2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Transplant Body Mass Index Trajectories Are Associated with Graft Loss and Mortality
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Early post-kidney transplantation (KT) changes in physiology, medications, and health stressors likely impact body mass index (BMI). Hence, we sought to estimate trajectories of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery and Alcohol Related Steatohepatitis (BASH): An Increasing Etiology in Pre-Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Obesity-related fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are common causes of End-stage liver disease (ESLD). Bariatric surgery (BS) is commonly indicated for these…2022 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Blood Pressure and Risk of Delayed Graft Function in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Evaluate association between preoperative blood pressure and delayed graft function (DGF) in deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT)*Methods: In this single center study of adult…2022 American Transplant Congress
Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces Need for Liver Transplantation for NASH Patients
*Purpose: Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. As with the current obesity epidemic, the…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Large-Scale National Cohort Study Assessing the Impact of Diabetes and Obesity on Kidney Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the most common cause of renal failure in patients undergoing kidney transplantation (KT) and highly correlated with obesity.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Performance of Race-Independent GFR Estimating Formulas, CKD-EPI2021 and NMR-GFR Post Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Progressive GFR decline post kidney transplantation is a general problem that requires accurate assessment of GFR for clinical decision making. The gold-standard radiotracer determined…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation in Post Bariatric Surgery Patients: Systematic Review
1Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to increased perioperative risks and worse outcomes. Bariatric surgery (BS) is increasingly performed in…2022 American Transplant Congress
Conversion of Tacrolimus Immediate Release to LCP Tacrolimus in Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Data describing the safety, efficacy and conversion ratio of tacrolimus immediate release (IR) to LCP-tacrolimus (LCP) in obese patients (BMI > 30) is lacking.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Semaglutide Tolerability and Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4, 5 and End Stage Renal Disease
*Purpose: Obesity is often a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to increased perioperative risks and worse outcomes with many transplant centers setting BMI cut…2022 American Transplant Congress
Expanding Access to Robotic Kidney Transplantation for Candidates with High BMI. A Training Tool for Transplant Centers
Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Recently published literature has demonstrated favorable outcomes for Robotic Kidney Transplant (RKT) in high BMI recipients. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has…
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