Articles tagged "Age factors"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Variation in Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation
N. Kemmer¹, M. Malespin¹, S. Agrawal¹, R. Syed¹, K. Alkhalloufi¹, B. Alkurdi¹, C. Albers¹, J. Buggs²
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Despite several policy reforms over the years, disparities in the access to solid organ transplantation continues to exist remains a significant barrier to liver…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Recipient’s Age Does Not Impact Survival After Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplant
F. Aziz¹, F. Raza¹, S. Parajuli¹, T. Hess¹, A. Feidler¹, D. Mandelbrot², A. Djamali¹, R. Dhingra³
¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²UW Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (SHKT) is the treatment of choice for patients who suffer both from end-stage heart and kidney disease. However, the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Favorable Outcomes in Older Recipients Receiving Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation
P. Budhiraja¹, H. Me¹, J. Ninan², S. Reddy², s. S. Misra¹, R. Heilman¹, H. Khamash¹, K. Reddy¹, C. Jadloweic¹, N. Katariya¹, H. Chakkera¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Improved therapeutic advances in diabetes mellitus care have resulted in a higher number of older diabetics on dialysis. The majority of centers use an…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Performance of Aged Liver Grafts in a Rat Model of Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Machine Perfusion
S. Moosburner¹, M. Zimmer¹, J. M. Gassner¹, N. Roschke¹, N. Berndt², J. Michelotto¹, K. H. Hillebrandt¹, J. Pratschke¹, I. M. Sauer¹, N. Raschzok¹
¹Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biochemistry, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: We aimed to characterize the performance of old vs. young liver grafts in a standardized rat model of normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Kidney Transplantation Irrespective of Donor Profile Offers Survival Benefit in Recipients Older Than 70 Years
A. Mujkanovic¹, T. Jarmi², C. B. Taner¹, K. P. Croome¹, S. A. Mao¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Transplant Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Donor and recipient pre-transplant risk factors are known to influence post-transplant recipient survival. This study’s purpose was to identify the most important donor and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Evaluation of Organ Donation in the United States: Trends in Donors and Organ Utilization Over 15-Years
J. A. Steggerda¹, I. K. Kim², D. Borja-Cacho¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The general population of the United States has changed considerably over the past 15 years. This study evaluates longitudinal changes in potential organ donors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Left Digit Bias in Selection and Acceptance of Deceased Donor Organs
C. E. Jacobson¹, C. S. Brown², K. H. Sheetz³, S. A. Waits²
¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Organs suitable for donation are a scarce resource and maximizing the use of available donor organs is a public health priority. Transplantable organs may…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Factors Linked with Evaluation to Wait Listing for Referred Patients at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Main Center and Outreach Clinic – A Step Towards Kidney Transplantation
A. Rizvi¹, M. Mujtaba², S. Hussain³, J. Fair⁴, M. Kueht⁴, A. Gamilla-Crudo⁵
¹Internal Medicine, Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, TX, ⁴Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁵University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX
*Purpose: Numerous factors can be associated with transplant candidates’ placement on the wait list. We herein set forth to assess patient characteristics and factors associated…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of OPOs with Increased Education Spending, 2013-2018
J. Roberts¹, J. L. Bragg-Gresham², T. Peters³, F. McCormick⁴
¹University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Bank of America (former), Walnut Creek, CA
*Purpose: OPO spending on education would be expected to increase donor registration and increase the number of donors. Using data from multiple sources, we examined…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cognitive Impairment In Liver Transplant Recipients 6 Months Or More After Transplant
K. Berry¹, L. Gaynor¹, F. Barry¹, E. Tsoy¹, C. Goode¹, R. Wong¹, S. Erlhoff¹, L. VandeVrede¹, K. Possin¹, J. C. Lai²
¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Patients with decompensated cirrhosis awaiting liver transplant (LT) exhibit a spectrum of neurocognitive disorders, largely attributed to hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and considered reversible after…