2016 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Changes in HRQOL Following Kidney Transplantation.
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is a patient-centered outcome that measures the impact of a disease and its treatment. This is particularly relevant to those…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Associated Peritonitis Following Kidney Transplant.
While peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become more common, PD catheter management at the time of kidney transplant varies widely by transplant center. We sought to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Scoring Systems Predicting Patient Survival at Time of Kidney Transplantation.
Nephrology, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction:Estimating life expectancy in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) at time of transplantation is important to achieve the best functional match between patient and graft survival.…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Incidence of Symptomatic Pericardial Effusion with Long-Term Sirolimus Therapy.
1Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; 2Cardiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
BACKGROUNDSirolimus is an approved agent for immunosuppressive therapy after renal transplantation. Pericardial effusion and tamponade have been recognized as potentially serious complications of long-term sirolimus…2016 American Transplant Congress
VO2peak Outperforms Troponin T for Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplant.
1Mayo Clinic, Arizona; 2Arizona State University, AZ.
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health care concern in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is a strong predictor of CVD…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reviewing Patient Care in Abdominal Transplantation.
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Purpose: Unbiased review of patient care in solid organ transplantation is difficult but essential for improving patient safety. In October 2013 we created a process…2016 American Transplant Congress
A 15-Year Retrospective Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury in Non Renal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Outcome and Progression Toward End Stage Chronic Kidney Disease.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Units, often complicated by high mortality and progression toward…2016 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous En-Bloc Dual Transplantation: A New Approach.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Purpose: Most techniques of Dual Transplantation are based on the sequential placement of each kidney. This requires more dissection, anesthesia time, and exposes the recipient…2016 American Transplant Congress
Soluble ST2 and Cardiovascular (CV) Outcomes and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
1Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction: Soluble ST2(sST2), involved in T-cell mediated inflammation and cardiac fibrosis, is a better predictor of cardiovascular events(CVE) in heart failure(HF) and is less affected…2016 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Integrated Transplant Data Mart for Customized Data Reporting.
Background: Transplant centers have a large amount of clinical data from multiple data sources that are utilized for quality tracking of clinical outcomes, regulatory reports,…
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