2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcomes of Kidneys Procured from Donors With KDPI > 80%
TRIBE Consortium, New Haven, CT.
Kidneys procured from donors with KDPI>80% are often biopsied and pumped, yet frequently discarded. The accuracy of these quality assessment tools remain controversial but contribute…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Process-Level Factors Associated With Kidney Transplant Readmissions
Readmissions following kidney transplantation (KTX) are common, with complex etiologies. There is a lack of research exploring the potential of optimizing post-transplant processes to reduce…2015 American Transplant Congress
Combined Robotic Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Recipients: Initial Results from Prospective Randomized Study
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionIn many transplant centers, patients with a BMI above 40 kg/m2 are either completely excluded or required to lose weight before being considered for kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Listing for Kidney Transplantation in Adults Aged 70 Or Over
Renal Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
Background:Low likelihood of listing and subsequent deceased donor transplantation has previously been reported for the elderly with additional concerns about patient frailty, morbidity and mortality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Quality Assessment: Correlation Between Early Graft Outcomes and Patient-Centered Assessments of Hospital Care
1Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ; 2Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Patients selecting a transplant center use public reports of outcomes to empower their decision-making. Patient-focused quality measures are lacking in transplantation, but are a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Living Kidney Donors With Medullary Sponge Kidney
Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background: Patients with medullary sponge kidney (MSK) commonly encounter recurrent nephrolithiasis. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical and safety outcomes of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Factors and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant at a Single Center
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Early hospital readmission (EHR) is a key negative outcome in kidney transplantation (KT). Socioeconomic (SE) factors are associated with EHR in other contexts, but have…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sarcopenia and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Liver Transplantation
Introduction: We describe 3 cases of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) following liver transplantation (LT) in patients with pre-transplant sarcopenia.Reports: All 3 patients were transplanted at a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Gifted Lithiasis: Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
BACKGROUND: The presence of kidney stones has been a relative contraindication for living donation. The long term outcomes and safety of kidney transplant recipients of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates With Previous Malignancy: Analysis of 14-Year Waiting List Data in the United States
College of Medicine, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Purpose: We aimed to study the difference in patient survival and transplantation probability rates of adult kidney transplant (KT) candidates with and without history of…
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