Articles tagged "Outcome"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Admitted for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
M. S. Anderson¹, S. Uttal², M. Bertha³, K. Jencks², H. Asefah², A. Gustafson³, K. N. Truitt³, P. Maddur³, J. Mellinger²
¹Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Despite known increases in alcohol use, changes in alcohol-associated liver disease rates during COVID-19 have not been well characterized. We compared the incidence and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Resistance Isn’t Futile: The Independent Effect of Pumping Resistance on Long-Term Kidney Graft Survival
D. Stewart¹, J. Foutz¹, L. Kamal², G. Gupta²
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Kidneys are pumped for therapeutic (to mitigate deleterious effects of ischemia), practical (to facilitate transplant scheduling), and prognostic (to assess organ quality) purposes. Yet…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-Center Study Assessing the Association of Frailty with Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Malinis¹, M. Abidi², E. Benamu², N. Jakharia³, N. Law⁴, R. Sigler⁴, R. Nog⁵, S. Olivier⁵, S. Taimur⁶, N. Theodoropoulos⁷, J. Schaenman⁸
¹Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²University of CO, Aurora, CO, ³Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴UCSD, San Diego, CA, ⁵Westchester Med Ctr, Westchester, NY, ⁶Mount Sinai SOM, New York, NY, ⁷Univ of MA, Worcester, MA, ⁸UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Frailty is a multi-dimensional characterization of decreased reserve and diminished response to stressors in older adults. Frailty at the time of transplant has been…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Low Fixed Tacrolimus Starting Dose and the Correlation with Renal Allograft Rejection
R. Davoudi, E. Kitchel, S. Lee, T. Tan, T. Sievers, S. Bunnapradist
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Achieving a tacrolimus therapeutic trough concentration (C0) by post-operative day (POD) 3-7 has been associated with a reduced risk for rejection. Although FDA prescribing…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Gastrointestinal Pathogen PCR Testing in Liver Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with Diarrheal Illness
C. K. Ching¹, Y. R. Nobel², M. R. Pereira³, E. C. Verna⁴
¹Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Diarrhea is a common complication among liver transplant (LT) recipients and can result in significant morbidity. The development of PCR-based multiplex gastrointestinal (GI) pathogen…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Early Graft Injury After Liver Transplantation with Blood-Bile Ratio of Tacrolimus: The TUBE Trial
M. M. Pascale¹, G. Bianco¹, L. Ferri¹, F. Giovinazzo¹, A. Liguori², G. Marrone², A. Grieco², S. Agnes¹
¹General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCSS - Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy, ²Transplant Hepatology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS - Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy
*Purpose: The aim of the“Tacrolimus in Bile”(TUBE)Trial is the creation of a laboratory parameter for the early detection of hepatic injury after liver transplant.*Methods: TUBE…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Kidney Transplantation from Small Pediatric Donors Aged < 2 Years Into Pediatric Recipients: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study
Q. Zhang, M. Huang, J. Li, W. Wu, H. Zhang, C. Wu, Q. Fu, P. Gao, L. Ling, W. Chen, B. Xu, X. Su, L. Liu, C. Wang
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Kidneys from small pediatric donors (aged < 2 years, SPD) are underutilized. Concerns regarding potentially inferior outcomes hinder the use in pediatric recipients, especially…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. C. Gruessner
Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver transplants (DDLT) that have achieved or came close to 100 years of function first in the donor…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplants in Children: A Single-Center Experience
S. Shaikhouni¹, C. Hanna², I. Sekhon¹, H. Amer¹, M. Prieto³, C. H. Cramer²
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Over the past decades, immunosuppression regimen protocols, surgical techniques, and outcomes in pediatric kidney transplants (PKT) have evolved. This study describes our center’s experience…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Donation Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Outcomes
E. F. Palzer¹, E. S. Helgeson¹, M. Evans², D. Vock¹, A. Matas³
¹Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: In the general population, pregnancy complications are associated with long-term maternal risk. Kidney donors with postdonation pregnancies have increased risk of gestational HTN and…