2020 American Transplant Congress
Basiliximab Induction in the Obese: One Size Does Fit All
*Purpose: Surgical advancements allow more obese (BMI> 30 kg/m2) patients to receive a renal transplant. The original clinical and pharmacokinetic (PK) trials in transplantation immunosuppression…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with BMI 40 to <50 kg/m2 Have Excellent Patient and Graft Survival
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Obesity rates in the United States (US) have reached nearly 40%, which has led to an increasing proportion of liver transplant (LT) candidates with…2020 American Transplant Congress
Sleeve Gastrectomy Compared with Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: A Decision Analysis
*Purpose: The use of bariatric surgery has increased for morbidly obese liver transplant candidates for whom placement on the waitlist is often restricted until they…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: There is a growing epidemic of obesity in patients with end stage kidney disease in need of kidney transplant, paralleling the general population. Most…2020 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Manufacturing Clinically Competent Regulatory T Cells from Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: The obesity epidemic has expanded rapidly over the last decade. Our program is developing a novel clinical protocol using expanded autologous regulatory T cell…2020 American Transplant Congress
Readmission Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery has increasingly been offered for morbidly obese patients prior to liver transplantation with the hope of improving both waitlist candidacy and post-transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Increased Visceral Fat in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: An increased amount of visceral fat (VF) has been reported as a precursor to metabolic syndrome and is a risk factor for renal dysfunction.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Rate of Change in Body Mass Index Prior to Liver Transplantation is Independently Associated with Post-Transplant Survival
1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Patients at the extremes of body mass index (BMI) have poorer outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Current national guidelines regard BMI ≥40 to be…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of BMI on Kidney Transplant Outcomes are Highly Modified by Patient and Donor Characteristics
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for transplant outcomes and high BMI is a commonly used relative contradiction for used for…2020 American Transplant Congress
NASH is the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in Elderly Patients
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasingly prevalent cause of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and…
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