Articles tagged "Outcome"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension: Not an Absolute Contraindication?
B. Prajapati¹, D. Gumber², I. Moinuddin¹, C. Bhati¹, G. Gupta¹, D. Grinnan³, D. Kumar¹
¹Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Pulmonology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as defined by a pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) >50mmHg is associated with high peri-operative mortality and thus is…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Recovery After Surgery Protocol in Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Decreased Hospital Stay and Improved Clinical Outcomes
Y. Lin, M. Eltemamy, K. Sasaki, V. Krishnamurthi, D. Goldfarb, A. Wee
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Early recovery after surgery protocols (ERAS) has been adopted in many surgical procedures. In 2018 we introduced transplant ERAS to our institution. It included…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Review of 10-Year Liver Explant Pathology Impact on Outcomes in a Single Center
Y. K. Kwon¹, L. Sher¹, S. Khemichian², J. Kahn², Y. Genyk¹
¹Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Explant pathology (EP) is an important prognostic factor after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to correlate…
2021 American Transplant Congress
AM PAC Scores and Liver Transplant Resource Utilization
M. Pierpont¹, M. Gosselin², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar¹, J. Buggs⁴, N. Kemmer⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a tool utilized to assess three functional domains: basic mobility, daily activities, and applied cognition. Previous studies…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Outcomes in Previously Covid Positive Living Kidney Donors and Their Recipients
R. Prashar, N. J. Khoury, M. Ramesh, A. K. Patel
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Study short term outcomes of living kidney donors (LKD) who were previously infected with COVID 19, and in their recipients.*Methods: After a brief hiatus…
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Impact of CHA2DS2-VASc Score on Postoperative Mortality Following Kidney Transplant
J. Klein¹, M. Rangel¹, Z. Spigel², E. Hollinger¹, D. Olaitan¹, M. Hertl¹, E. Chan¹
¹Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: This study aimed to assess the correlation between CHA2DS2-VASc score and postoperative kidney transplant survival. The conditions captured in the CHA2DS2-VASc score are commonly…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Caucasian versus African American Patients: Does Recipient Ethnicity Influence Outcomes?
J. Rogers¹, A. Farney², G. Orlando², C. Jay², K. Gurung², B. Sharda², A. Reeves-Daniel³, A. Mena-Gutierrez³, N. Sakhovskaya³, W. Doares⁴, S. Kaczmorski⁴, M. Magid⁴, M. Gautreaux², R. Stratta²
¹Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: The influence of African American (AA) recipient ethnicity on outcomes following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) in the modern era is uncertain.*Methods: From 11/01 to…
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Oxalate Nephropathy After Kidney Transplant: Defining Histological Patterns, Contributing Factors and Graft Outcome
N. Jakob¹, A. Chuu¹, J. Ninan¹, E. Lim¹, N. Zhang¹, H. Amer², F. Cosio², H. Wadei³, M. Ryan¹, C. Cortese³, L. Cornell², M. Keddis¹
¹Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate KTx recipients with biopsy proven oxalate nephropathy (ON) to better define risk factors, histologic patterns and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Mortality in Organ Transplant Recipients with Covid-19 Compared to Non-transplant or Waitlisted Patients: A Meta-analysis
A. H. Lerner, E. Klein, D. Farmakiotis
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI
*Purpose: Organ transplant recipients (OTR) are considered at high risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19. However, mortality rates range from 30%. Some studies found that…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pre- Kidney Donation Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Outcomes
E. Helgeson¹, E. F. Palzer¹, D. Vock¹, A. Matas²
¹University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: In general, hypertension (HTN), proteinuria, or diabetes (DM) are exclusion criteria for living kidney donation in young candidates. Exceptions are made for conditions only…