2016 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Site Infection Does Not Fully Explain the Impact of Obesity on Post-Transplant Outcomes.
While obesity is considered a risk factor for worse survival after kidney transplant (KT), a single-center study reported that obesity has no direct effect on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Should Obese Patients Undergo Renal Transplantation? A Retrospective Analysis to Assess Whether Body Mass Index Can Affect Transplant Outcome.
This study aims to analyze our renal transplant recipient population in terms of perioperative complications (90 day) and graft survival (3 years) in relation to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of 1 Year Graft Loss After Pre Kidney Transplant Bariatric Surgery.
Medical Unversity of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: Bariatric surgery (BS) is increasingly used to manage weight pre-transplantation (Pre-Tx). However, grafts may be compromised by variable drug absorption, rejection and oxalate nephropathy.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Do Morbidly Obese Patients Have an Increased Risk of Infection Post-Kidney Transplant?
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: Obesity has been associated with significant morbidity in the kidney transplant population. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of obesity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for the Development of CMV Viremia in a Cohort of Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients Under Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis.
Background: The rate of Cytomegalovirus infections in kidney transplant recipients drastically diminished with the advent of oral ganciclovir and subsequently valganciclovir. However it continues to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients – Single Center Experience.
Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Background: With the obesity epidemic, there is an increased prevalence of obesity amongst patients with ESRD. Controversy exists regarding post-transplant outcomes in obese kidney transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Negative Effects of Being Obese or Overweight on T Regulatory (Treg) Cell Suppressive Function in Patients Listed for Lung Transplantation (Tx)
Aim: Obese and overweight patients may be prone to adverse outcomes following lung Tx. We sought to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Obesity Impact on Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes
Background: Donor obesity has been reported as a risk factor for early pancreas allograft failure. The relationship between donor obesity and long-term pancreas allograft survival…2015 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients Can Lead to Superior Outcomes in Terms of Wound Infection and Graft Survival
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionTraditionally kidney transplantation (KT) in obese recipients has been associated with high rates of surgical site infections (SSI). We hypothesize that robotic kidney transplantation (RKT)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Obesity: A Major Risk Factor for Wound and Parietal Complications in Renal Transplantation
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: The increase of obesity among patients with end-stage renal disease poses a major challenge for urologists and nephrologists. Many centers set an upper limit…
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