Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a 10-Minute Functional Test as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant (KTP) Listing.
M. Swee,^1,2 J. Hornickel,² R. Kalil.^1,2
¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ²Transplant Nephrology, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA
Purpose: Frailty is a measure of physiologic reserve that has been associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplant, but its use as a predictor for…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Octogenarians: The Mayo Clinic Experience.
N. Khoury, T. Schwab, M. Prieto, H. Amer.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KTx) is the preferred renal replacement therapy in selected individuals.There is limited data on transplantation of octogenarians. The purpose of this study was…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Greater Emphasis on Non-Eligible Donors as a Strategy to Decrease the Organ Shortage.
K. Croome, D. Lee, A. Keaveny, C. Taner.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background: OPO performance is generally evaluated by the number of organ procurement procedures divided by the number of eligible deaths(brain dead donors under age 70),…
2017 American Transplant Congress
No Impact of One Year of Everolimus, as Compared to MPA, in the Reversal of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients – Preliminary Data from Then Everold Study.
E. David-Neto,¹ F. Agena,¹ M. Furtado,² A. Rodriges,² J. Andrade,² F. Lemos,¹ F. Paula.¹
¹Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clinicas – University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Echocardiography Services, Hospital das Clinicas – University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
It has been suggested that mTor inhibitors may contribute to the reversal of myocardial hypertrophy after transplantation possibly due to its biological effects like enhanced…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Very High KDPI Kidneys in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients – Discarded in the U.S. but Successfully Transplanted in Europe.
F. Halleck, D. Khadzhynov, G. Rehse, L. Lehner, E. Schrezenmeier, M. Dürr, K. Budde, O. Staeck.
Nephrology, Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background: Very limited data exist on long-term outcomes of very high KDPI kidneys in elderly (≥65 years) kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Discard rates of donor…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The New Kidney Allocation System: The Effect on Elderly Transplantation in the US. Review of UNOS Database.
V. Whittaker, M. Laftavi, Z. Acun, R. Gruessner, A. Gruessner.
Surgery, State University New York, Syracuse, NY
The New Kidney Allocation System(KAS) improve access disadvantaged groups. The effect on the elderly population, recipients >=65 is unknown.Methods: Retrospective analysis of UNOS database preKAS…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Single Kidney Transplantation from DCD Maastricht Category 3 Donors ≥ 60 Years: Is It Safe?
E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² M. Ferraresso,¹ S. Iesari,³ R. Cacciola.²
¹Renal Transplant, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Renal Transplantation, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ³Organ Transplant, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Salvatore, L'Aquila, Italy
Aim. Compared to DBD, DCD kidneys show higher rates of primary non function (PNF), DGF, rejection, and premature transplant (Tx) loss. Some authors have advised…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Modified Geriatric Assessment in Evaluation of Older Adults for Kidney Transplant Suitability.
K. Campbell,¹ F. Enger, E. Patrick,² M. Saunders,³ M. Josephson,¹ Y. Becker.²
¹Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Kidney Transplant, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ³Hospital Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BackgroundThere is an increasing incidence and prevalence of older adults with ESRD. Per guideline recommendations, many of these patients are now being considered for kidney…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy in Low Risk Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: Donor Factors.
F. Al Ammary, M. DeMarco, Q. Huang, E. King, S. Bay, A. Muzaale, A. Wiseman, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; University of Colorado, Denver
It is not known whether depleting induction is needed in low-risk elderly kidney transplant (KT) recipients in whom concern for infectious and complications is higher…
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…