2021 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Adults With End-Stage Liver Disease: Risk Factors in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3-5, Not on Maintenance Dialysis
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: We aimed to identify the risk factors for combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT) vs. liver transplantation alone (LTA) in end stage liver disease (ESLD) patients…2021 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-Volume US Center
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Biliary leaks and anastomotic strictures comprise the majority of biliary complications (BCs) following liver transplantation. Most case series of BCs in adult deceased donor…2021 American Transplant Congress
Greater Social Vulnerability is Associated with Self-advocacy in the Living Donor Navigator Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program helps transplant candidates identify live donors by pairing them with an advocate - a friend or family member…2021 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Determinants of Regimen Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is increasing evidence suggesting a high prevalence of inadequate medication adherence among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and its subsequent consequences on health outcomes.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Racial Disparities Persist Independent of Social Vulnerability
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) confers a significant survival benefit over deceased donor transplantation. Racial disparities in access to LDKT are well recognized, yet…2021 American Transplant Congress
Nutritional Inadequacy is an Independent Predictor of Sepsis Post-liver Transplantation
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Malnutrition is universally prevalent in liver transplant (LT) recipients in the perioperative setting. Malnutrition contributes to post-LT complications, such as sepsis. We aimed to…2021 American Transplant Congress
A Fresh Look at Urbanicity and Its Impact on Additions to the Kidney and Liver Transplant Wait Lists
General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Our aim is to examine the collective effects of social determinants of health (SDH) on kidney and liver wait list additions in the United…2021 American Transplant Congress
Worsening Impact of Acute Kidney Rejection on Long Term Graft Survival from 2000 to 2014
1Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Acute rejection (AR) has been shown to impact graft survival after kidney transplant (KTx), however there is limited data on its impact on long…2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid-19 Related Deaths Across the U.S. in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique challenge for immunosuppression patients following kidney transplantation. Studies involving a single center or few centers have suggested that…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Association Between Environmental Determinants and High KDRI Organ Offer Acceptance Ratios
United Network for Organ Sharing, Henrico, VA
*Purpose: Increasing the number of transplants could be realized by increasing high KDRI organ utilization. While the impact of transplant center (TXC) aggressiveness and competition…
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