2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus on Body Composition; 1-Year after Kidney Transplantation
【Background】Weight gain, and especially visceral fat gain early after kidney transplantation has a worse outcome for metabolic disorder, graft function, and cardiovascular disease. The mammalian…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pinching an Inch in Kidney Transplantation: Subcutaneous Depth as a Risk Factor for Wound Complications
Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth.
Wound complications after kidney transplant (KTx) consume valuable resources, including prolonged hospital stays and increased costs. Known risk factors include immunosuppression exposure, diabetes, and obesity…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increased BMI is a Predictor of Early Post-Transplant Cardiac Events and Mortality
Background: Cardiac events (CVE) remain a significant source of morbidity in the early post-transplant(post-tx) period despite extensive evaluation prior to liver transplant(LT). It is important…2018 American Transplant Congress
Temporary Contraindication of Obese Recipients in Kidney Transplantation: A New Morphometric Tool for Decision Support
IntroductionBased on body mass index (BMI) and/or clinical examination, morbid obesity can be a temporary contraindication (TCI) of kidney transplantation. However, BMI alone does not…2018 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variation in the Outcomes of MELD-Na Based Liver Allocation
Introduction: While there is known geographic discrepancy in waitlist and transplant outcomes in the MELD era, there is a paucity in understanding of these variations…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Impact of Antecedent Bariatric Surgery on Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study
OBJECTIVE: Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with significant malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies, which can have profound consequences on the liver transplant (LT) patient. The magnitude…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Altruistic Living Kidney Donor Phenotype – From Inquiry to Donation
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham.
BackgroundWe distinguish an altruistic donor from the traditional living donor when a living person's offer to donate an organ is to “anyone” and not attached…2018 American Transplant Congress
Objective Measures of Nutrition in Pre-Pancreas Transplant Patients with Type I Diabetes
Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a chronic loss of skeletal muscle and bone mass, accompanied by an increase in adipose tissue - sarcopenic obesity. Sarcopenia…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Obesity in Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Obesity (BMI >30) is a world health epidemic projected to increase the incidence of diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure. The shortage of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hidden Risk of Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Propensity Score Matched Study
Aim: There is a recent shift in the number of liver transplants (LT) performed in patients with hepatitis C (HCV) to those with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis…
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