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Articles tagged "Mortality"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Maintaining Immunosuppression after Kidney Graft Failure on Mortality and Re-Transplantation

    C. Schinstock, S. Balakrishnan, A. Bentall, M. Merzkani, M. Stegall

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Patients with a failed renal allograft are at high risk for mortality. The potential benefit of maintaining immunosuppression with the intent to minimize sensitization…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Ambient Air Pollution and Post-Transplant Mortality among US Kidney Transplant Recipients

    M. R. Jones1, Y. Feng2, N. Chu2, D. Segev2, M. McAdams-DeMarco1

    1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with increased mortality in the general US population and has been shown to negatively…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Outcomes Associated with Long-Term Exposure to Airborne Particulate Pollution in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Y. Kim1, J. Lee2

    1Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the relationship of 10-μm particulate matter (PM10) with the risk of graft failure, mortality, and decline of graft function in…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Distance and Community Characteristics are Associated with Waitlist Mortality Prior to Lung Transplantation

    H. Hoy, W. Gannon, S. Rega, J. Karp, E. Lambright, E. Gillaspie, M. Bacchetta, I. Feurer

    Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: While specific clinical characteristics known to impact lung transplant waitlist mortality and proximity to the transplant center have been associated with outcomes in other…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes after Declining Offers from Older Donor Kidneys for Kidney Transplant Candidates

    J. D. Motter, L. Liyanage, K. R. Jackson, M. G. Bowring, T. Ishaque, Y. Yu, S. Yu, J. M. Garonzik-Wang, A. B. Massie, D. L. Segev

    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Older donor kidneys (ODKs) are often declined as they are associated with higher post-transplant mortality and graft loss, yet those who decline may wait…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Data-Driven Approach to Defining the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Liver Transplantation

    M. D. Bailey, E. L. Godfrey, W. C. Frankel, A. Rana

    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) who undergo liver transplantation experience significant survival benefit, with a 1-year survival rate after liver transplantation of 91%.…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Transplantation in Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Single-Center Experience

    J. Rao, A. Matas, S. Jackson, V. Humphreville

    Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Transplant in Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) has been controversial due to their religious beliefs resulting in frequent refusal to accept a wide range of blood…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Consequences of Turning Down High KDPI Kidney Organ Offers for Kidney Transplant Candidates

    J. D. Motter, L. Liyanage, K. R. Jackson, M. G. Bowring, T. Ishaque, Y. Yu, S. Yu, J. M. Garonzik-Wang, A. B. Massie, D. L. Segev

    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Kidneys with a high Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI, 80-100%) are frequently declined as they are associated with higher graft loss; yet, candidates that…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Standardization of Pre-Transplant Cardiac Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Lower Post-Transplant Cardiac Events

    I. Genev1, A. Desai2, R. Garcia-Roca3, S. Shah4, J. Lopez4, V. Mathew4, J. Yoo1, S. Akkina1

    1Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 2Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 3Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 4Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

    *Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality after kidney transplantation and optimal approaches to pre-transplant cardiac testing are not well defined. We applied…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Trends in Time to Graft Loss by Dialysis Vintage

    P. Ahearn, C. Lenihan, J. Scandling

    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

    *Purpose: Preemptive transplantation has been shown to be beneficial regarding all-cause graft failure compared to transplantation after dialysis initiation, and transplantation after a shorter time…
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