2016 American Transplant Congress
Improved Health Related Quality of Life Also in Older Recipients Following Kidney Transplantation.
Background: There is a lack of knowledge regarding elderly patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) after KTX.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Prediction Tool to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation.
Background: Adults over 70 years old are the fastest growing segment of the end stage renal disease (ESRD) population. Due to substantial variation in co-morbidities…2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus/Low Tacrolimus(TAC) Compared to MPA/RegularTAC for Renal Transplantation in the Elderly Recipient – Preliminary Analysis of the nEverOld Trial.
In the last decade, elderly patients (≥60y) have been more frequently listed for renal transplantation. From 2007 to 2014 the percentage of elderly renal transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Users Guide to Maximizing Utility and Outcome in >70 Year Old Donors.
Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY.
Background Among 10 million stroke fatalities in the US since 2002, donated livers were recovered from 28,313. Unfortunately, only 2,402 livers were yielded from 7.5…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Donor Nephrectomy in the Elderly.
PURPOSE: The critical organ shortage has increased demand for marginal donor kidneys. Although previously a contraindication to live kidney donation, advanced age donors (>60 y.o.)…2016 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complication in Extremely Elderly Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients: A Leading Cause of Death.
Introduction: The incidence of infection after KT have been reported to directly increase with recipient's age, likely due to the combined effect of co-morbidities and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejection Profoundly Impacts Graft Survival in Young but Not in Old Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: The proportion of marginal grafts and elderly recipients awaiting kidney transplantation is ever increasing. The correlation of age with DGF and acute rejection determines…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Kidney Donors Older Than 80 Years Does Not Affect Graft Survival in the Medium Term.
1Nephrology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 2Nephrology, Hospital de León, Leon, Spain.
INTRODUCTION:Kidney transplantation is the best option for renal replacement therapy. One of its main limitations is the organs shortage. We analyzed the results in kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Advantage in the Elderly with Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Patients with established renal failure (ERF) are aging. Of patients starting dialysis at our centre a third and a half are over the age…2016 American Transplant Congress
Really Old (>84 Years) Deceased Donor Livers Can Save Lives.
Avoiding death of the liver transplant candidate who depends on the inadequate organ supply requires careful strategy. Nevertheless, transplantation of livers from potential donors older…
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