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Low-Quality Kidney Allograft Use in Kidney Transplantation is Associated with a Prolonged Post-Transplant Length of Stay
*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
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
*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
*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
*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
Beta-lactam Allergies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prevalence and Association with Transplant Admission Length of Stay
*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…2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Changes Over the Last Three Decades
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Hospital length of stay (LOS) following kidney transplantation, particularly prolonged LOS, has not shown much improvement since the early 2000s. This study explores changes…2021 American Transplant Congress
Admission to the Intensive Care Unit Post-liver Transplantation: One Academic Center’s Experience
Transplant Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Historically, liver transplant (LT) patients have been admitted directly from the operating room (OR) to the intensive care unit (ICU) for post-operative complex hemodynamic…2021 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Impact of Acute Major Adverse Kidney Events on Clinical Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients
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
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…
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