Articles tagged "Mortality"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Share 21 Rather Than Share 15: Balancing Transplant Opportunity without Compromising Waitlist Outcomes
S. Nagai¹, L. C. Chau¹, M. Abouljoud¹, K. Collins¹, S. Jafri², M. Safwan¹, D. Moonka²
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: We recently reported that, with the introduction of Meld-Na liver allocation, the score at which patients clearly benefit from liver transplant as opposed to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Single Measurement of Torque Teno Virus Helps to Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients
E. Gore¹, C. van Leer¹, A. de Joode², I. Nolte³, J. Westra⁴, A. Gomes Neto², H. G. Niesters¹, S. J. Bakker²
¹Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Immunology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: Multiple studies have used longitudinal Torque Teno Virus (TTV) measurements to assess the immune status after transplantation. Longitudinal measurements generally show a TTV load…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Treprostinil as a Bridge Therapy to Heart-Lung Transplants with Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
C. Ju, Q. Lian, B. Wei, X. Xu, J. He, R. Chen
State Key Lab of the Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Heart-lung transplants (HLTx) is the only one effective strategy for advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with refractory right heart failure. But limited availability of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Candidates & Recipients with History of Falls
N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, Z. Shi¹, C. Haugen¹, S. Norman², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: In patients with ESRD, serious fall injuries (e.g. fractures) are associated with decreased chance of listing or transplantation. It is likely that KT candidates…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends of First-Year Mortality on the Adult Kidney-Only Wait List in the United States
F. Tedla, A. Gruessner, I. Puri, A. Brar, N. Sumrani, D. John, J. Renz, R. Gruessner, M. Salifu
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Evaluation of kidney transplant candidacy must balance risk of mortality with and without transplant. Trends in first-year mortality could inform patterns of risk avoidance…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Lung Allocation Score Should Be Implemented in China
C. Ju, Q. Lian, B. Wei, X. Xu, R. Chen, J. He
State Key Lab of the Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Lung transplantation (LTx) is an effective treatment for patients with end stage of respiratory disease. Two of the major candidates are patients with chronic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and Morbidity in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a Failing Graft
N. N. Lam¹, D. J. Boyne², R. R. Quinn², P. C. Austin³, B. R. Hemmelgarn², P. Campbell¹, G. A. Knoll⁴, L. Tibbles², S. Yilmaz², H. Quan², P. Ravani²
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Due to their history of renal disease and exposure to immunosuppression, kidney transplant recipients with a failing graft may be at higher risk of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Extreme Hyponatremia as a Risk Factor for Early Mortality after Liver Transplantation in the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium Period
H. Mouzaihem, M. Safwan, L. C. Chau, D. Moonka, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: While we reported that implementation of MELD-Na based liver allocation improved waitlist outcomes in patients with hyponatremia, its impact on post-transplant outcomes in this…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Dry Weight Revealed!, What Transplanted Kidneys Teach Us about the (Dry Weight).
M. Hamid¹, S. Oyewolle-Eletu², G. Gudleski², K. Speta³, J. Kumar¹, S. Chang¹
¹Nephrology-Transplant, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²Jacob's School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³Nephrology-Transplant, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Volume overload in patients with ESRD/CKD V patients is associated with worse operative outcomes and potentially higher rate of delayed graft function, in addition…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Obesity and Renal Disease after Sleeve Gastrectomy
A. Kassam, A. Mirza, Y. Kim, E. S. Woodle, S. A. Shah, M. C. Cuffy, R. C. Quillin III, L. Sage Silski, A. Govil, M. Cardi, T. S. Diwan
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a barrier to kidney transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and is associated with progression of chronic kidney disease…