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Articles tagged "Length of stay"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Low-Quality Kidney Allograft Use in Kidney Transplantation is Associated with a Prolonged Post-Transplant Length of Stay

    J. A. Kahla1, C. R. Goff1, J. A. Goss2, A. A. Rana2

    1Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Michael E DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-quality kidney allografts on recipient hospital length of stay following transplant using five…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Waitlist Meldna Variation One-year Prior To Liver Transplant Predicts Length Of Stay At The Time Of Transplant

    L. Pruinelli1, S. Olson1, J. Zhou1, M. Nguyen1, J. Schold2, T. Pruett1, S. Ma1, G. Simon1

    1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: MELDNa is used to estimate 90-day mortality in the waitlist. MELDNa variation between cross-sections has shown a better predictivity than when analyzed as a…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation is Beneficial Regardless of Cirrhosis Stage or Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Grade: A Single-Center Experience

    E. Cervantes-Alvarez, O. Mendez-Guerrero, D. Kershenobich, A. Torre, M. Vilatobá, N. Navarro-Alvarez

    Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico

    *Purpose: Liver transplantation for the most critically ill remains controversial; however, it is currently the only curative treatment option. The aim of this study was…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Spectrum of Pre-Transplant Esophagram Abnormalities and Association with Long-Term Outcomes

    I. Lill1, D. Lovin2, A. C. Lawrence2, M. Mohanka2, J. Joerns2, S. Bollineni2, I. L. Timofte2, V. Kaza2, M. Wait3, F. Torres2, A. Banga2

    1University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 3Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: To determine the frequency and type of esophageal abnormalities on screening esophagram during the pre-transplant evaluation and evaluate the association of these abnormalities on…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Sub-therapeutic Tacrolimus Troughs at Discharge from Index Admission on Short-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction

    X. Liu1, J. Trofe-Clark2, D. Sawinski3, B. Steiner1, S. Sharma1, S. Witek1, T. Fallah2, M. Norris2, C. Sammons2, G. Malat2

    1Pharmacy, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Transplant Institute and Pharmacy Dept, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Penn Transplant Institute, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Kidney transplant (KTx) recipients are often discharged with subtherapeutic tacrolimus (TAC) troughs due to short hospital lengths of stay (LOS) for index KTx admissions.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Assessing the Impact of Acute Major Adverse Kidney Events on Clinical Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients

    J. E. Kelly1, C. Perez1, D. Taber1, R. J. Tedford2, B. McMahon2, S. Alzaidi1, H. B. Meadows1

    1Pharmacy, MUSC Health, Charleston, SC, 2Medicine, MUSC Health, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study was to elucidate contributors to the Major Adverse Kidney Events at 30 days (MAKE-30) outcome in heart transplant recipients…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Effective Patient Throughput on the Transplant Surgery Service

    E. M. Thomas1, P. K. Shah1, S. Beasley2, A. Saad1, M. Rani1, F. Cigarroa1

    1UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2University Health, San Antonio, TX

    *Purpose: Hospital bed capacity and patient throughput are persistent challenges for medical centers. One established strategy for increasing patient throughput and decompressing Emergency Departments is…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Black Patients with Cirrhosis Have Longer Length of Stay and Higher Mortality When Hospitalized

    A. Thomas1, D. Simpson2, D. P. Ladner2, R. Berkowitz2

    1ACS Clinical Scholar, Chicago, IL, 2Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Black patients with cirrhosis have been shown to have higher liver-related mortality compared to White patients. However, little knowledge exists about racial differences related…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Intraoperative Fluid Management and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Retrospective Review

    M. W. Harbell1, M. B. Kraus1, S. A. Buckner Petty2, J. W. Harbell3

    1Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 2Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 3Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

    *Purpose: Patients undergoing kidney transplantation have traditionally received liberal amounts of fluid during surgery to ensure adequate fluid volume and flow to the transplanted kidney.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Beta-lactam Allergies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prevalence and Association with Transplant Admission Length of Stay

    N. N. Pettit1, V. Nguyen2, C. T. Nguyen1, A. Lew1, J. Pisano1, L. M. Potter1

    1University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: Previous studies have identified that 14-27% of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients report a beta lactam allergy (BLA). Patients with BLAs often receive less…
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