2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes in African-American and White Primary Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Matched-Pair Analysis
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Background: Racial differences in clinical and sociodemographic characteristics have been well recognized. This study aims to assess outcomes in African-American (AA) and white primary deceased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Posttransplant Cutaneous Disease Differ between Black and White Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
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
Impact of Aberrant Post-Transplant Laboratory and Blood Pressure Values on Graft Survival and Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of post-transplant lab and blood pressure (BP) clinical data on graft survival and racial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center
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
A Comparison of Alemtuzumab versus Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in High-Risk, Non-Sensitized Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago.
Background: Lymphocyte depleting induction is routinely utilized in high immunologic risk renal transplant (RTx). African Americans (AA) have a relatively higher risk of rejection regardless…2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-Medical Factors Predict Receipt and Type of Kidney Transplant
African Americans have a higher incidence of end-stage kidney disease but lower rates of both deceased and living donor kidney transplant (DDKT and LDKT) compared…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…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Race on Selection of the Living Donor Candidate.
Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background It has been reported that African-Americans (AA) living kidney donors have an increased risk of ESRD versus non-Hispanic whites (NHW). To date, it is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Reasons for Ineligibility for Kidney Donation by Race: Gap for Blacks Represented by Modifiable Factors, However Are Big Hurdles to Overcome.
Background: It is well-recognized that blacks are much less likely to receive living donor kidney transplants. Improved characterization of the reasons for differences in living…2017 American Transplant Congress
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Associated with Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Nonwhite Organ Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) confers significantly increased mortality in both solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) and the immunocompetent nonwhite population. In the latter, a…
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