Articles tagged "Obesity"

2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Lung Transplant Outcomes.
M. Kashem,¹ A. Shiose,¹ J. Abraham,¹ N. Dean,¹ S. Breves,¹ F. Cordova,² N. Patel,² T. Yoshizumi,¹ G. Criner,² Y. Toyoda.¹
¹Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Lung transplant (LTx) has the potential to effectively extend the life expectancy for patients with end-stage lung disease. Both high and low body mass…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Donor Nephrectomy (DN) in the Obese.
O. Serrano,¹ A. Bangdiwala,² D. Vock,³ E. Minja,¹ W. Payne,¹ T. Dunn,¹ S. Chinnakotla,¹ E. Finger,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas,¹ R. Kandaswamy.¹
¹Surgery, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; ³Biostatistics, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
PURPOSE: In an effort to address the critical organ shortage and rising obesity rates, the criteria for live kidney donation (LKD) have been expanded to…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Obese Renal Transplant Recipients Using High versus Low-Dose Thymoglobulin.
N. Jasiak,¹ C. Stromayer,¹ J. Thielke,¹ J. Chen,² J. Chen,¹ B. Talon,¹ R. Rubin-Tobar,¹ E. Benedetti,² P. West-Thielke.^1,2
¹Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago; ²Transplant Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Background: Dosing of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplant recipients is highly variable by transplant center. Optimizing rATG dose becomes extremely important for…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Dysfunctional Production of Adipocytokines in Obesity Results in Inferior Oncologic Outcomes from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Liver Transplantation.
A. Mathur, E. Presbyskowski, D. Carpenter, E. Zorn, J. Guarrera, B. Samstein, A. Griesemer, K. Halazun, Y. Veras, K. Tomoaki, J. Emond.
Abdominal Transplant, Columbia University, Ny, NY.
IntroductionOver 2 billion people worldwide are obese. There is strong evidence of an association between obesity and hepatocellular (HCC) cancer.This effect is mediated through an…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Managing the Kidney Waiting List: Pride and Prejudice.
F. Smith,¹ C. Sheehan,¹ A. Farney,¹ J. Rogers,¹ G. Orlando,¹ A. Reeves-Daniel,² A. Palanisamy,² R. Stratta.¹
¹Surgery, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC; ²Internal Medicine, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC.
Management of the kidney waiting list (WL) is an essential and dynamic aspect of the pretransplant process; however, it remains under-studied and underappreciated. The study…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sarcopenia in Overweight/Obese Recipients on the Outcomes After Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
A. Hammad,^1,2 Y. Hamaguchi,² S. Okumura,² A. Kobayashi,² S. Yagi,² S. Uemoto,² T. Kaido.²
¹Department of Surgery, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahliya, Egypt; ²Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Background/purpose: The effects of body composition disturbances on liver transplantation outcomes have recently been in focus. However, the effects of obesity, as well as sarcopenic…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery and Increased Risk of Death After Listing for Liver Transplantation.
S. Asrani, F. Khan, G. Saracino, G. McKenna, J. Hasse, G. Klintmalm, J. Trotter.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background:Prior bariatric surgery in cirrhotics is increasingly common, and the metabolic derangements and altered anatomy from this surgery may impact outcomes. We hypothesize that cirrhotic…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Analytic Morphomics May Identify Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
D. Cron,¹ M. Terjimanian,¹ J. Augustine,² D. Cote,³ K. Noon,³ V. Vaughn,⁴ S. Wang,¹ M. Englesbe,¹ K. Woodside.³
¹Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; ³Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; ⁴Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Intro:We have previously shown that analytic morphomics can predict risk of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantation (NODAT). We hypothesize that these methods may be able…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Largest Single Center Experience of Pre-Transplant Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery in Ethnic Minorities With Chronic Kidney Disease
I. Thomas,² J. Gaynor,¹ T. Joseph,¹ N. De La Cruz,¹ D. Roth,² A. Mattiazzi,² W. Kupin,² L. Chen,¹ G. Burke,¹ M. Goldstein,¹ G. Ciancio,¹ G. Guerra.²
¹Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; ²Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, United Kingdom.
Background:Ethnic minorities have disproportionately lower renal transplant rates. The increased prevalence of obesity seen in ethnic minorities further places them at a disadvantage due to…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Serial Changes in Body Composition After Kidney Transplantation
S. Deger,¹ A. Bian,² G. Chen,² T. Ikizler,¹ K. Birdwell.¹
¹Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; ²Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
BACKGROUND: A significant long-term nutritional problem after kidney transplantation is obesity. We examined the changes in body composition after transplantation and its determinants.METHODS: A total…