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Articles tagged "High-risk"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Aggressive Phenotype: Center-Level Characteristics in the Use of Suboptimal Lungs

    M. Kosztowski, E. Bush, X. Luo, A. Thomas, M. Bowring, D. Segev, J. Garonzik Wang.

    Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.

    The disparity between organ supply and demand has led some centers to expand their criteria for donor selection. We explored utilization of suboptimal lungs to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of a Discharge Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients

    H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, C. Perez, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, H. Meadows, B. O'Brien, J. McGillicuddy, P. Baliga, D. Taber.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Clinical and Safety Outcomes Following Uncontrolled Tacrolimus Conversion in Adult Transplant Recipients

    A. Lichvar,1 S. Tremblay,2 D. Naik,2 E. King,4 A. Vinks,4 U. Christians,3 J. Lipscomb,4 R. Alloway.2

    1U of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2U of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; 3U of Colorado, Denver, CO; 4Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

    Background: Long-term studies with control groups are required to assess tacrolimus (TAC) conversion. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and safety outcomes…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment and Validation of Potential Predictors of Non-Adherence in Contemporary Kidney Transplant Recipients

    T. Harrison, C. Perez, N. Patel, H. Meadows, J. Fleming, N. Pilch, B. O'Brien, H. Corbo, J. Hardcopf, P. Baliga, D. DuBay, D. Taber.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    The aim of this study is to assess the associations between traditional proxies of medication non-adherence and graft outcomes in contemporary kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).Methods:…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    You've Gotta Have HOPE: Seeking HIV Donors in a Large US OPO

    A. Friedman,1 S. Huprikar,2 K. Delli Carpini.1

    1LiveOnNY, NY; 2Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY.

    Passage of the HOPE Act in 2013 led to important workflow changes within a large US organ procurement organization (OPO). The initial triage process for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence of Frailty among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States

    A. Thomas,1 A. Shaffer,1 H. Ying,1 S. Norman,2 D. Segev,1 M. McAdams-DeMarco.1

    1JHU, Baltimore; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

    Frailty, a measure of physiologic reserve, increases the risk of delayed graft function, longer length of stay, early hospital readmission, immunosuppression intolerance, and mortality among…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure

    A. Nolan, D. Yarosh, S. Shaikh.

    Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.

    Purpose: Increased risk organ donors are being more commonly utilized given organ shortages. However, there is a small risk of transmission of diseases such as…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Validation of a Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, V. Rohan, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, B. O'Brien, C. Perez, P. Baliga, H. Meadows, D. Taber.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

    The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of De Novo DSA Development and Management on Kidney Transplant Outcomes

    M. Cote,1 M. Pavlakis,2 F. Cardarelli,2 J. Pena,3 A. Dinh,3 K. Richards,1 K. Joyal,1 C. Rogers.1

    1Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; 2Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; 3Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

    Multiple studies have shown that development of donor specific antibodies (DSAs) can have a negative impact on renal allograft outcomes resulting in decreased renal function,…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Higher Mortality Among Candidates Who Refused Increased-Infectious Risk Kidney Offers.

    M. Bowring, L. Kucirka, A. Massie, C. Holscher, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore

    Increased infectious risk donors (IRD) are younger and healthier than most deceased donors, but IRD kidneys are discarded at higher rates despite potential benefit to…
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