2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of CMV Viremia in Obese and Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplants Under a Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Protocol
1Pharmacy Practice, Univ of IL-Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, Univ of IL-Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Prevalent Liver Disease on Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Pressing Need to Expand the Pool
Background and Aims: Organ shortage has been the ongoing obstacle to expand liver transplantation world-wide. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was hoped to improve this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elevated BMI on Allograft Outcomes: A Competing Risks Regression Analysis
Section of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
INTRODUCTION: Extremes of BMI has been associated with an increased risk of death censored allograft failure. Traditionally the KM product limit estimate has been used…2015 American Transplant Congress
Is BMI of 28 an Appropriate Cutoff for Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant in Type II Diabetes?
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
In simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation, obesity has been reported to be associated with inferior survival and increased post-transplant complications. With implementation of the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Combined Robotic Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Recipients: Initial Results from Prospective Randomized Study
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionIn many transplant centers, patients with a BMI above 40 kg/m2 are either completely excluded or required to lose weight before being considered for kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Panniculectomy in Patients Previously Denied Access to Renal Transplantation: Addressing Disparities for Candidates With a High-Risk Abdominal Panniculus After Weight Loss
1Transplant Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA; 2Plastic Surgery, UC Davis, Sacto..
Some patients (pts) develop a large lower abdominal panniculus following significant weight loss (worsened by age and abdominal wall laxity). CKD pts affected by this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Severe and Morbid Obesity Benefit from Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
More than one in three Americans are obese yet obesity is considered a relative and sometimes absolute contraindication to kidney transplant. Previous studies suggest that…2015 American Transplant Congress
Excessive Weight Gain After Pancreas Transplant: Transitioning from Type 1 to Type 2 Diabetes?
AIM:Excessive weight gain (EWG) after pancreas transplantation may increase the risk of post-transplant diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to define the incidence,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk of ESRD Attributable to Live Kidney Donation in Various Subgroups of Donors
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Risk of ESRD attributable to live donation in male, older, obese, related donors, and donors with high predonation eGFR remains uncharacterized.Methods: Various subgroups of individuals…2015 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Outcome in Obesity After Kidney Transplantation
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of graft loss and death after kidney transplantation. The role of cellular immunity in obese kidney transplant…
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