2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplantation: Seasonality, Causes and Prognosis.
Background: In the general population, 30-day hospital readmission rate is a well-accepted quality metric and a predictor of mortality. A growing body of data suggests…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Survival to Listing for Liver Transplantation: Do MELD and Race Interact?
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Minimal research has been focused on the evaluation process for liver transplant listing. The purpose of this study was to examine whether evaluation MELD score…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Affecting Mortality During Waiting Time for Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study Using the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS) Database.
Background: Longer waiting times for kidney transplant have been suggested to be more deleterious than shorter waiting times. We analyzed the impact of waiting time…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplantation in US Adults with Sickle Cell Nephropathy.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) are less likely to receive a kidney transplant (KT) than ESRD patients without SCN. Comparing…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis B Reactivation Among Non-Liver Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of post-transplant hepatitis B (HBV) reactivation in patients who have previously cleared hepatitis B surface…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor Origin on Survival after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
BackgroundOrthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is the gold standard for the management of select patients with end-stage heart failure, but limited by an ongoing organ donor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Aspergillus Infection After Liver Transplantation, 1988-2014.
Background: Invasive Aspergillosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients. Aspergillus may account for up to 25% of all fungal…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Recipient with Renal Dysfunction: Liver Only or Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant?
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: The OPTN listing criteria for Simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLK) are not well defined. There are concerns about rising numbers of SLKs, which take kidneys…2016 American Transplant Congress
Infection-Related Mortality After Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era.
A. Purpose: Infections are the most common non-cardiovascular causes of death after kidney transplantation. We analyzed in detail the current infection-related mortality among kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Frailty in KT Recipients of All Ages.
Background: Among KT recipients, frailty increases the risk of DGF, early hospital readmission and mortality. While it is clear that frail KT recipients represent a…
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