2015 American Transplant Congress
Age Should Not Be Considered a Contraindication for Living Kidney Donation
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The increasing numbers of patients with ESRD on the transplant waiting list has been the main driving force for expanding the donor pool. Acceptance of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Protecting Older Patients from Dialysis: The Survival Benefit of Preemptive Transplant With High KDPI Allografts
BACKGROUND: Mortality on dialysis remain markedly elevated in patients over 60 years old. Preemptive kidney transplantation (PreKT) represents a means of avoiding the risks of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Medication Adherence and Treatment Satisfaction in Liver Transplant Recipients
Background: Research has indicated that adherence to medication in patients with liver transplant is poor and considered as one of the main barriers to the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Retransplantation of the Elderly Diabetic: To Do Or Not to Do?
Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
INTRODUCTION: An increasingly common cause of transplantation is retransplantation. Often, a dilemma exists as to which patients should be considered for retransplantation especially when the…2015 American Transplant Congress
HLA-DR Matching Improves Immunologic Outcomes in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND: The Eurotransplant senior program (ESP) neglects HLA matching for elderly (>65y) KTR. Only few data exist regarding the influence of HLA-DR-matching on immunologic outcomes.PATIENTS…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Delayed Graft Function and Number of Dialysis Sessions on Graft Outcome After Kidney Transplantation
Dep.of Nephrology Charité Campus Mitte, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
IntroductionDelayed graft function (DGF), defined as dialysis within the first week after kidney transplantation, is a common and known risk factor for impaired renal graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus (TAC) in Elderly Compared to Young Recipients in the First Year After Renal Transplantation. Data from the NEverOLd Trial
Elderly (≥60years) recipients are nowadays receiving renal transplants more frequently. The pharmacokinetics studies (PK) of immunosuppressive drugs in healthy volunteers, rarely, if ever, include old…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Outcomes in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND: Only few data are available about immunologic outcomes of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR).PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective long-term observational study included all adult…2015 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients over 70 Years of Age
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Objectives:Kidney transplantation in the elderly provides a survival advantage in comparison with those who remain on dialysis. However, the impact of transplantation on the quality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Octogenarian Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Elderly patients are the fastest growing population requiring kidney transplantation internationally. Previous studies have shown a survival benefit for kidney transplantation when compared to…
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