Articles tagged "Outcome"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Risks Associated with Blood Transfusions in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Health Administrative Data
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll⁶
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Insitute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) is a common occurrence in kidney transplant recipients, however it may carry certain risks which could be detrimental to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Male Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are at Risk for Delayed Graft Function after Renal Transplantation
L. Lee¹, K. Bozhilov², L. L. Wong²
¹The Queen's Transplant Center, Honolulu, HI, ²Surgery, University of Hawaii - John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
*Purpose: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) have an increased risk of chronic kidney disease with disproportionately fewer patients receiving kidney transplants; this study aims…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Can Biliary Internal Stents Reduce Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation?
Y. Kwon¹, Y. S. Genyk¹, Y. Yoon²
¹Division of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, and Abdominal Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, and Abdominal Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Biliary complications remain a consistent cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients and there is controversy as to whether the use…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes and Health Care Utilization after Early Hospital Dismissal in Kidney Transplantation: An Analysis of 1001 Consecutive Cases
E. Calderon¹, Y. Chang², J. M. Chang¹, C. Velazco¹, E. Giorgakis¹, A. A. Moss¹, H. Khamash³, R. Heilman³, K. S. Reddy¹, A. K. Mathur¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ³Department of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Perioperative care after kidney transplantation has improved with reduction in length of operative stay to as low as two days, but this has an…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Margin: Using Kidneys from Donors on Dialysis
P. S. Patel¹, S. Karir², V. R. Peddi¹, H. Mahanty¹, S. Katznelson¹, J. Bellingham¹, N. Neidlinger¹, A. Hassoun¹, A. Sandhu¹, N. Garg¹, L. Mayen³, W. Bry¹
¹CPMC Dept of Transplantation, San Francisco, CA, ²Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, ³Donor Network West, San Ramon, CA
*Purpose: Outcomes for transplantation from donors with acute kidney injury have been favorable. The definition and severity of AKI have been variable. Donors who are…
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…