Articles tagged "Graft failure"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Using Predictive Modeling to Manage Cardiovascular Risk and Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes.
W. Moran, J. Zhang, Z. Su, D. Taber, P. Mauldin, T. Srinivas.
MUSC, Charleston.
Objective: We aimed to improve post-kidney transplant (tx) outcomes through predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP) integrated into the electronic health record (EHR). The…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Machine Perfusion on Long-Term Kidney Transplant Outcomes.
S. Sandal,^1,2 X. Luo,² A. Massie,² M. Cantarovich,¹ D. Segev.²
¹MUHC, Montreal, Canada; ²JHU, Baltimore.
Machine perfusion (MP) has been shown to decrease DGF rates in kidney transplant (KT) recipients when compared with static cold storage (CS). However, there is…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Sequential and Long-Term Protocol Biopsy Is Useful for the Detection of Subclinical Lesions of Clinical Interest in Kidney Allografts.
M. Miura,¹ H. Higashiyama,¹ T. Tsuji,² Y. Fukasawa.²
¹Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; ²Department of Pathology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Objectives: Detection of subclinical lesions is important to overcome the obstacles to improve long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Integrated Transplant Data Mart for Customized Data Reporting.
R. Patzer, K. Little, J. Kirsch, J. Weaver, A. Adams.
Emory University, Atlanta.
Background: Transplant centers have a large amount of clinical data from multiple data sources that are utilized for quality tracking of clinical outcomes, regulatory reports,…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes of Biliary Complications After Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: 20 Years Experience from a Single Center.
M. Fujiki, K. Hashimoto, T. Diago, C. Quintini, F. Aucejo, D. Kelly, B. Eghtesad, J. Fung, C. Miller.
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) is a devastating complication associated with ischemic biliary cholangiopathy (IBC) that can occur even after successful revascularization.…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Bones – The Association Between Vitamin D, Graft Outcomes and Vascular Disease.
A. Cherukuri,¹ S. Balasubramanian,² R. Molyneux,² R. Baker.
¹UPMC, Pittsburgh; ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in KTRs is an emerging theme. The purported associations between Vitamin D deficiency and various metabolic, cardiovascular and non-metabolic adverse events…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Onset Hyperuricemia Is a Prognostic Marker for Kidney Allograft Dysfunction.
M. Han,¹ S. Yang,² I. Jung,³ S.-K. Park,⁴ Y. Kim,⁵ D. Han,⁵ Y. Kim,¹ S. Kim,⁶ J. Lee.⁷
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁵Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea; ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Aim: It is not certain whether hyperuricemia is a true risk factor of kidney allograft failure. We investigated the association of hyperuricemia and graft outcome.Methods:…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion for Assessment of High Risk Deceased Donor Kidneys for Transplantation.
S. Kabagambe, I. Palma, Y. Smolin, T. Boyer, I. Palma, J. Sageshima, C. Santhanakrishnan, C. Troppmann, J. McVicar, R. Perez.
Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.
Despite the organ shortage, many procured deceased donor kidneys are deemed too high risk for failure and discarded. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) may be useful…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Serum Bicarbonate and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Park,¹ E. Kang,¹ M. Han,¹ J. Park,¹ S. Yang,² S. Park,³ I. Jung,⁴ C. Lim,⁵ Y. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,⁶ J. Lee.⁵
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁶Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Metabolic acidosis indicated by low serum bicarbonate (TCO2) level has been known as a risk factor for mortality and progressive renal dysfunction in patients…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pre-Transplant Midodrine Use and Complications After Kidney Transplantation.
T. Alhamad,¹ D. Brennan,¹ Z. Brifkani,¹ H. Xiao,² M. Schnitzler,² V. Dharnidharka,¹ D. Axelrod,³ D. Segev,⁴ K. Lentine.²
¹Washington University, St. Louis; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis; ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover; ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Background: Midodrine is increasingly prescribed to decrease the severity and complications of hypotension in dialysis patients. The impacts of midodrine use before kidney transplantation on…