Articles tagged "Outcome"

2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel, Dose-Adjusted Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability Model Identifies High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Better Than Existing Methodologies
J. Kim, S. Wilson, Y. Song, J. Schwartz.
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook.
Intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus trough concentration (TTC) is a risk factor for inferior transplant outcomes. However, assessing IPV is problematic, relying on fixed dose…
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The Effects of Age-Adjusted Marriage Duration on Graft Outcomes in Spousal Donor Kidney Transplantation
M. Yu,¹ J. Park,² H. Cho,¹ J. Ha,¹ C. Ahn,¹ Y. Kim,¹ H. Lee.¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.
It is well known that graft survival rate in spousal donor kidney transplantation (SKT) is similar to that of living related donor kidney transplantation (LRKT)…
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Delivery of Culturally-Competent Transplant Care among Hmong Kidney Transplant Recipients: Outcomes from a Single Institution
M. Odegard,¹ O. Serrano,¹ K. Peterson,¹ S. Mongin,² D. Berglund,³ D. Vock,⁴ S. Chinnakotla,¹ T. Dunn,¹ E. Finger,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas.¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Division of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Informatics Services for Research and Reporting, Fairview, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Kidney transplantation (KT) entails delivery of complex, well-coordinated, multidisciplinary care. Cultural and linguistic discordance among transplant providers and patients can lead to healthcare disparities.…
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Impact of Changes to the LAS Calculation
R. Lehman,¹ R. Carrico,¹ K. Uccellini,¹ K. Chan,² T. Whelan.³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA; ²Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Medical Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: On 2/19/2015 major revisions to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) calculation were made to more appropriately reflect candidates' waiting list urgency and post-transplant survival.…
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Donor Hypothermia Outcomes in Living Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ J. Wei,² E. Rogers,³ R. Liu,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; ³Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Background: The effect of donor hypothermia is known to significantly reduce the rate of delayed graft function (DGF) in cadaveric donor kidney transplantation. The effect…
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Digital-Enabled Refills and Medication Adherence among Transplant Recipients
S. Boghani, H. Kirkham, G. Pietradoni, N. Hira.
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL.
Purpose: Impact of nonadherence among transplant recipients has been well documented as a significant contributor of allograft failure. The objective of this study was to…
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As Clear as Mud: Volatility of the Five-Tier Quality Assessment of Kidney Transplant Centers in the United States
J. Schold,¹ K. Andreoni,² A. Chandraker,³ R. Gaston,⁴ J. Locke,⁴ A. Mathur,⁵ T. Pruett,⁶ A. Rana,⁷ L. Ratner,⁸ L. Buccini.¹
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; ²University of Florida, Gainesville; ³Harvard Medical School, Boston; ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; ⁵Mayo Clinic, Phoenix; ⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; ⁷Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; ⁸Columbia University, New York.
Outcomes of patients receiving transplants in the US are systematically aggregated into bi-annual Program-Specific Reports(PSRs) detailing risk-adjusted survival by transplant center. Recently the SRTR issued…
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Regression of Left Atrial Diameter after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Prolonged Survival: An Observational Study
A. Kainz,¹ F. Regele,¹ M. Kammer,² A. Beer,³ R. Steringer-Mascherbauer,⁴ T. Binder,⁵ R. Oberbauer.¹
¹Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²CeMSIIS, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ³Nephrology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ⁴Cardiology, Ordensklinikum Linz, Linz, Austria; ⁵Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
BackgroundThe risk of cardiovascular death in patients on dialysis is dramatically elevated but can be reduced by renal transplantation. We previously showed that left atrial…
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Associations of Poor Physical and Cognitive Performance and Kidney Transplant Waiting List Denial
M. Harhay,¹ K. Ranganna,¹ F. Michie,¹ C. Selinski,¹ T. Bajakian,¹ L. Levin Mizrahi,¹ J. Lee,¹ G. Malat,¹ G. Xiao,¹ D. Reich,¹ S. Guy,¹ P. Reese.²
¹Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia; ²Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: Little is known about the clinical impacts of physical and cognitive impairments on kidney transplantation (KT) candidacy.Methods: We enrolled 170 adults (age> 18 years)…
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Comparison of Glycemic Control in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients after Pancreas Transplantation
O. Andacoglu,¹ A. Murthy,² J. Ahn,³ J. Verbesey,¹ S. Ghasemian,¹ M. Cooper,¹ P. Abrams.¹
¹Transplant, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC; ²School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; ³Biopstatistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Background: Pancreas transplant remains controversial for type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients.Aim: To compare glycemic control following pancreas transplantation between T1 and T2 DM patients.Methods: 52…