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…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Serum Creatinine-Based Equations With Radionuclide GFR in Candidates for Liver Transplantation
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Renal dysfunction is common prior to liver transplantation (LTx); however, the best way to determine the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) pre-LTx is unclear. Our…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
Surgical Site Infections After Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation
Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Aim:Intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients harbor risk factors implicated in surgical site infections (SSI): multiple prior abdominal surgeries, complex operative course, grafts with significant microbial load,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Analytic Morphomics May Identify Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
Intro:We have previously shown that analytic morphomics can predict risk of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantation (NODAT). We hypothesize that these methods may be able…
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