2017 American Transplant Congress
Prioritization for Kidney Transplant Due to Medical Urgency: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes After Transplantation.
Background: Kidney allocation in Brazil is mainly based on HLA compatibility. However, since 2002, patients who are no longer effectively dialyzed because hemodialysis (HD) and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Access to Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK) Should Not Be Restricted to BMI > 28.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: Currently, UNOS guidelines require that uremic, insulin-dependent type 1 diabetic patients have a body mass index (BMI) < 28m/kg2 in order to be eligible…2017 American Transplant Congress
How Much Is a Kidney Worth? Comparing Kidney Transplant Strategies in Liver Transplant Candidates.
1Div Nephrology, ; 2Div Gastroenterology & Hepatology, ; 3Ctr Health Policy, Stanford U, Palo Alto
The number of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplants for renal failure complicating end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is rising. The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) will…2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy in Low Risk Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: Donor Factors.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; University of Colorado, Denver
It is not known whether depleting induction is needed in low-risk elderly kidney transplant (KT) recipients in whom concern for infectious and complications is higher…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Factors Show Low Impact on Patient and Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Paired Analysis of Left/Right Deceased Donor Kidney Pairs.
The impact of donor factors on kidney allograft outcomes and infectious complications has been suggested in many previous studies. However, analyses of left/right donor kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
A2 Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience.
Montefiore Medical Center Transplant Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Background: The new kidney allocation system implemented in December 2014 allowed for use of A2/A2B donors to B recipients. However there is no mandate by…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Smoking History Associated with Increased Risk of Death Following Lung Transplantation, but Lower Risk of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Purpose: The impact of donor smoking history on long term mortality, causes of mortality and the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Telemedicine Utilization After Kidney Transplantation Was Not Associated with Decreased Early Hospital Readmission Rate.
Kidney Transplantation, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Kidney transplant population has marked high 30-day early hospital readmission (EHR) rate. EHR has attracted considerable attention recently as an acceptable metric of poor hospital…2017 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Employment Patterns Are More Favorable in Patients with Solitary Pancreas vs. Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney (SPK) Transplants – The Impact of Native Kidney Function.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Introduction: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) is a debilitating disease resulting in life-limiting secondary complications. A successful pancreas (Pa) transplant (Tx) achieves normoglycemia, extends life expectancy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Small Pediatric Donor Kidney Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients.
Kidneys from small pediatric donors (age <5 years, weight <21 kg) may be a means to increase the donor pool for pediatric recipients. Transplantation of…
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