2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Failure to Complete Post-Donation Follow-Up among Obese Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: Living kidney donors in the United States who were obese at the time of donation are at greater risk of end-stage renal disease than…2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors and Outcomes with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Bloodstream Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Objective: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) have been disproportionately burdened by the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). We determined risk factors for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacologic Donor Management Influences Liver Transplant Graft Survival and Transplant Admission Length of Stay: An Update
In liver transplantation, donor management is an area that can be modified to improve survival and lower cost. We reviewed the UNOS Standard Transplant Analysis…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Etiologies for Readmissions and Their Impact on Graft Survival in Kidney Transplantation
Background: Although readmissions after kidney transplant are a well-known risk factor for graft loss, it is unclear if certain etiologies are associated with poorer outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Prognostic Implications of Renal Function Recovery and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Lack of renal function recovery (RFR), 90 days after acute kidney injury (AKI) is a contributor to inferior renal outcomes and mortality. Ischemia and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Solid Organ Transplantation and Data Mining: Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Disease in Heart Transplant Recipients
We created a database of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients using innovative data mining tools. This study describing the epidemiology of invasive fungal disease (IFD)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Estimating Long-Term Risk of Aging Kidney Transplant Recipients
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: The growing number of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR) presents an opportunity to analyze and predict long-term outcomes and risk in this aging population.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors and Outcomes with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Bloodstream Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Objective: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) have been significantly impacted by the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EB). We determined the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Antihypertensive Medication Use after Kidney Transplant: Practice Variation and Clinical Outcomes
Hypertension is common among kidney transplant (KTx) recipients, but the impact of antihypertensive medication (AHM) choice on patient and graft outcomes is not well defined.We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation. A Study of the United Kingdom Transplant Registry
BackgroundPatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT) improves…
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