2020 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Worse Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs)
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Prior studies linked metabolic syndrome with worse kidney outcomes in a variety of populations. In this study, we assessed the long-term risk of reduced…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Obesity on Short and Long Term Outcomes on Simultaneous Kidney- Pancreas Transplantation
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has been very effective in normalizing glucose control in type 1 diabetes and more recently in type 2 diabetes with equivalent patient…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: As non-alcoholic steatohepatitis grows as an indication for liver transplant, the challenge managing obese pre-liver transplant patients will become more pronounced, especially because most…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Development of an Innovative Training Pathway for Robotic Assisted Renal Transplant Program
1ECU, Greenville, NC, 2Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: To develop and implement a surgeon and team training program for robotic renal transplants utilizing innovative technology and techniques.*Methods: A graduated robotic educational program…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…2020 American Transplant Congress
Reverse Epidemiology and the Obesity Paradox for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
*Purpose: Obesity has been associated with both increased progression of chronic kidney disease as well as with a paradoxical improvement in survival among ESRD patients…2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Sarcopenia and Obesity by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Transplant and Hepatobiliary Populations
*Purpose: Sarcopenia and obesity are common among transplant and hepatobiliary patients; however, current methods of measuring these risk factors may provide an inadequate representation of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Timing of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: The timing of bariatric surgery for obese liver transplant candidates remains controversial. Surgery prior to transplant may improves one’s chance of receiving a transplant,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Reasons for Living Kidney Donor Candidate Turndowns: A Single-Center Cohort Study
University Hospitals. Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Living kidney donation is widely accepted to be a safe procedure. In the absence of reliable predictors of renal dysfunction in potential living kidney…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sirolimus on Weight Gain Post Heart Transplant
*Purpose: Obesity is common after heart transplant (HT), resulting in increased risk of new onset diabetes, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and graft failure. Immunosuppressants (ISN)…
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