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Articles tagged "Morbidity"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Can We Optimise Immunosuppression Strategies in Our Older Renal Transplant Recipients?

    M. Morton,1 K. Parker,1 C. Morecroft.2

    1Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

    Renal transplantation provides a survival advantage for patients including those with multiple co-morbidities and older age compared to remaining on dialysis. The optimal immunosuppressive regime…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Temporary Contraindication of Obese Recipients in Kidney Transplantation: A New Morphometric Tool for Decision Support

    U. Pinar,1 Y. Renard,2 D. Bedretdinova,3 C. Lebacle,1 B. Parier,1 Y. Hamoudi,1 J. Irani,1 T. Bessede.1

    1Department of Urology, Hopitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France; 2Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France; 3U1018, INSERM, Villejuif, France.

    IntroductionBased on body mass index (BMI) and/or clinical examination, morbid obesity can be a temporary contraindication (TCI) of kidney transplantation. However, BMI alone does not…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Urological Complications of Prophylactic Ureteral Stent vs. No Stent in Kidney Transplant Recipients at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)

    M. Hamid,1 J. Kumar,1 S. Anjum,1 S. Patel,2 G. Gudleski,4 S. Mietz,3 M. Ott,3 S. Chang.1

    1Nephrology, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; 2Surgery, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; 3Pharmacy, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY; 4Medicine, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

    Introduction:Complications after kidney transplant (tx) commonly originate from ureterovesical anastomosis, it accounts for 3-9% of urinary complications. Due to the difference in the surgical preference,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Specialized Transplant Critical Care Model Improves Access to Transplantation and Short-Term Survival Outcomes after Liver Transplantation in the Highest Acuity Patients

    M. Selim,1 M. Zimmerman,1 J. Kim,1 T. Pearson,1 C. Eriksen,1 M. Wong,1 B. Boettcher,2 K. Regner,3 K. Saeian,4 H. Woehlk,2 J. Hong.1

    1Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; 2Department of Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; 3Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; 4Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

    Objective: Liver transplantation (LT) is a lifesaving treatment for end stage liver disease (ESLD). High acuity ESLD patients are disadvantaged as they are frequently denied…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Surgeon Perspectives on General Surgery in Transplant Recipients

    S. DiBrito, M. Bowring, S. Rasmussen, C. Haugen, C. Holscher, N. Zonnenberg, M. Henderson, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang.

    Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.

    Transplant recipients (TR) often require other general surgical procedures; however, it is controversial who should provide surgical and peri-operative care for this unique population. While…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Impact of Antecedent Bariatric Surgery on Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study

    O. Serrano,1 K. Peterson,1 D. Vock,2 D. Berglund,1 R. Kandaswamy,1 J. Lake,3 T. Pruett,1 S. Chinnakotla.1

    1Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 3Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

    OBJECTIVE: Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with significant malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies, which can have profound consequences on the liver transplant (LT) patient. The magnitude…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Post Reperfusion Portal Flow Rate Impacts Liver Allograft and Patient Survival in Patients with Pre Transplant Portal Vein Thrombosis

    M. Rizzari, M. Safwan, M. Sobolic, S. Nagai, R. Schilke, K. Collins, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud.

    Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Pre-transplant (pretx) portal vein thrombosis (PVT) not only makes the technical aspect of liver transplantation more challenging, it also is known to affect outcomes.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Host Factors and Clinical Spectrum of Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: A Closer Look at the Infant, the Toddler and the Child

    C. Del Valle Mojica, S. Chen, H. Gans.

    Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

    Adenovirus (AdV) is increasingly recognized in solid organ transplants (SOT), with reported mortality exceeding 50%. Characterization of AdV infection in the pediatric SOT population is…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Long Term Renal and Patient Risks for Living Kidney Donors

    Y. Kim, M. Yu, Y. Kim, H. Lee.

    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

    Purpose:Recent studies have issued that living kidney donor (LKD) might be exposed to higher risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and death, compared with healthy…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Does Pre-Operative Angiographic Kidney Embolization Decrease Complications in Allograft Nephrectomy?

    D. Harriman, V. Mujumdar, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, R. Stratta.

    Surgery, Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC.

    Introduction: Morbidity associated with allograft nephrectomy (AN) for treatment of failed or diseased kidney transplants is well documented. Pre-operative angiographic kidney embolization (PAKE), which induces…
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