2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and BMI in Liver Transplant Candidates: 9-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study
*Purpose: Obesity and frailty are associated with an increased risk of waitlist mortality (WLM) in liver transplant (LT) candidates. However, body mass index (BMI) may…2019 American Transplant Congress
Time within Therapeutic Range: A Comparison of Three Tacrolimus Formulations within Ninety Days of Renal Transplant
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Optimizing tacrolimus (TAC) time within therapeutic range (TTR) has been shown to improve outcomes post-transplant. To date, there are no studies assessing differences in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of a Rapid Magnetic Resonance Protocol to Assess Body Composition Profiles in Adult Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is a poor marker of obesity and outcomes in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Data suggest that body composition profiling (BCP),…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Of Dosing Weight Selection On Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression In High-risk, Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: There are limited data regarding the optimal weight-based dosing strategy for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplantation. At our center, rATG is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Etiology of Liver Disease Affects Weight Gain after Liver Transplant
*Purpose: Weight gain after liver transplant (LT) is a key driver of cardiometabolic disease and associated mortality. There is little known about trends in post-LT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Obese Candidates
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The dialysis dependent patient population is growing more obese and finding innovative ways to make them transplant candidates is important. Here in we demonstrate…2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Frailty has been shown to be predictive of patient outcomes following renal transplantation. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of New Onset Diabetes after Transplantation Using Bariatric Surgery
Transplant Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
New onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common complication, occurring 20-36% after renal transplant historically and 15.8% at our institution. Obesity is a known…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Effect of BMI on Renal Function in Asian Living Kidney Donors
One of the targets of expanding criteria for kidney donation is BMI. As the impact of BMI differs in Asians, we studied the long-term effect…2018 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients: The New Standard?
Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: Obese recipients could potentially benefit from the introduction of minimally invasive techniques for kidney transplantation. We have introduced robotic kidney transplantation for our obese…
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