Articles tagged "Outcome"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Caucasian versus African American Patients: Does Recipient Ethnicity Influence Outcomes?
J. Rogers¹, A. Farney¹, G. Orlando¹, C. Jay¹, V. Gurram¹, K. Gurung¹, A. Reeves-Daniel², A. Mena-Gutierrez², N. Sakhovskaya², M. Gautreaux¹, R. Stratta¹
¹Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Department of Internal Medicine, 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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Retransplantation after Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders: An Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database (1998 to 2019)
W. Cheungpasitporn¹, C. Thongprayoon², C. C. Jadlowiec³, W. J. Chon⁴, L. S. Cummings⁴, S. R. Katari⁴, N. Leeaphorn⁴
¹Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Renal Transplant Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine/Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, MO
*Purpose: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a serious, potentially fatal complication after kidney transplantation. Existing literature on outcomes of kidney retransplantation in patients with prior…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Improved Serum Vitamin D Level and Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation
J. Ryu¹, T. Koo², H. Jeon³, C. Ahn⁴, J. Yang⁵
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk through both immunologic and non-immunologic mechanisms. Although vitamin D deficiency is common in end stage renal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Three-Decade Analysis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Following Liver Transplantation
O. Y. Mousa¹, J. E. Corral², K. Wijarnpreecha², R. Shah³, V. S. Louwagie⁴, M. J. Bartel⁵, B. Brahmbhatt²
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN, ⁵Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) recipients are at risk of serious long term complications, including a higher risk of de novo malignancies compared to the general…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Validity and Utility of Urinary CXCL10/Cr Monitoring in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
T. Blydt-Hansen¹, A. Sharma², I. Gibson², C. Weibe², A. Sharma³, V. Langlois⁴, C. Teoh⁴, D. Rush², P. Nickerson², D. Wishart⁵, J. Ho²
¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³University of Western Ontaria, London, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Effective post-transplant monitoring is hampered by a lack of effective biomarkers. We sought to validate the utility of urinary CXCL10/Cr monitoring of rejection in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction in the Meld-NA Era: The Tremendous Impact of Liver Related Complications
N. R. Mazumder¹, K. Atiemo², K. Jackson³, A. Daud⁴, A. Kho³, J. Levitsky¹, D. P. Ladner⁴
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Transplant Surgery, Tulane, New Orleans, LA, ³Center for Health Information Partnerships, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The MELD-Na score widely used for medical decision making but is not a good predictor of patient outcomes at low scores. Although portal hypertensive…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Sleep Quality in Patients Admitted in ICU: A Cross-Section Study in China
L. Long, J. Liu, J. Yan, F. J. Xie, F. L. Liu, H. Liu, H. K. Yin
Transplantation Center, Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Although evidences showed that sleep disorder is common in patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD), less is known about their sleep quality after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Recipients of Allografts from Living Kidney Donors with Hypertension
F. Al Ammary¹, S. Yu², A. Muzaale², L. Luckmini², D. C. Crews¹, D. Brennan¹, D. Segev², A. B. Massie²
¹Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Allografts from living kidney donors may “carry” subclinical pathological abnormalities to the recipient and thus lead to adverse clinical outcomes. Because one mechanism underlying…
2020 American Transplant Congress
80 is the New 60: A Single-Center Outcome Study of Octogenarian Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Shankaranarayanan, T. Muthukumar, S. Sultan, A. Watkins, D. Serur, C. Hartono
Weill Cornell Medicne, New York City, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end stage renal disease. However, limited data is available on the outcomes of octogenarian recipients.*Methods: Retrospective…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients with Intractable Chronic Pancreatitis
P. J. Bachul¹, D. J. Grybowski¹, R. Anteby², L. Basto¹, L. Perea¹, K. Golab¹, L. Wang¹, M. Tibudan¹, A. Perez-Gutierrez¹, M. Komorniczak³, S. Nagpal⁴, A. Lucander¹, P. Borek¹, M. Dimitrov¹, J. Fung¹, J. B. Matthews¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, ⁴Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment option for non-diabetic patients with intractable chronic pancreatitis. The outcome and potential benefits for…