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Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Infectious Complications and Malignancy After Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Population

    L. Liriano-Ward, M. Parides, Y. Al Azzi, C. Pynadath, M. Ajaimy, P. Loarte, J. Graham, S. Greenstein, M. Le, H. Yaffe, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin

    Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: All patients, regardless of age, may benefit from renal transplantation due to improved quality of life and decreased mortality. However, elderly patients are at…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of HLA-DR Mismatches on Graft Outcomes of Kidney Transplant from Elderly Donors

    P. Homkrailas, S. Bunnapradist

    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR has been shown to be more immunogenic than HLA-A or -B. The impact of HLA-DR mismatches remains unclear among kidney…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Outcomes in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients from Older Donors

    E. Cuadrado-Payán, E. Montagud-Marrahi, J. Casals-Urquiza, J. del Risco-Zevallos, D. Cucchiari, P. Ventura-Aguiar, I. Revuelta, G. Piñeiro, N. Esforzado, F. Cofan, J. Ugalde, J. Campistol, F. Oppenheimer, J. Torregrosa, F. Diekmann

    Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    *Purpose: The age of patients referred for kidney transplantation has increased progressively. However, the precise influence of age on hard outcomes after transplantation is controversial*Methods:…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Extremes of KDPI: Even KDPI 95%+ Kidneys Can Be Used Successfully

    A. Gilbert, J. Verbesey, B. Thomas, J. Moore, M. Cooper

    Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: While the use of kidneys with KDPIs greater than 85% has become common, there is still reluctance among centers to use the very highest…
  • 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…
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