Articles tagged "Elderly patients"

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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Safety Outcomes in Elderly Patients Who Receive Alemtuzumab Induction for Kidney Transplant
S. Anders, A. Freeman, A. Mohammed, L. Hutchinson, U. Kaszubski, M. Janusek, J. Garces, H. Bohorquez
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: As a consequence of natural immunosenescence, elderly patients may not require as potent immunosuppression as their younger counterparts. Optimal induction regimens in this population,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Reduced Thymoglobulin Induction Dosing in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Steroid Sparing Center
E. C. Liu, J. H. Lee, R. Abramova
Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY
*Purpose: Studies have demonstrated a mortality benefit with kidney transplantation (KT) in elderly patients, but there is little consensus over optimal immunosuppression. Older KT recipients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Induction Immunosuppression in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Pham, S. Kuten, A. Rogers, R. Knight, D. T. Nguyen, E. Graviss, A. Gaber
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: It is well recognized that elderly transplant recipients experience lower rates of acute rejection along with higher rates of infectious death compared to their…
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…

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