Articles tagged "Multivariate analysis"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Meldna Variation One-year Prior To Liver Transplant Predicts Length Of Stay At The Time Of Transplant
L. Pruinelli¹, S. Olson¹, J. Zhou¹, M. Nguyen¹, J. Schold², T. Pruett¹, S. Ma¹, G. Simon¹
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: MELDNa is used to estimate 90-day mortality in the waitlist. MELDNa variation between cross-sections has shown a better predictivity than when analyzed as a…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Ineligible Donor Use in the United States
L. DeRoos, B. Li, M. Lavieri, D. Hutton, N. Parikh
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Increasing and standardizing the use of donors who do not meet the OPTN-defined eligibility criteria would increase the number of organs available for transplantation…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Associated Factors to Physical Inactivity of Kidney Transplant Patients: Subproject of ADHERE Brazil Multicenter Study
E. S. Sertorio¹, F. A. Colugnati¹, K. Denhaerynck², S. De Smet³, J. O. Medina⁴, M. M. Reboredo⁵, S. De Geest², H. Sanders-Pinheiro¹, T. ADHERE BRAZIL Study team¹
¹Nephrology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, ²Department of Public Health, Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³Transplant Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁴Nephrology, Hsopital do Rim, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pneumology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
*Purpose: Even though regular physical activity is a current recommendation for kidney transplant recipients (KTR), results from ADHERE Brazil study revealed a high prevalence of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Micafungin Non-Susceptible Invasive Candidiasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
U. Dhal, J. Morillas-Rodriguez, K. D. Brizendine
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Determine risk factors associated with micafungin non-susceptible invasive candidiasis (IC) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients*Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of SOT patients…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Disparities in Access to First and Re-Kidney Transplantation Among Hispanic and Black Adults in the United States
S. Sandal¹, J. Ahn², V. Thompson³, T. Purnell⁴, M. Cantarovich⁵, D. Segev³, M. McAdams DeMarco³
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²SOM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵McGill University Health Ctr, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in access to solid organ transplantation; lack of education and familiarity with the transplant process are postulated contributors. Among…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Disparities Associated with Road Travel Distance of Living Kidney Donors in the United States: An SRTR Analysis
K. Nijhar¹, A. Kernodle¹, J. D. Motter¹, K. Khoo¹, A. Massie², E. King³, D. Segev¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: To identify disparities associated with travel distance of living kidney donors (LKDs) in the United States.*Methods: We identified all U.S. citizen adult LKDs from…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Identifying Opportunities for Increased Utilization
K. Lentine¹, D. Axelrod², M. Schnitzler¹, R. Li¹, M. Dew³, T. Bitterman⁴, K. Olthoff⁴, J. Locke⁵, S. Emre⁶, H. Hunt⁷, T. Tanaka², A. Liapakis⁶
¹Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ²U Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴U Penn, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵UAB, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Yale, New Haven, CT, ⁷UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: To assess barriers to living donor liver transplant (LDLT) access in light of convincing evidence of survival benefits for patients with end-stage liver disease.*Methods:…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Intention-to-Treat Analysis of 881 Consecutively Waitlisted Patients to Develop a Survival Benefit Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Transplant Candidates
B. V. Tran¹, W. Lapisatepun¹, W. Dumronggittigule¹, D. Markovic², Y. Lee¹, F. Kaldas¹, D. Farmer¹, R. Busuttil¹, V. Agopian¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, Statistics Core, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The current liver transplantation (LT) selection paradigm for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients ignores the variable risks of waitlist dropout and post-LT recurrence/death, with the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Rates of Living Donor Liver Transplant Are Partly Explained by Socioeconomic Deprivation in Adults
S. Frey, T. Ishaque, C. Qin, A. Cameron, A. Massie, D. Segev, E. King
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is an important strategy for addressing the deceased donor liver shortage and is associated with improved survival but represents…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Worsening Impact of Acute Kidney Rejection on Long Term Graft Survival from 2000 to 2014
D. Leeser¹, W. Irish¹, K. Ravindra², V. Villani², A. Connor², J. Tuttle¹
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…