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Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence of Frailty among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States

    A. Thomas,1 A. Shaffer,1 H. Ying,1 S. Norman,2 D. Segev,1 M. McAdams-DeMarco.1

    1JHU, Baltimore; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

    Frailty, a measure of physiologic reserve, increases the risk of delayed graft function, longer length of stay, early hospital readmission, immunosuppression intolerance, and mortality among…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Age and Race on BK Viremia among Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. Mehta,1,3 N. Ali,1,3 B. Lonze,2,3 A. Stachel.3

    1Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; 2Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; 3NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.

    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…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Is Age a Potential Barrier to Pursuing Living Donor Kidney Transplant (LDKT)?

    A. Raissi, N. Edwards, Y. Liao, D. Belenko, N. Singh, M. Khalid, D. Toews, I. Mucsi.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    BackgroundThe incidence of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) among older adults (65+) is increasing. Living Donor Kidney Transplant (LDKT) may provide improved outcome even for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Net State of Immunosuppression in Septuagenarian Liver Transplant Recipients: Balancing Rejection and Infection Risks

    J. Casale,1 J. Clark,1 B. Ravichandran,1 J. LaMattina.2

    1Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore; 2University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

    Purpose: Careful patient selection and perioperative management have allowed for successful liver transplantation in elderly patients. Elderly patients may be more susceptible to the infectious…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Decreased Long-Term Survival with Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud.

    Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.

    Purpose: Long-term consequences of immunosuppression on the elderly is still unclear. This data to evaluates long-term outcomes for younger (Y) versus elderly (E) kidney transplant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Survival and Maintenance Immunosuppression in Elderly Lung Transplant Recipients

    P. Nguyen,1 R. Girgis,1,2 E. Murphy,1,2 R. Hadley,1,2 M. Leacche,1,2 A. Kumar,1,2 G. Sathiyamoorthy,1,2 J. McDermott.1,2

    1Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; 2Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI.

    Background: Lung transplantation in the elderly is controversial given increased risks and the optimal immunosuppression regimen is not fully understood.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Frailty Assessment Pilot Study in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients

    B. Abdalla, B. Hale-Durbin, J. Schaenman, C. Lee, G. Danovitch.

    UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

    Older patients are more often being considered for kidney transplantation, however many candidates are on the waitlist for several years. We sought to evaluate the…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Cognitive Impairment and Graft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Thomas,1 J. Ruck,1 A. Shaffer,1 C. Haugen,1 H. Ying,1 F. Warsame,1 N. Chu,1 M. Carlson,1 A. Gross,1 S. Norman,2 D. Segev,1 M. McAdams-DeMarco.1

    1JHU, Baltimore; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

    Cognitive impairment is common in end-stage renal disease patients and impedes adherence to complex treatment regimens. Given the complexities of post-transplant immunosuppression, we hypothesized that…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pancreas Transplant in the Elderly Patient – Should It Be Done?

    A. Gruessner,1 M. Laftavi,2 O. Pankewycz,2 R. Gruessner.1

    1SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; 2SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.

    Introduction: While kidney transplantation in the elderly diabetic patient is an accepted treatment of the secondary complication, pancreas transplants are controversial. Many centers have an…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Association of Physical Function and Survival in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients

    A. Brar,1 F. Tedla,1 M. Salifu,1 R. Gruessner,2 D. John,2 N. Sumrani,2 A. Gruessner.1

    1Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; 2Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

    Background: There is a significant increase in the number of older renal transplant recipients in the United States. Physical function (PF) may impact mortality in…
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