2016 American Transplant Congress
Rurality Status Does Not Affect Kidney Transplant (KTP) Rates Among Veterans Compared to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance (PrivIns) Beneficiaries.
Background: A larger proportion of Veterans live in rural areas compared to non-Veterans. It is unknown whether rural status affects KTP rates among Veterans.Methods: Study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Medicaid Insurance Is Associated with Shorter Time to Transplant Listing After LVAD Implantation.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: Left-ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and total artificial hearts (TAH) are being increasingly utilized as a bridge to heart transplant (HT). Prior studies have demonstrated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Hospitalization Among Waitlisted End Stage Renal Disease Patients.
Background: For End Stage Renal Disease Patients (ESRD) waitlisted for a deceased donor kidney, hospitalization is associated with lower likelihood of transplantation and worse outcomes.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Big Data Predictive Solution to Optimize Kidney Transplant Outcome and Resource Utilization.
Objective: Transplant (Tx) programs often use data in reaction to regulation vs. optimizing outcomes through data driven clinical care. Tx specific issues can detract from…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Economic Impact of Nonimmune Complications in Contemporary Kidney Transplantation
The clinical burden and economic impacts of nonimmune complications after kidney transplant (KT) are incompletely defined.We examined United States Renal System Registry Data for Medicare-insured…2015 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparity in Infections After Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Female gender has been suggested as a risk factor for infection after kidney transplant (KT). Preliminary studies have reported that sex hormones such as…
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