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Sarcopenia Predicts Worse Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Sarcopenia, or decreased muscle mass and function, is prevalent in adults with end-stage liver disease and negatively affects outcomes in liver transplantation (LT). Sarcopenia,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Increased Recipient Age on Solid-Organ Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
*Purpose: Increased recipient age has been associated with poorer solid organ pancreas transplant (SOPTx) outcomes. We hypothesized that recipient age cut-offs in Australia and New…2020 American Transplant Congress
Financial Feasibility of a Culturally Competent and Linguistically Congruent Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program
1Northwestern U Feinberg Sch of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
*Purpose: Relative to their representation on the waitlist, Hispanics/Latinos received significantly fewer LDKTs than non-Hispanic Whites in 2018: 5.0% versus 12.2%. In 2006, Northwestern Medicine…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Purposeful Reductions in Immunosuppression on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Reductions to immunosuppressive therapy (IS) are often made due to infection or other IS intolerances, but little is known of impact of these reductions…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Nursing Education on Organ Donation
1Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 2Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
*Purpose: Organ transplantation is the gold-standard for patients with end-stage organ disease. For organ donation to occur, potential donors need to be identified and referred…2020 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Optimal Recipients for DCD Livers: Minimizing Risks of Liver Transplantation with DCD Livers by Matching to Preferred Recipients
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) livers represent a possible expansion to the donor pool, but are frequently discarded as they are associated with a…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Induction Therapies in Low Sensitized Renal Transplant Recipients with Two HLA DR Mismatch in Tacrolimus Era
*Purpose: A mismatch for two HLA DR antigens portends high immunological risk in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Induction therapies with both rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (r-ATG)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Induction Regimens in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
*Purpose: Spontaneous survival rates in acute liver failure (ALF) are vastly improved by liver transplantation (LT). However, the value of induction agents beyond steroids continues…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Renal Transplant after Intestinal Transplant – Technical Challenges and Outcomes
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is no data in the literature about outcomes of pediatric intestinal transplant (IT) recipients, who require renal transplant after intestinal transplant (RTAIT). The…2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Its Implications for Early Post-Transplant Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Frailty, a measure of physiologic reserve, is associated with poor early outcomes, like early hospital readmission (EHR) and delayed-graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant…
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