2022 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Centers That Assess Frailty as Part of Clinical Practice Have Better Outcomes
*Purpose: Frailty predicts adverse post-kidney transplant (KT) outcomes, yet impacts of frailty assessments on center-level outcomes remain unclear. We tested whether transplant centers assessing frailty…2022 American Transplant Congress
Favorable Outcomes in Older Diabetics Receiving a Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplant Compared to Those Receiving a Living Donor Kidney Transplant
1Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: To compare the long-term outcomes of older (50-65 yr) diabetic patients who received Simultaneous Kidney pancreas transplantation (SKP) vs. living donor (LD) kidney transplants.*Methods:…2021 American Transplant Congress
Implications of Trends in Child to Parent Kidney Donation in Whites and African Americans
Nephrology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Racial disparities in access to transplantation referral, wait listing and transplant receipt are well described. African Americans (AA) receive fewer living donor transplants than…2021 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Short-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Studies suggest worse outcomes for frail solid organ transplant recipients. We analyzed post transplant outcomes in relation to frailty.*Methods: We conducted a retrospective study…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor and Recipient Age Difference: Outcomes within the First Year of Orthotopic Heart Transplant
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In recent history, the number of patients listed as eligible to receive a heart transplant has increased by nearly 40%. However, not all hearts…2021 American Transplant Congress
Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of frailty…2021 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Barriers to Transition Readiness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients
Nephrology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Inadequate readiness for transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with loss of transplant, initiation of or return to dialysis, and other negative…2021 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant is Safe in Septuagenarians
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: With increasing life expectancy, there has been increase in transplant rates amongst elderly recipients who often have more comorbidities than younger recipient. The aim…2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Stratified by Age with a Calcineurin and Steroid Free Regimen
1Pharmacy, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, 2Nephrology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of an alemtuzumab, belatacept, and sirolimus based regimen on renal function stratified by age in kidney transplant (KT) patients.*Methods: This…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor Age and Donor-Recipient Age Difference on Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: The impact of donor age and donor-recipient age difference on living donor kidney transplantation have not been investigated simultaneously.*Methods: A total 805 adult living…
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