Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Opportunistic Infections in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients on Belatacept
K. Khalil, S. Jonchhe, J. Stern, R. Robalino, Z. A. Stewart, S. A. Mehta, N. Ali, H. Neumann
Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of opportunistic infections in elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) who receive belatacept (BELA) for…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Compared with Dialysis
B. Shi¹, T. Ying², S. Chadban²
¹University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, ²Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
*Purpose: Although kidney transplantation offers improved survival and quality of life compared to remaining on dialysis for most recipients, outcomes for elderly patients (older than…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Immunosuppression Regimen with Fracture Risk After Kidney Transplant in High-Risk Populations: Identifying Targets for Risk-Reduction
K. Lentine¹, S. Kupacchi², W. Cheungpasitporn³, R. Li⁴, Y. Caliskan⁴, M. Schnitzler⁴, M. McAdams-DeMarco⁵, J. Ahn⁵, S. Bae⁶, G. Hess⁷, D. Segev⁵, D. Axelrod²
¹Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO, ²U Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MO, ⁷Drexel, Philadelphia, MO
*Purpose: Disorders of bone and mineral metabolism frequently develop with advanced kidney disease, may be exacerbated by immunosuppression (ISx) after kidney transplant (KTx), and may…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Transplant Dementia Risk by Modifiable Risk Factors and CNIs Among Older Recipients
Y. Chen¹, J. Ahn¹, N. Chu¹, S. Bae¹, M. A. Schnitzler², G. Hess³, K. Lentine⁴, D. Segev⁵, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Saint Louis University, O Fallon, IL, ³Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Up to 17% of older recipients develop dementia after kidney transplant (KT). While there are known modifiable risk factors for dementia among community-dwelling older…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Survival Comparison of Waitlisted and Renal Transplanted Patients in the European Senior Programme
M. G. Naik¹, V. Greese¹, K. U. Eckardt¹, U. Frei¹, P. Glander¹, L. Liefeldt¹, M. Pigorsch², E. Schaeffner³, K. Budde¹, F. Halleck¹
¹Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ³Institute of Public Health, Charité, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Patients >65years are eligible for kidney transplantation (KT) in the European Senior Program (ESP). We compare patient survival of waitlisted (WTL) and transplanted (Tx)…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Anticipated Waiting Time and Survival Benefit in Older Kidney Transplant Candidates
D. M. Vock¹, E. S. Helgeson², A. J. Matas²
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²U MN, Mpls, MN
*Purpose: Older kidney transplant (ktx) recipients face worse post-transplant survival due to increasing age and more comorbidities. Simultaneously, older ktx candidates are more likely to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Functional Status Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
M. Marshall, O. A. Moss, G. Friedman, O. A. Moss
UC Davis Transplant Center, Sacramento, CA
*Purpose: Functional status assessment (FSA) is important to kidney transplant (KT) candidacy evaluation; a low Fried Frailty score (FFS) is associated with poor waitlist and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Elderly Black Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Basiliximab Induction and Early Steroid Withdrawal
E. Garcia, T. Sparkes, A. Szczepanik, S. Bova, J. Bromberg, A. Haririan, J. Casale
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Black renal transplant recipients (RTR) carry a higher risk of rejection (BPAR) and graft loss due to immunologic and non-immunologic factors. Lymphocyte depleting induction…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Better Option for Patients 70 Years or Older
A. Ganoza, A. Duarte-Rojo, V. Gunabushanam, M. Molinari, S. Ganesh, D. Reddy, A. M. Thompson, A. Tevar, C. Hughes, A. Humar
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The burden of liver diseases in patients of advanced age has risen. Irrespective of its possible causes, older recipients have a higher waitlist mortality…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Bone Fractures Are Not Increased in Older Prior Living Kidney Donors
H. Amer¹, H. Maradit Kremers¹, D. Larson¹, I. Zaniletti¹, W. K. Kremers¹, A. Matas², B. Kasiske³, S. Khosla¹, R. Kumar¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Living kidney donors were shown to have derangements of bone biomarkers resembling those occurring in early chronic kidney disease within 36 months of donation.…

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