2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Prior to Hospital Discharge Predicts Mortality after Cirrhosis-Related Admissions
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Inpatient frailty assessment and its utility in clinical care is understudied in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Study objectives were to quantify physical frailty among…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Relationship Between Frailty and Performance Status in Patients with Cirrhosis Awaiting Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Frailty—a multi-dimensional construct that encapsulates physical function, performance status, and nutritional status—has emerged as a critical determinant of mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Currently,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Timing of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: The timing of bariatric surgery for obese liver transplant candidates remains controversial. Surgery prior to transplant may improves one’s chance of receiving a transplant,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes Following Uncontrolled and Controlled Donation after Cardiac Death Liver Transplantation in the United States
*Purpose: Poor short-term outcomes following uncontrolled donation after cardiac death (uDCD) liver transplantation has led to near non-utilization of such donor allografts in the modern…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Six-Month Outcomes in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplantation with Percutaneous Temporary Circulatory Support Before and after the UNOS Allocation System Change
*Purpose: We report the trends in utilization and outcomes of percutaneous temporary circulatory support (TCS) in the forms of Impella or TandemHeart as a bridge…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effectiveness of Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection among Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Clostridioides difficile is an urgent health threat associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recipients of solid organ (SOT) and hematopoietic-cell transplantations (HCT) are at…2020 American Transplant Congress
Center Performance for Liver Retransplantation Candidates is More Heterogeneous Than for Initial Liver Transplantation Recipients
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: This study evaluated center performance for wait-list outcomes for adult candidates awaiting liver retransplantation (reLT), and its association with initial liver transplant (iLT) center…2020 American Transplant Congress
Graft and Patient Survival after A2-Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: ABO type B and O recipients have increased difficulty identifying a compatible donor for living-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), and are harder to match in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Timing of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: The high risk profile of bariatric surgery in obese end-stage-renal disease (ESRD) patients has caused many to suggest that surgery should be reserved for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Different Prognostic Impact of Liver Transplantation According to Liver Disease Etiologies
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Disease specific background is not taken into consideration in the MELD-Na score based liver transplant (LT) allocation system. We hypothesized that optimal timing of…
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