Articles tagged "Outcome"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience in Ex Vivo Hilar Renal Artery Aneurysm Repair and Autotransplantation
A. Chang¹, K. Cederquist¹, P. Abt¹, G. Wang², B. Jackson², A. Naji¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Vascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In this study, we review our centers experience with complex renal artery aneurysms using our preferred technique of open nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Can an Organ Survive for More Than 100 Years Between Donor and Recipient
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. C. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: It has been hypothesized that parenchymal grafts have a longer life expectancy than the cardio-cerebro-vascular system. We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver (DDOLT),…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Tracheostomy as a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplantation
E. C. Klipsch, T. J. Hathaway, D. Roe, C. Hage, M. Duncan, R. S. Mangus
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Tracheostomies are commonly performed postoperatively in lung transplant recipients to provide ventilation for prolonged periods, and with relatively few studies detailing these patients’ outcomes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends of Kidney Transplant Volume During Covid-19 Era
G. Rajashekar¹, S. Chang¹, K. Lentine², J. Wellen¹, T. Alhamad¹, M. Merzkani¹, H. Murad¹
¹Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint louis, MO, ²Nephrology, SSM Saint Louis University, Saint louis, MO
*Purpose: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical syndrome of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted routine healthcare and life-saving procedures, including solid organ transplantation. This resulted…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in Pediatric Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
M. MacConmara, J. Shah, L. de Gregorio, D. Desai, P. Vagefi, C. S. Hwang
Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Pediatric recipients of living donor kidneys have a low rate of delayed graft function (DGF). The aim of this study was to examine the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
How Long is the Wait Worthwhile: Cost-Effectiveness of Accepting a Kidney from a Donor with Apolipoprotein L1 High-Risk Genotype
K. Lentine¹, D. Brennan², M. Wang³, M. Schnitzler⁴, H. Xiao⁴, D. Axelrod⁵, J. Snyder⁶, K. Lentine⁴
¹Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Long-Term Outcomes (APOLLO) study is underway to define the impact of kidney donor renal risk variants (RRVs) on the survival…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Cmv Cell Mediated Immunity Based Protocol on Guiding Cmv Prophylaxis Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation – A Single Center Experience
G. Kalkan¹, S. Ball², L. McConnell², D. M. Desai³, A. Aqul³, P. K. Sue¹
¹Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Solid Organ Transplant Program, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, ³Solid Organ Transplant Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity following pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), especially among high risk (HR) CMV D+/R- recipients. In 2019,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Adverse Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation
E. Lorenz, T. Petterson, C. Schinstock, W. Sanchez, K. Yost
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Limited health literacy has been associated with a decreased likelihood of listing for transplant and an increased risk of waitlist mortality among kidney transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Shortage and the Rush to Convert: An Unexpected Burden on the System During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
N. Pilch, L. Johnson, M. Aldoughaim, N. Patel, F. Bartlett
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: A national shortage of immediate release (IR) tacrolimus (FK) fully impacted our center in May 2020. The conversion process was immediately challenging during the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Course and Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Covid-19
R. C. Jackson¹, S. Challa², A. Halim¹, N. Kelly³, D. Maluf⁴, K. Shetty³, Z. Lominadze³
¹Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown, Baltimore, MD, ³Program in Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Program in Transplantation, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: We characterized the outcomes of COVID-19 in our population of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs). Since these individuals are immunocompromised, with multiple comorbidities, we…