2020 American Transplant Congress
The Time is Now: Improving Waiting Times in Minority Populations
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A significant limiting factor to transplantation resides on waiting time based on blood type. Historically candidates in blood groups B and O experience higher…2020 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…2020 American Transplant Congress
Sex Differences in Transplant Decision-Making
*Purpose: We examined the relationship between sex and the relative importance of pros and cons in kidney transplant (KT) decision making.*Methods: A convenience sample of…2020 American Transplant Congress
The 1-Year Incremental Costs of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in Commercially Insured Kidney Transplant Patients Under 65
*Purpose: Strong evidence exists that DGF is associated with poor patient outcomes. The long-term impact of DGF on health resource use and cost, however, is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Criteria for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Is it Applicable for Simultaneous Heart -Kidney Transplantation?
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation (SHK) proved its survival benefits in dialysis patients. However, criteria to allocate a kidney for SHK is lacking whereas criteria for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Dose Reduction of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Kidney Transplant Induction: Possible Cost Savings?
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Based on the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) annual report, there has been an increase in the number of adults ages 65-74 waiting…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Sarcopenia is Associated with Increased Post-Transplant Mortality
*Purpose: Muscle wasting and sarcopenia in kidney disease is associated with increased cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality. Psoas muscle cross-sectional area measured on a CT…2020 American Transplant Congress
Lims1 Gene and Risk of T-Cell Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Recent advances have provided new insights into the pathogenesis of kidney allograft rejection caused by additional antigens associated with genetic risk variant of LIM…2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Innovative methods are needed to further optimize safe outcomes in kidney transplantation (KT), therefore as an alternative surgical approach we present a single case…2020 American Transplant Congress
Minor Negative Effects of Calcineurin Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression on Pregnancy Outcomes after Renal Transplantation in the Netherlands
*Purpose: Pregnancies after renal transplantation became more frequent over the past years, also in patients with compromised renal function. Immunosuppression may influence pregnancy outcome. It…
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