2016 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist Impact on Medication Errors in a Chronic Kidney Transplant Clinic.
Medication errors are associated with increased incidence of infection, rejection, and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. This study aims to assess the impact of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Simplified Cost-Effective Clinical Risk Stratification That Predicts Myocardial Ischemic Events in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Background: Diagnosis of coronary artery disease before kidney transplantation is crucial in decreasing morbidity and mortality & avoiding the need for angiography in kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
One Year Post VZV Booster: Still Equal Response in Renal Transplant Recipients Compared to Healthy Persons.
Introduction: Herpes zoster occurs more frequently and with more complications in solid organ transplant recipients than in age matched healthy persons. Vaccination could prevent herpes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Adherence Patterns in Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Poor adherence to immunosuppressive medications limits long-term renal allograft survival. Using data from the 3-month run-in (no intervention) of the randomized trial TAKE-IT, which tests…2016 American Transplant Congress
Immediate Introduction of Everolimus Does Not Affect Wound Healing and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 3-Months Results from NEVERWOUND Study.
The NEVERWOUND study was designed to evaluate the impact of immediate vs. delayed introduction of everolimus (EVR) on wound healing complications (WHC) and delayed graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors and Non-Depleting Antibody Induction on Outcomes in HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Background: One-year rejection rates in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients range from 15-40%, compared to overall rejection rates of 10% in HIV-negative patients. Protocols for immunosuppression…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Profile Index Trend Analyses.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
IntroductionIn spite of improved outcomes associated with the usage of extended criteria donor (ECD) kidneys, the number of kidney transplants (KT) using this donor population…2016 American Transplant Congress
Significant Increase in Wait List Removals for Candidates Considered Too Sick from the US Kidney Transplant Waiting List.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Approximately 59,000 kidney transplant candidates have been removed from the waiting list since 2000 for reasons other than transplantation, death, or transfers. In 2014, reasons…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Optimal Time Point for Steroid Withdrawal After Kidney Transplantation Is One Year After Engraftment.
The optimal time of steroid withdrawal after kidney transplantation remains elusive, since RCTs can evaluate one predefined time point. Thus we analyzed all first kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
U.S. Dialysis Facility Characteristics Associated with Racial Disparities in Access to the Kidney Deceased Donor Transplant Waiting List.
BACKGROUND Dialysis facility characteristics have been significantly associated with variation in U.S. transplant rates but facility characteristics associated with disparities in access to the kidney…
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