Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Economic Evaluation of Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Stratified by Donor Quality
M. Kadatz¹, S. Klarenbach², J. S. Gill¹, J. Gill¹
¹Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: The cost-effectiveness of kidney transplantation in the elderly in recipients of a kidney with a high kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is unknown. In…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical, Aging, Morphometric Measures & Adverse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Muzaale¹, N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, B. Ross², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-Demarco¹
¹JHU, Baltimore, MD, ²UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is a hallmark of frailty, a geriatric phenotype which is common among kidney transplant (KT) candidates and recipients. Sarcopenic-obesity is a high-risk state…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Financial Analysis of Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Yaldo, I. Bajjoka, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To compare and evaluate outcomes of for younger (Y) versus elderly (E) kidney transplant recipients (KTR) during the first year post-transplant. As the number…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus/Low Tacrolimus Exposure versus Sodium Mycophenolate/Standard Tacrolimus for the Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipient. A 4-y Follow-Up of the nEverOld Trial
E. David-Neto, F. Agena, F. J. Paula, N. Z. Galante, D. S. David, F. Ramos, A. K. Triboni, P. Romano, P. A. Ebner, V. Coelho, M. Altona, R. Falci, A. Piovesan, W. C. Nahas
Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clínicas - University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: The standard immunosuppressive regimen used for younger patients may not be adequate for the elderly cohort.*Methods: The nEverOld is a prospective, single-center, randomized trial…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Whole Body CT Imaging in Deceased Donor Screening
J. W. Mensink¹, R. A. Pol.², W. N. Nijboer¹, J. de Jonge³, K. M. Ooms - de Vries⁴, M. F. van der Jagt⁵, M. C. van de Poll⁶, I. P. Alwayn¹, A. E. Braat¹
¹Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Dutch Transplant Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, University Medical Center St. Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Surgery and Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
*Purpose: Using older (extended criteria) donors to increase the donor pool increases the risk of malignancies in the donor. Our aim was to analyze the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
D. Devuni¹, P. Mahboub², P. Martins², C. Barry¹, I. Zacharias¹, B. Movahedi², G. Barnard¹, A. Bozorgzadeh²
¹Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: There is an increase in percentage of patients over the age of 65 yrs. who are being listed for liver transplantation (LT). Patients with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus in Geriatric Kidney Transplantation: Modification of Outcomes by Pre-Transplant History of Malignancy or Cardiovascular Disease
H. Ibrahim¹, C. Chen², K. Alquadan³, X. Wen⁴, K. L. Womer³, A. H. Santos Jr¹
¹College of Medicine, Div. of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³College of Medicine, Div. of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁴College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
*Purpose: We analyzed the outcomes associated with sirolimus (SRL)-regimens in geriatric (>/=65-year-old) kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).*Methods: Using 2000-2016 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, Cox…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients Age 65 and Older
L. E. Liriano-Ward¹, M. Barbachan e Silva², Y. Azzi¹, M. Ajaimy¹, A. Cambell¹, J. Graham¹, J. Rocca¹, C. Pynadath¹, G. Nair¹, O. Andacoglu¹, S. Greenstein¹, P. Ó Broin², E. Akalin¹
¹Transplant, Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²School of Mathematics, Statistics & Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients age 65 years and older are at higher risk for development of infections. We aimed to investigate the incidence of both…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Kidney Transplant Center Volume with 3-Year Outcomes
E. M. Sonnenberg¹, J. B. Cohen², J. Y. Hsu³, V. S. Potluri², M. H. Levine¹, P. L. Abt¹, P. P. Reese²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Renal Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To assess if a center volume-outcome relationship exists for contemporary kidney transplantation, specifically in increased-risk scenarios including: diabetic recipients, elderly recipients (age>65) or recipients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function as a Survival Prognostic Factor in Elderly Recipients of Kidney Transplantation
G. J. Piñeiro, E. Guillen, P. Ventura, J. V. Torregrosa, R. Gelpi, I. Revuelta, F. Cofan, E. De Sousa, D. Cucchiari, J. Ugalde, F. Oppenheimer, F. Diekmann, N. Esforzado
Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) provides advantages in terms of survival compared with dialysis. However, in elderly recipients, despite a better long-term survival, a high mortality…

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