Articles tagged "Multivariate analysis"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation Requires More Than Pursuing Low Levels of Glycated Hemoglobin
M. Coemans, E. Van Loon, E. Lerut, D. Kuypers, B. Sprangers, P. Gillard, C. Mathieu, G. Verbeke, M. Naesens
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease and progresses in five stages. During the second stage, morphologic lesions develop, without signs…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Size Mismatch on Long-Term Graft Survival after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
K. Kamrani¹, A. Okoh², A. Mathur³, L. Brown⁴
¹Dept. of Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, ²Dept. of Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ³Div. of Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁴Div. of Liver Transplant Surgery, University Hospital, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: The aim of the current study is to investigate recent trends in mismatched organs utilized for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and examine the impact…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Adult Lung Transplant Recipients of Donation after Circulatory Death Allografts in the US
W. S. Cherikh¹, J. Stehlik², A. Sadavarte¹, D. Van Raemdonck³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: This analysis was performed to compare outcomes of adult lung (LU) transplant (TX) recipients of donation after circulatory death (DCD) and donation after brain…
2019 American Transplant Congress
International Multicenter Study Evaluating Clinical Outcomes Associated with Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection
S. Corman¹, I. Hirji², E. Brouwer², S. H. Park¹, C. Macahilig³, A. Vergani², T. Bo², P. Wolthoff³, P. Keown⁴
¹Pharmerit International, Bethesda, MD, ²Shire, Cambridge, MA, ³Medical Data Analytics, Parsippany, NJ, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Evaluating factors that impact clinical outcomes of patients with acute antibody-mediated rejection (aAMR) may help manage and improve outcomes following kidney transplant. The objective…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Immigrant Bonus: Non US Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Have Superior Outcomes versus US Citizen Recipients. A Retrospective Study of 30,092 Subjects Using the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) from 1992-2015
T. Butler¹, A. Rana², S. Fink¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Crozer Prospect Medical Center-Drexel University, Upland, PA, ²Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In 2017, there were 19,849 kidney transplant recipients, and most of these patients were US Citizens1. There has been however, a significant amount non-US…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Health Literacy with Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Candidates
K. Chapin¹, S. Rega¹, L. Dageforde², D. Moore¹, M. Via¹, I. D. Feurer¹
¹Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association of health literacy with pre-transplant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults evaluated for potential listing for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms among Solid Organ Transplant Donors
J. A. Anesi¹, E. A. Blumberg¹, J. H. Han¹, D. H. Lee², H. Clauss³, A. Climaco⁴, R. Hasz⁵, E. Molnar³, D. Alimenti¹, S. West⁵, W. Bilker¹, P. Tolomeo¹, E. Lautenbach¹
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Transplant guidelines recommend exercising caution when considering donor organs that may be infected or colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Approaches to identifying such potentially…
2019 American Transplant Congress
High Health Care Utilizers in Kidney Transplantation: Do You Know Your Frequent Flyers?
E. Weeda¹, Z. Su², D. Taber³, J. Bian², T. A. Morinelli⁴, N. A. Pilch⁵, P. D. Mauldin², D. A. DuBay⁴
¹Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ²General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ³Surgery and Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ⁴Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ⁵Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: To assess high hospital inpatient [IP] admissions and emergency department [ED] utilization within a 9-month period after kidney transplantation in order to identify potential…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Antibiotics Pretreatment Protects Liver Transplants from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Prostaglandin E2: From Bench-to Bedside
K. Nakamura, S. Kageyama, T. Ito, H. Hirao, K. Kadono, K. J. Dery, J. Aziz, B. Ke, F. M. Kaldas, R. W. Busuttil, J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski
Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We and others have reported on benefits of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress modulation and autophagy enhancement to mitigate ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in orthotopic liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppressant Adherence in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of Pharmacy Claims and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data
W. S. Cherikh¹, A. R. Wilk¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham³, S. Boghani², N. Hira⁴, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Walgreens Co, Deerfield, IL, ³Walgreens Co, Deerfied, IL, ⁴AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: The current study was conducted to determine characteristics that are associated with immunosuppressant (IS) medication adherence among adult recipients of deceased donor heart transplants…

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