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
Impact of Donor Multidrug-Resistant Organisms on Risk of Recipient Infection
J. A. Anesi¹, E. A. Blumberg¹, J. H. Han², D. H. Lee³, H. Clauss⁴, R. Hasz⁵, E. Molnar⁴, D. Alimenti¹, A. R. Motzer⁴, S. West⁵, W. B. Bilker¹, P. Tolomeo¹, E. Lautenbach¹, T. Prevention Epicenters Program⁶
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Although there is concern about the use of donor organs that are infected or colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), their impact on solid organ…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival after Lung Transplantation by Discharge Immunosuppressive Regimen: An Analysis of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data
W. S. Cherikh¹, B. J. Plucinski¹, S. Palmer², W. E. Fitzsimmons³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ³Fitzsimmons LLC, Vernon Hills, IL
*Purpose: As the optimal immunosuppressive (IS) regimen after lung (LU) transplant (TX) is unknown, we conducted an analysis to compare the effect of four different…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Feasibilty of Hepatitis C NAT Positive Kidney Transplant into Hepatitis C Negative Recipients as Standard of Care
T. Kaur, J. Choi, N. Anwar, M. Anand, S. Shah, S. Bumb, B. Abu Jawdeh, S. Shah, T. Diwan, A. Govil
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: With advent of direct acting antivirals (DAA) for Hepatitis (Hep) C which have a 96-100% sustained viral remission(SVR), doors have opened for using Hep…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of and Risk Factor for Pancreas Transplants with Marginal Donors
A. Gruessner, S. Saggi, J. Renz, R. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Over the years, the selection criteria for a pancreas donor changed with the decline in numbers of transplants. More and more younger donors with…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Cadaveric Uterus Transplant Outcomes: Cleveland Experience
C. Quintini¹, G. D’Amico¹, B. Eghtesad¹, E. Richards¹, C. Kwon¹, K. Hashimoto¹, S. Ricci¹, R. Flyckt², C. Ferrando¹, A. Simioni¹, L. Del Angel Diaz¹, C. Miller¹, T. Falcone¹, A. Tzakis³
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
*Purpose: Uterus transplantation (UTx) is a novel treatment modality for women with absolute uterine factor infertility. The majority of uterine transplants performed in the world…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pregnancy on Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
T. Abe, A. Taniguchi, M. Kawamura, S. Nakazawa, T. Kato, R. Imamura, N. Nonomura
Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
*Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate whether the experience of pregnancy and delivery would be associated with poor maternal outcome among kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: A…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Performance Evaluation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) in Liver Transplant Candidates
P. Gomez, K. Zucker, J. Foote, C. Thomas, R. Anderson, R. Nathan, S. Mehta, N. Patel, M. Fallon, A. Seetharam
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) tool is employed in candidate evaluation. SIPAT scoring and association with outcomes post liver transplant (LT)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Factors Associated with Delayed Graft Function Severity Using the OPTN Database
K. Checchi¹, D. Stewart², A. Toll², J. Case¹, S. Kurian¹, C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Health, La Jolla, CA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing Research Department, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a costly adverse outcome in kidney transplantation with negative implications for both graft and patient survival. Identifying factors associated…