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Sarcopenia and Testosterone Deficiency with Chronic Liver Disease; Post-Liver Transplant Utility of Short Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy
1Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2Presbyterian, New York, NY
*Purpose: Chronic liver disease is often associated with testosterone deficiency. However, testosterone therapy does not improve survival. So far, after a successful liver transplant (LTx),…2022 American Transplant Congress
Measurement of Physical Activity and Frailty in the Early Post-Operative Period After Kidney Transplant-Single-Center Prospective Pilot Study Using Fitbit Watch
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Physical activity monitors (PAMs) allow patients to track multiple health parameters. PAM’s may be helpful to assess a patient’s physical recovery after a Kidney…2022 American Transplant Congress
Association of Chest CT Score During Acute COVID-19 Illness with Subsequent Lung Function Loss Among Lung Transplant Patients
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Limited data exists on CT chest abnormalities during acute Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and associated post-illness loss of lung function among lung transplant…2022 American Transplant Congress
Measurement of Physical Activity and Frailty in the Early Post-Operative Period After Liver Transplant Surgery: Single-Center Pilot Study Using Fitbit Watch
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Robust physical activity after liver transplant (LT) is an important determinant of long-term health. Patient and providers assessments of perioperative physical activity do not…2022 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Impact of a Transplant Case Management Program on Clinical Outcomes: An Observational Cohort Study
Healthcare Economics, Optum Health, Eden Prarie, MN
*Purpose: Case management is commonly used by payers to attempt to improve the care their members who have complex needs such as those who undergo…2022 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Abnormal Hemodynamic Response to Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is an effective tool for perioperative cardiac risk stratification in patients without end-stage liver disease (ESLD). However, DSE is frequently…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bone Fractures Are Not Increased in Older Prior Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: Living kidney donors were shown to have derangements of bone biomarkers resembling those occurring in early chronic kidney disease within 36 months of donation.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of a Kidney Transplant-Specific Measure of Treatment Burden
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 3Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Treatment burden refers to the work involved in managing one’s health and its impact on well-being. Treatment burden has been associated with nonadherence and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Acute Sequelae of Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) is an increasingly recognized phenomenon manifested by long lasting cognitive, mental, and physical symptoms. We aimed to estimate…2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation – Is There a Life After Death?
General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
*Purpose: Organ donation and liver transplantation can transform the lack of hope and a terrible loss into a gift - new life that springs from…
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