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Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly

    L. B. Moraitis, J. Rogers, A. Farney, A. Reeves-Daniel, G. Orlando, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta

    Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

    *Purpose: In the recent past, older age was contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of frailty…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Transplant is Safe in Septuagenarians

    P. Serrano Rodriguez, J. Vonderau, K. Szempruch, C. S. Desai

    Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    *Purpose: With increasing life expectancy, there has been increase in transplant rates amongst elderly recipients who often have more comorbidities than younger recipient. The aim…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Cost Savings Initiative with Idea Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in an Older Kidney Transplant Population: A Single Center Analysis

    C. LaFratte1, S. Witek1, D. Sawinski2, J. Trofe-Clark2, C. Sammons2, B. Hardek1, R. Samudralwar1, A. Forte1, S. Lyle1, J. Rashid1, G. Malat2

    1Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Optimal dosing schemes for rATG induction are not well defined for older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), who are at greater risk for adverse events…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Belatacept Conversion in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Durst1, D. Felix1, M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, B. C. Astor2, D. Mandelbrot2

    1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Describe the impact of conversion from a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) based immunosuppressive regimen to belatacept in elderly renal transplant recipients.*Methods: Adult renal transplant patients…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Tolerability of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    S. Witek1, G. Malat2, D. Sawinski2, C. Sammons2, C. LaFratte1, A. Forte1, R. Samudralwar1, S. Lyle1, J. Rashid1, J. Trofe-Clark2

    1Dept of Pharmacy, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Optimal immunosuppression in elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is not well-defined, with MMF being poorly tolerated at standard doses. This study aims to compare…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Outcomes of Living Kidney Transplantation from Elderly Spousal Donors

    Y. Miyauchi, T. Noda, N. Miura, T. Kikugawa, T. Saika

    Ehime University, Toon, Japan

    *Purpose: In Japan, the spousal kidney transplantation accounts for approximately 40% out of whole living kidney transplantation. In addition, about half of whole living donors…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Subjective Cognition Among Liver Transplant Recipients

    D. Ko1, M. S. Dietrich2, K. A. Gifford3, S. H. Ridner2

    1School of Nursing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 3Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: Regular assessment of cognition is highly suggested to facilitate the early detection and treatment of cognitive impairment in the liver transplant (LT) population. While…
  • 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…
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