2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Renal Transplant Candidate Survival at Listing Using a Risk-Adjusted Multi-State Semi-Markov Model
1Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; 2RAND Corporation, Boston, MA.
Newly listed candidates for kidney transplant must navigate several processes over the course of their treatment. Of special interest to such candidates is their expected…2018 American Transplant Congress
Race and Socioeconomic Disparities in Organ Type, Recovery and Readmission in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Glickman Urology and Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Objectives: Racial and socioeconomic disparities are prevalent in healthcare, including for kidney transplant recipients. Post-transplant, patients are faced with many challenges that contribute to high…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frailty, Inflammation, and Waitlist Mortality among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
1JHU, Baltimore; 2UMich, Ann Arbor.
Background: Among older adults, frailty is associated with heightened inflammation and subsequent mortality. Although frailty is common among patients on the KT waitlist, the role…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Associated with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction According to Mg/Kg of Total Body Weight in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: The optimal dosing weight used for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy in transplantation continues to lack a consensus. The impact of alternative dosing…2018 American Transplant Congress
Adjusted Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin in Obese Renal Transplant Recipients Preserves Excellent Clinical Outcomes at 3 Years and Improves the Value of Care
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
There is significant variability in antithymocyte globulin (ATG) dosing practices among centers. In the obese population, use of total body weight (TBW) vs. adjusted body…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Donor Nephrectomy in the Older Living Kidney Donor: Single Centre Experience
West Lodnon Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background. Living kidney donor transplantation is the best treatment for ESRD and considered safe for the donor. We aimed to investigate short and medium-term outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Portal Use among Pre- and Post-Kidney Transplant Patients at an Urban Center in the United States
Background: As health information becomes digitized it is critical to understand the nuances of patient technology use in order to promote the use of electronic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Potential Barriers to Renal Patient Care: Perspectives of Dialysis and Transplant Social Workers
Background: Little is studied about social workers' (SW) perceptions and experiences in dialysis and transplant care. We aimed to assess patient care experiences and perspectives…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cytokine Profiles in Children after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation with Acute and Chronic Rejection
Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, NDS, Germany.
BackgroundActually, a diagnosis of acute cellular or chronic humoral rejection after pediatric kidney transplantation (pKTX) can only be secured by graft biopsy. Until now, no…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients by Era
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: Donors labeled Public Health Service Increased Risk (PHS-IR) continue to rise due to opioid abuse and expanding criteria defining 'increased-risk.' Many PHS-IR donors are…
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