2019 American Transplant Congress
Fatal Graft versus Host Disease in Liver Transplantation. An Analysis of UNOS Registry
*Purpose: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after liver transplant is a rare complication. This study aimed to analyze the UNOS registry to identify risk factors for fatal…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Outcomes after an Infection in Older Liver Transplant Recipients is Comparable to Younger Adults
*Purpose: Solid organ transplantation is being increasingly offered to older patients with concurrent chronic medical conditions such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease. Risk of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Dependence, Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Among patients with ESRD, functional dependence is common and an important determinant of both HRQOL and adverse outcomes. Kidney transplant (KT) may help patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
Does Ethnicity Impact Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes?
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Elderly patients represent a growing proportion of the kidney transplant population. In order to address the needs of this special group, risk factors for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Using Pediatric versus Adult Donor Grafts in Adult Recipients
Organ Transplant Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background and Aim: The reported outcomes of adult liver transplantation using pediatric allografts are largely controversial based on single center studies. We aimed to compare…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Kidney Transplantation: AST-KPCOP Survey of Center Practices
Kidney Pancreas COP, AST, Mt. Laurel.
Background: Frailty is a clinical phenotype of decreased physiologic reserve and resistance to stressors. Given the potential utility of frailty evaluation as prognosticator of kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multiple Factors Contribute to an Expanded Immune Risk Profile in Pre Renal Transplant Candidates
1Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; 2Viracor-Eurofins, Lee's Summmit, MO.
Introduction: Older renal transplant recipients have a lower risk of rejection, but are at increased risk for infectious complications. An immune risk profile (IRP) has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medical Contraindications to Solid Organ Transplant Listing: A Survey of Heart, Liver, Lung and Kidney Programs
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of advanced age, obesity and HIV seropositivity on solid organ transplant listing across liver,…2018 American Transplant Congress
What's Normal? An Evaluation of Pediatric T Cell Markers in Healthy Controls
INTRODUCTION: Studying pediatric patients includes challenges such as difficulty obtaining samples, limited normal controls and small volumes. Standardized flow cytometry (FC) lymphocyte immunophenotyping panels are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Age and Race on BK Viremia among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Older age has been described as a potential risk factor for BK virus infection after kidney transplantation. The purpose of this study is to…
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