2015 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Long-Term Prognosis of the Kidney Transplantation Using Comorbidity Score
Background: Comorbidity assessment is important to the informed interpretation of kidney allograft outcomes. Weights assigned to comorbidities to predict survival may vary based on the…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Diabetic Recipients of High KDPI Deceased Donor Kidneys
Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is determined using the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). How best to allocate the high KDPI kidneys (KDPI ≥ 85%)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Progression of Coronary Artery Disease in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, London, United Kingdom.
Asymptomatic coronary artery disease [CAD] is common in patients with end-stage renal disease [ESRD]. While coronary revascularization prior to transplantation is associated with improved patient…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Impact of De Novo Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in ABO-Compatible Liver-Transplant Recipients
Background: The incidence and consequences of de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSAs) after liver transplantation (LT) are not well known. Thus, we investigated the incidence,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Smoking Lead to Increased Rates of Acute Cellular Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients?
Introduction: Prior studies of liver transplant recipients who smoke have shown associations between mortality and adverse outcomes. We investigated if smoking status at the time…2015 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in Death and Delisting on the Waitlist for Renal Transplant in the United States
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Waiting time to kidney transplant varies dramatically among organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the US. We sought to evaluate the association between death and delisting…2015 American Transplant Congress
Age-Specific Graft Failure Rates in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
Graft failure risk has been shown to peak during emerging adulthood (18-25 y) among kidney transplant recipients. The association between age and graft failure risk…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Serum Creatinine-Based Equations With Radionuclide GFR in Candidates for Liver Transplantation
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Renal dysfunction is common prior to liver transplantation (LTx); however, the best way to determine the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) pre-LTx is unclear. Our…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Simultaneous Liver Kidney (SLK) Transplant in Liver Transplant Candidates With Renal Dysfunction
Survival benefit of SLK over liver transplant alone (LTA) in patients with same level of renal dysfunction and effect of organ quality on mortality are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Liver Transplant Delirium Is Associated With Increased Mortality and Prolonged Length of Stay
Delirium after liver transplantation (LT) has been reported to increase ICU and hospital length of stay, but limited information is available regarding the incidence, potential…
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