Articles tagged "Outcome"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver and Kidney Transplantation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Single Center Experience
M. Haberal¹, E. Karakaya¹, A. Akdur¹, E. Ayvazoglu Soy¹, F. Ozcay², E. Baskin³, S. Boyacioglu⁴, A. Torgay⁵, S. Yildirim¹, G. Moray¹, F. Yarbug Karakayali¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Department of Anaesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Introduction: Beginning of this year, when the Covid-19 pandemic has first started, it had the immediate effect of severely reducing living and deceased organ…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prophylactic Biliary Intra-Operative Stents at Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLTx)
M. Aldamry
Mcgill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Biliary complications can affect up to 40% of patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx). Endoscopic management has a high success rate but involves multiple…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Textbook Outcome as a Composite Quality Metric in Kidney Transplantation
J. L. Han, A. J. Logan, J. M. Sneddon, G. L. Brock, K. W. Washburn, A. D. Schenk
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Textbook outcomes (TO) describe ideal patient outcomes following specific surgical procedures and are useful composite quality metrics for patients, providers and payors. We aimed…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of Sclerotic Donor Kidneys in the United States
J. D. Motter, K. R. Jackson, J. J. Long, A. B. Massie, N. M. Desai, D. L. Segev, J. M. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Sclerotic donor kidneys (SDK, glomerulosclerosis ≥20% on biopsy) represent a possible expansion to the donor pool but are often discarded due to historical association…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Functional Status on Outcomes of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: Risks and Opportunities for Patient Benefit
K. Lentine¹, T. Alhamad², M. Cooper³, Z. Zhang⁴, K. Woodside⁵, D. Dadhania⁶, S. Chang², D. Axelrod⁷, M. Schnitzler⁴, R. Ouseph¹, J. Snyder⁸, B. Kasiske⁸, R. Parsons⁹
¹Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Washington Univ, Seattle, WA, ³Georgetown Univ, Washington, DC, ⁴Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ⁷Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁸SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁹Emory, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The impact of functional status on survival among simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPKT) candidates and recipients is not well described.*Methods: We examined national Scientific Registry…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Are Consistent Regardless of Transplant Center Characteristics in the United States
K. Ross, R. Lynch, R. Patzer
Emory University, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Black liver transplant recipients experience poor post-transplant outcomes; little is known about potential mechanisms of this disparity. We investigated whether racial disparities in liver…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Graft Function Post Transplantation Using Clinical and Biological Features Supported by Machine Learning Algorithms
Y. Gao¹, Y. Cui¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², L. Gallon³, A. Bajwa², E. Akalin⁴, J. D. Eason², D. Maluf², V. Mas²
¹Department of Genetics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ²Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Albert Einstein Medical College, New York, NY
*Purpose: Predicting renal function post transplantation is a frequent challenge impacting physician decisions and patient quality of life. We aimed to develop a composite score…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
C. M. Anugwom¹, S. Jackson², T. Pruett³, N. Lim¹
¹Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Fairview Health Services., Minneapolis, MN, ³Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in liver transplant (LT) recipients but there continues to be a paucity of data on this topic.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Predictors of Sensory Polyneuropathic Signs and Symptoms in Renal Transplant Recipients
S. Nolte¹, J. Hofman¹, A. Gomes-Neto¹, B. de Greef², J. Elting¹, M. Eisenga¹, M. van Londen¹, S. Bakker¹, I. Nolte¹, C. Faber², J. Sanders¹, D. Touw¹, I. Lesman-Leegte¹, S. Berger¹, G. Drost¹
¹University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
*Purpose: Sensory polyneuropathy is a common finding in renal transplant recipients (RTR). Patients with end stage renal disease are at a high risk to develop…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Discontinuation Rates in Multicenter Trials – Are They Driven by Attitudes or Facts?
B. Nashan¹, F. Braun², D. Dragun³, I. A. Hauser³, P. Schemmer², H. J. Schlitt², C. Sommerer³, B. Suwelack³, C. Schiedel⁴, I. Kroeger⁴, F. Thaiss³
¹Athena and Hephaistos, Study Group, Germany, ²Hephaistos, Study Group, Germany, ³Athena, Study Group, Germany, ⁴Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany
*Purpose: The ATHENA [NCT01843348] and Hephaistos [NCT01551212] trials were designed to compare everolimus [EVR] in combination with reduced tacrolimus [rTAC] or reduced cyclosporine A [rCyA]…