Articles tagged "Outcome"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Informing Informed Consent for High KDPI Kidneys.
A. Nishio Lucar, D. Keith, G. Vranic.
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
The standard approach to informed consent for high KDPI (KDPI 86-100%) deceased donor kidneys (DDK) relies on anticipated graft half-life and may not provide candidates…
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Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplants Following Simultaneous Solid Organ and Vascularized Composite Allograft Procurements.
M. Alhefzi,¹ M. Aycart,¹ G. Sharma,² N. Krezdorn,¹ E. Bueno,¹ S. Talbot,¹ M. Carty,¹ B. Pomahac,¹ S. Tullius.³
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ³Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Background: Current knowledge of the impact of facial vascularized composite allograft (VCA) procurement on the transplantation outcomes of the concomitantly recovered life-saving organs is limited…
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Long-Term Deterioration of Graft Function (DeKAF) Study: Histologic Interpretation of Cross-sectional vs Prospective Cohorts.
A. Matas,¹ A. Fieberg,¹ L. Hunsicker,² J. Grande,³ For the DeKAF Group.
¹U of MN, Mpls, MN; ²U IA, Iowa City, IA; ³Mayo, Rochester, MN.
The major aim of the DeKAF study was to define previously unidentified phenotypes resulting in late graft dysfunction and loss (GL). Two cohorts were developed,…
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Why Are Pancreas Transplants Declining in the United States in the Past Decade?
R. Stratta,¹ A. Gruessner,² J. Odorico,³ J. Fridell,⁴ J. Rogers,¹ A. Farney,¹ G. Orlando,¹ R. Gruessner.²
¹Surgery, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC; ²Surgery, SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY; ³Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; ⁴Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
In the past decade, the annual number of pancreas transplants (PTxs) in the US has steadily declined coincident with increasing numbers of PTxs performed outside…
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Clinical Correlation Between Pairs of Kidneys Transplanted from the Same Donor.
A. Baheerathan, H. Beckwith, A. McLean, D. Taube, M. Willicombe.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Concordance of allograft outcomes between kidneys transplanted from the same donor has previously been reported. However recipient characteristics become increasingly important after the immediate…
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The Effect of Body Mass Index on Lung Transplant Outcomes.
M. Kashem,¹ A. Shiose,¹ J. Abraham,¹ N. Dean,¹ S. Breves,¹ F. Cordova,² N. Patel,² T. Yoshizumi,¹ G. Criner,² Y. Toyoda.¹
¹Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Lung transplant (LTx) has the potential to effectively extend the life expectancy for patients with end-stage lung disease. Both high and low body mass…
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Utilization of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
D. Liang,¹ S. Gordon Burroughs,¹ J. Nolte,¹ M. Boktour,¹ J. Ensor,¹ A. Ali,¹ T. Hirase,¹ J. Hall,¹ S. Spear,¹ L. Moore,¹ C. Mobley,¹ A. Saharia,¹ S. Hai,² A. Gaber,¹ R. Ghobrial.¹
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston; ²Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami.
Introduction: Protein-calorie malnutrition is common in patients with advanced liver disease and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative parenteral…
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C1q Donor Specific Antibody Associates with Post Transplant Biopsy Findings in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Kuppachi,¹ D. Holanda,² S. Gallegos,³ E. Field.^3,4
¹Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; ²Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; ³Iowa Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA; ⁴Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
We performed monitoring of conventional donor specific antibodies (DSA) and C1q binding DSA (C1q DSA) to correlate levels with pathology findings in protocol kidney biopsies…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Prostate Cancer Characteristics and Outcome in Renal Transplant Recipients: Results from a Contemporary Monocentric Study.
C. Pettenati,¹ A.-S. Jannot,² V. Verkarre,³ S. Hurel,¹ H. Kreis,⁴ M. Housset,⁵ C. Legendre,⁴ A. Méjean,¹ M.-O. Timsit.¹
¹Department of Urology and Transplant surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ²Department of Statistics, Computing and Public Health, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ³Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ⁴Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ⁵Department of Onco-Radiotherapy, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
Objective To analyze prostate cancer characteristics in a contemporary monocentric renal transplant recipients (RTR) population and to compare oncological outcome after radical prostatectomy (RP) with…
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Non-adherence is associated with increased risk of rejection and graft loss.
R. Pullalarevu,¹ D. Taber,² A. Chokkalingam,² R. Browning,¹ M. Kamel,¹ M. Salazar,¹ T. Srinivas,¹ M. Posadas Salas.¹
¹Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC; ²Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Non-adherence is common among kidney transplant recipients. However, data on the impact of appointment and medication non-adherence on kidney transplant outcomes are scarce. This study…