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Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes after Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients

    J. Long1, K. Jackson1, J. Motter1, S. Bae1, A. Massie1, M. Waldram1, K. Covarrubias1, J. Chen1, B. Orandi2, N. Desai1, D. Segev1, J. Garonzik-Wang1

    1Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    *Purpose: Older individuals are the fastest-growing sub-group of transplant candidates who may face increased risks when considering incompatible living donor kidney transplantation (IKT) due to…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    A National Cohort Validation of Graft Outcomes of Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud

    Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Previous analyses comparing elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR) to younger KTR found that elderly patients suffered higher rates of mortality, less biopsy-proven acute rejection…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Outcomes after an Infection in Older Liver Transplant Recipients is Comparable to Younger Adults

    J. Garcia-Diaz1, M. Kerkelis2, T. Shah3, M. Tucker4, M. Gastanaduy5, J. Woo1, M. Ponder1, M. Malinis6, M. Malinis6

    1Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 2University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, 3Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO, 4Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 5Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 6Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: Solid organ transplantation is being increasingly offered to older patients with concurrent chronic medical conditions such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease. Risk of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Good Outcomes of Octagenerian Kidney-Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

    S. Sultan, M. Aull, M. Lubetzky, A. Watkins, S. Kapur

    New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Given the aging population of patients with end-stage renal disease, the transplant community is increasingly confronted with the challenge of evaluating elderly patients for…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    “Getting Life Back” – Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Patient

    V. Tsarpali1, K. Lønning2, K. Midtvedt2, T. Bernklev3, N. von der Lippe4, M. H. Andersen2, K. Heldal1

    1Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway, 2Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway, 4Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    *Purpose: The number of elderly patients developing end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are eligible for kidney transplantation (KTx) is increasing, but their transplant rate…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Outcomes of Older Kidney-Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

    S. Sultan, M. Aull, M. Lubetzky, A. Watkins, S. Kapur

    Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Given the aging population of patients with ESRD, and the high rates of associated mortality, at our center we perform an individualized risk assessment…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Is Kidney Transplantation Actually a Cost-Effective Alternative Also for Older Patients?

    K. Heldal1, K. Lønning2, V. Tsarpali1, K. Midtvedt2

    1Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway, 2Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    *Purpose: We aimed to study the health economic effects of kidney transplantation in a population of kidney transplant candidates > 65 years of age.*Methods: We…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Lung Transplantation in the Elderly Patients with Multi-Comorbidities

    N. Shigemura, Y. Toyoda

    Temple University Health System / Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Recently there is an outstanding steadily increase in elderly patients above 70 years old who are referred to our center as potential candidates for…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Basiliximab versus T-cell Depleting Induction Therapy in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

    G. Vranic, H. Shah, B. Thomas, B. Javaid, J. Moore, M. Cooper, A. Gilbert

    MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: The ideal induction therapy for elderly kidney transplant recipients is not known. Given concerns about increased risk of infection and malignancy and perceived decreased…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluating Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients

    L. DeVietro1, B. Richardson2, E. A. Cohen3, A. H. Toledo4, E. Marin5, K. R. Szempruch6

    1University of St. Joseph School of Pharmacy, Hartford, CT, 2University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 4Surgery-Transplant, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Nephrology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 6Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC

    *Purpose: While the Beers criteria (BC) and STOPP criteria (SC) have been validated in several patient populations to reduce medication use leading to adverse drug…
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