Articles tagged "Outcome"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Duration of Brain Death Does Not Impact Short Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
A. M. Hawxby¹, R. Ketcham², J. P. Orlowski³, R. A. Squires², C. Hostetler²
¹Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, ²LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, ³LifeShare Transplant Donors Services, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In animal models, brain death has been shown to induce renal injury, primarily due to ischemia, inflammation, and alterations in hemodynamics. However, donor management…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Mhealth Coaching Improves Patient Activation and Nutritional Behaviors in Diverse Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Pollack¹, N. Stauffer², H. Lee², I. Satoru², M. Ellis³, C. Diamantidis³, S. Docherty⁴, E. T. Chambers⁵
¹Psychiatry, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Biostatistics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients who are not actively engaged in their care and lack self-management skills have poor transplant outcomes. These suboptimal outcomes are disproportionately…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Variability of Serum Klotho and FGF-23 Levels During the First Two Years After Kidney Transplantation
T. Vazquez-Sanchez¹, M. Sanchez-Niño², P. Ruiz-Esteban¹, V. López¹, J. Delgado¹, A. Ortiz³, D. Hernández¹
¹Nephrology Department, Regional University Hospital (IBIMA), REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Malaga (España), Malaga, Spain, ²Nephrology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. REDINREN, Madrid, Spain, ³Nephrology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. REDINREN, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
*Purpose: Klotho is a protein produced in renal tubular cells with nephroprotective actions which acts as a co-receptor for phosphaturic factor FGF-23. The natural history…
2022 American Transplant Congress
An Acceptable Challenge for Specialized Transplant Centres: Small Kidney Donors for Small Recipients
R. Büscher, M. Cetiner, P. F. Hoyer, A. K. Büscher
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Kidneys from small donors (SDK, donor weight
2022 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early Post Transplant Cardiac Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation
V. Subramanian¹, K. Bowers², H. Kalagotla², J. Buggs¹, N. Kemmer¹, K. Dhanireddy¹
¹Transplant Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular complications after liver transplantation (LTx) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to evaluate risk factors…
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Renal Allograft Outcomes of Very High KDPI vs High KDPI Donor Kidneys
R. Rattanavich, R. Villicana
Transplant Nephrology, Transplant Institute Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
*Purpose: Since KDPI > 85 donor kidneys have been commonly used among older recipients, renal allograft outcomes of very high KDPI (≥95) donors have been…
2022 American Transplant Congress
2021 Outcomes Analysis Of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes Of Hard To Place Kidneys
D. Bahl¹, A. Mahajan², M. Smogorzewski³, Y. A. Qazi⁴
¹St. George's University, St Georges, Grenada, ²University College Cork School Of Medicine, Cork City, Ireland, ³Keck Medical Center at USC, los angeles, CA, ⁴Keck Medical Center at USC, LOS ANGELES, CA
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Experience with Covid-19 Infection and Vaccination in Combined Kidney/HSCT Recipients
M. Gibson¹, D. Belshe¹, G. Gregory¹, S. Tanna¹, M. Ison¹, S. Ildstad², J. R. Leventhal¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: Kidney transplant(KTx) recipients are at increased risk of COVID-19 related complications. KTx pts who have undergone therapy to induce tolerance are a unique cohort…
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Rates Of Dermatology Follow-up And New Skin Cancer Diagnosis Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients During The Covid-19 Pandemic
R. Saranath, J. Gomez, B. Fernandez, E. Shah, S. Michalak, I. Ahronowitz
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at an elevated risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers. Routine dermatologic surveillance has been shown to improve skin…
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Attitudes Toward Organ Donation in Arab-Based Population
R. A. Almubark¹, M. Alghonaim², N. F. BinDhim³, B. Attar⁴, F. Abaalkhail⁵, F. Al Ammary⁶, S. A. Alqahtani⁷
¹Scientific Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²CEO, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Medical Department, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Comprehensive Transplant Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Commitment to organ donation may vary among willing younger and older adults. We aimed to understand attitudes toward organ donation among Arab adults.*Methods: We…