinnakotla,¹ T. Dunn,¹ E. Finger,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas.¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Informatics Services for Research and Reporting, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Kidney Transplantation (KT) demands navigation of a complex healthcare system and adherence to lifelong immunosuppression therapy. Cultural and linguistic discordance between patients and providers…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Second Opinion Kidney Transplant Evaluations
M. Harhay, T. Bajakian, K. Ranganna, G. Malat, S. Guy, G. Xiao, L. Levin Mizrahi, D. Reich.
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Background: Potential kidney transplant (KT) candidates may obtain differing opinions on their transplant candidacy depending on where they are evaluated. Little is known on outcomes…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparities in Need for Dialysis, Access to the Renal Transplant Waitlist and Renal Transplant Survival
B. Schmidt,¹ J. Epping,² C. Falk,⁴ S. Geyer,² A. Melk.³
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ³Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁴Institute of Transplantation Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
A patient with chronic kidney disease undergoes several transition phases, such as start of dialysis, the placement on the transplant waiting list and finally renal…