Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Transplant Dementia Risk by Modifiable Risk Factors and CNIs Among Older Recipients
Y. Chen¹, J. Ahn¹, N. Chu¹, S. Bae¹, M. A. Schnitzler², G. Hess³, K. Lentine⁴, D. Segev⁵, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Saint Louis University, O Fallon, IL, ³Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Up to 17% of older recipients develop dementia after kidney transplant (KT). While there are known modifiable risk factors for dementia among community-dwelling older…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Survival Comparison of Waitlisted and Renal Transplanted Patients in the European Senior Programme
M. G. Naik¹, V. Greese¹, K. U. Eckardt¹, U. Frei¹, P. Glander¹, L. Liefeldt¹, M. Pigorsch², E. Schaeffner³, K. Budde¹, F. Halleck¹
¹Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ³Institute of Public Health, Charité, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Patients >65years are eligible for kidney transplantation (KT) in the European Senior Program (ESP). We compare patient survival of waitlisted (WTL) and transplanted (Tx)…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Anticipated Waiting Time and Survival Benefit in Older Kidney Transplant Candidates
D. M. Vock¹, E. S. Helgeson², A. J. Matas²
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²U MN, Mpls, MN
*Purpose: Older kidney transplant (ktx) recipients face worse post-transplant survival due to increasing age and more comorbidities. Simultaneously, older ktx candidates are more likely to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Functional Status Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
M. Marshall, O. A. Moss, G. Friedman, O. A. Moss
UC Davis Transplant Center, Sacramento, CA
*Purpose: Functional status assessment (FSA) is important to kidney transplant (KT) candidacy evaluation; a low Fried Frailty score (FFS) is associated with poor waitlist and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Elderly Black Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Basiliximab Induction and Early Steroid Withdrawal
E. Garcia, T. Sparkes, A. Szczepanik, S. Bova, J. Bromberg, A. Haririan, J. Casale
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Black renal transplant recipients (RTR) carry a higher risk of rejection (BPAR) and graft loss due to immunologic and non-immunologic factors. Lymphocyte depleting induction…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Septuagenarians
L. Egbert¹, D. Das¹, S. Ohara², J. Wagler³, G. Mahdi⁴, B. Aqel⁵, A. Moss⁵, K. S. Reddy⁵, C. Jadlowiec⁵
¹Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Valleywise Health General Surgery Residency Program, Phoenix, AZ, ³HonorHealth John C. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The average age of liver transplant (LT) recipients has continued to increase. In spite of this, with the ongoing organ shortage, liver transplantation in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Are Liver Transplant Center Websites Accessible to All?
C. E. Jacobson¹, R. Olmeda Barrientos², M. A. Anderson³, M. J. Englesbe³, S. A. Waits³, V. S. Valbuena³
¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University Of California – Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ³Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Ensuring equitable access to transplant center information is an important step in combating health disparities in liver transplantation. This study aimed to assess liver…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Coronary Anatomy and Interventions with Post-kidney Transplantation Outcomes
A. Sharma, T. Teigeler, D. Kumar, S. Moldowan, C. Bhati, G. Gupta, L. Kang, M. Levy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: There is considerable variation in the preoperative coronary evaluation before kidney transplantation (KT) and subsequent reporting of outcomes.*Methods: Patients who received a KT (from…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Risk Profiles and Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Re-Transplantation
S. Sandal¹, J. Ahn², M. Cantarovich¹, N. Chu², D. Segev², M. McAdams DeMarco²
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The half-life of a kidney transplant (KT) is 8-12 years, and a significant proportion of patients end up with graft loss at age ≥65…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Lived Experience of Older Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: Reflections on Embodied Selfhood in Later Life
L. Kimberly
New York University Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: Although the number of older adults who might benefit from kidney transplantation continues to increase in the United states, little is known about older…