Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Lower Extremity Impairment and Post-Transplant Mortality.
A. Nastasi,^1,2 M. McAdams-DeMarco,^1,2 J. Schrack,¹ H. Ying,² C. Haugen,² M. González Fernández,³ D. Segev.^1,2
¹Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
INTRODUCTION. Few objective tests can be easily performed prior to kidney transplantation (KT) to effectively stratify patients by risk of post-KT mortality. The short physical…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Readiness Assessment Clinic: A New Approach to Kidney Waitlist Management in the KAS Era.
X. Cheng,¹ J. Lee,² Z. Tulu,² J. Tan.²
¹Div Nephrology, Stanford University, Palo Alto; ²Kidney Transplant Program, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Kidney waitlist management has become increasingly complex in regions with long wait times. Increasing transplant options and the new Kidney Allocation System has added to…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Cross-sectional and Serial Evolution of Quality of Life in Elderly Kidney Donors.
S. Ake,¹ D. Berglund,² S. Jackson,³ A. Matas,² C. Gross,² H. Ibrahim.²
¹Saint Catherine University, St. Paul; ²U of MN, Mpls; ³M Health, Mpls
Little is known regarding long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in elderly (those donating when ≥65 yrs) living kidney donors (LKDs). Using the SF-36, we…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Increased Pro-Inflammatory and Decreased Interferon-Related Gene Expression in Older as Compared with Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients.
J. Schaenman, O. Beiard, E. Liang, T. Sidwell, V. Groysberg, M. Rosetti, B. Abdalla, E. Lum, S. Bunnapradist, T. Pham, G. Dannovitch, J. Veale, H. Gritsch, A. Karlamangla, S. Cole, E. Reed.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Older transplant recipients experience increased rates of death and infection as compared with younger patients. Our previous studies demonstrated increased frequency of terminally differentiated and…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Role of Induction Agents in Older versus Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Q. Huang, F. Ammary, M. McAdams-DeMarco, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background: There has been an increase in the number of older (over 65) KT recipients. Aging-related changes such as differences in immune senescence may influence…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction in the Elderly: A Comparison of Basiliximab versus Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin After Kidney Transplantation.
J. Lee, E. Liu, M. Aull, S. Kapur.
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Background: Although it is well established that kidney transplant (KT) in the elderly is beneficial and safe, there is limited literature on the appropriate choice…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Early Rejection in the Elderly: Is It Predictable?
J. Clark, T. Sparkes, B. Masters, S. Jonchhe, A. Haririan, B. Thomas, B. Ravichandran.
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: Optimal induction for elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR) remains unclear. Older age may be associated with decreased immunogenicity; however, clinical heterogeneity of the elderly…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing Survival Outcomes for Advanced Age Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant.
J. Balogh, K. Lunsford, D. Nguyen, E. Gravis, A. Saharia, C. Mobley, S. Gordon Burroughs, O. Cercio, D. Victor, H. Monsour, A. Gaber, R. Ghobrial.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
ObjectivesAge at liver transplant (LT) is progressively increasing and is a known risk factor for mortality. We sought to evaluate preTx predictors for mortality among…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Racial and Sex Disparities in Liver Transplantation Outcomes Between Older and Younger Adult Recipients.
Q. Huang, C. Haugen, X. Luo, A. Massie, M. McAdams-DeMarco, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Background: More older adults underwent liver transplantation (LT) in the past decade. While racial and sex disparities in LT outcomes have been reported in general,…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Increasing the Kidney Donor Pool by Expanding Limits on Body Mass Index and Age: A Single-Center Evaluation of Safety for Donors and Recipients.
J. Tonascia, S. Yi.
Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Using donors with advanced age or elevated body mass index (BMI) could increase the number of live donor kidney transplants. Our aim was to evaluate…