2017 American Transplant Congress
Dramatic Shifts in Prognosis, Outcomes and Baseline Risk Among Wait Listed Kidney Transplant Candidates in the United States.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Introduction and MethodsOver the past decades there have been numerous clinical advances and policy changes affecting candidates for kidney transplantation. Our aim was to evaluate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Minor Degree of Persistent Microscopic Hematuria in Potential Living Kidney Donors Is Associated with Pathology.
Purpose: A threshold of ≥3 rbc/hpf (red blood cells/high power field) or higher prompts additional testing when evaluating potential living kidney donors at most centers…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Cholecystectomy in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.
INTRODUCTION: Patients awaiting kidney transplantation are at an increased risk of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis secondary to physiologic changes related to renal failure. Previous studies of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Post Donation Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors.
Introduction:It was reported that some variables were revealed remain renal function after live donor nephrectomy. This study was conducted to determine the influence of visceral…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Web-Based Patient Portal Usage Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
BackgroundLittle is known about the characteristics of patients who use web-based patient portals for healthcare purposes. The aim of this study was to examine patient…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effects of New KPD Histocompatibility Policy on Refusal Rate and Transplants.
Background: Transplant centers commonly refuse kidney paired donation (KPD) match offers due to unacceptable crossmatch (XM). To reduce XM refusals a new OPTN KPD histocompatibility…2017 American Transplant Congress
Etiology and Timing of ESRD After Kidney Donation.
ESRD after kidney donation may occur because of nephrectomy-induced decreased GFR followed by normal age-related decline, by onset of kidney or systemic disease (e.g., HTN),…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Donors (NDD) Less Than 25 Years.
Many transplant centers will not accept NDDs less than 25 because of: a) concerns about maturity; and b) they potentially have decades during which they…2017 American Transplant Congress
Building a Conceptual Framework of Treatment Burden After Kidney Transplant: A Qualitative Study.
Background: After kidney transplant, patients must negotiate complex medication regimens, lifestyle changes, laboratory monitoring and clinic appointments. The personal workload of healthcare and its impact…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Outcome of Kidney Grafts from Living Donors with Pyelo-Ureteric Junction Dysfunction.
Introduction: There is a wide gap between number of patients seeking renal transplants and potential kidney donors. Living kidney donation seems a reasonable source to…
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