Articles tagged "Multivariate analysis"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor and Recipient Characteristics on Early Post-Transplant Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) Scores
A. Alam¹, J. Zeng², J. Teuteberg³, S. Hall¹
¹Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ³Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Dd-cfDNA (AlloSure, CareDx; Brisbane, CA) has been demonstrated to detect allograft injury after heart transplantation in a large and diverse patient cohort in the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Analysis of the Gut Microbiota Structure and Function After Renal Transplantation
A. Vaitkute¹, F. Yuen Chang¹, A. Greco², S. Chong¹, H. Mahdi³, M. Bajaj-Elliott², A. Pesenacker¹, R. Motallebzadeh¹
¹Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, UCL, London, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Renal Medicine, UCL, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Despite marked improvements in outcomes after renal transplantation, graft loss from alloimmune pathology and adverse side effects including urinary tract infections and diarrhoea remain…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Baseline Predictors of Antimicrobial Utilization in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
M. Govil¹, D. Xie¹, L. S. Hynan², S. L. Spitznogle¹, M. L. Monogue¹, J. Sanders¹, E. Bae¹, J. B. Cutrell¹, R. M. La Hoz¹
¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Texas at Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Antimicrobial use (AU) is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance but is understudied in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Our study sought to quantify…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Factors Linked with Evaluation to Wait Listing for Referred Patients at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Main Center and Outreach Clinic – A Step Towards Kidney Transplantation
A. Rizvi¹, M. Mujtaba², S. Hussain³, J. Fair⁴, M. Kueht⁴, A. Gamilla-Crudo⁵
¹Internal Medicine, Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, TX, ⁴Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁵University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX
*Purpose: Numerous factors can be associated with transplant candidates’ placement on the wait list. We herein set forth to assess patient characteristics and factors associated…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Spectrum of Pre-Transplant Esophagram Abnormalities and Association with Long-Term Outcomes
I. Lill¹, D. Lovin², A. C. Lawrence², M. Mohanka², J. Joerns², S. Bollineni², I. L. Timofte², V. Kaza², M. Wait³, F. Torres², A. Banga²
¹University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: To determine the frequency and type of esophageal abnormalities on screening esophagram during the pre-transplant evaluation and evaluate the association of these abnormalities on…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Testing an Education Only Intervention to Increase Willingness and Pursuit of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
J. Loor¹, Y. Leyva¹, E. Croswell², M. Dew², L. Boulware³, L. Myaskovsky¹
¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Duke, Durham, NC
*Purpose: The Talking About Live Kidney Donation (TALK) intervention uses an educational video and booklet to improve consideration and pursuit of LDKT in kidney failure…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant: Center Variation and Opportunities for Progress
L. M. McElroy, T. Schappe, S. Peskoe, V. Wang, D. Mohottige, C. D. Scales, J. Pendergast, L. Boulware
Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To estimate racial differences in living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rates relative to patient, center and regional characteristics that may influence access to transplant.*Methods:…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Association of Psychosocial Clearance and Race in the Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process
V. S. Valbuena¹, C. Satarino², M. S. Anderson¹, J. Obayemi¹, T. J. Iwashyna³, R. Sung¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The psychosocial evaluation of transplant candidates is a comprehensive assessment of the (Fig 1). Psychosocial risk factors can be the only basis for not…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of ICU Delirium Among Liver Transplant Recipients
J. M. Ruck, K. Neufeld, E. Oh, J. C. Lai, E. King
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Delirium has been shown to impact the hospital courses of older adults. Liver transplant (LT) recipients are a population that has previously been identified…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Influence of the Competing Risk of Recipient Death on the Risk Estimation of Kidney Transplant Failure
M. Coemans¹, G. Verbeke², B. Döhler³, C. Süsal³, M. Naesens¹
¹Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Leuven Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics Centre, Leuven, Belgium, ³Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
*Purpose: Prognostic models for kidney transplant failure are often based on methods that censor for recipient death. Death is a competing event biasing the risk…

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