Articles tagged "Outcome"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Outcome Monitoring Registry Donor Risk Index: A New Measure of Deceased Donor Liver Quality
S. Kurian¹, J. Case¹, A. Robinson², B. Barrick¹, M. Prentice², C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation, La Jolla, CA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing Research Department, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The liver donor risk index (LDRI) created in 2006 evaluated the relative risk of graft failure, however its weaknesses have limited its use in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Early Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Late Antibody-Mediated Rejection after Kidney Transplantation
G. Chen, Z. Wu, C. Wang, X. Liu, Q. Li, L. Chen
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection(AMR) is a major risk factor for graft loss after kidney transplantation. Some AMR appeared within 6 months after kidney transplant, that we…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Ursodeoxycholic Acid Use Does Not Alter Long Term Rejection, Biliary Complication, Mortality or Hospitalization Rates after Liver Transplantation
T. Ashraf¹, V. Mendiratta², S. Gill¹, A. Abdelwahab³, D. Moonka², S. Jafri²
¹Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Endogenous bile acids are suspected to contribute to hepatobiliary injury after liver transplantation through direct cytotoxic effects. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been shown to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Textbook Outcome: Definition and Analysis of a Novel Quality Measure in Kidney Transplantation
S. E. Halpern¹, D. Moris², B. I. Shaw², L. M. McElroy², M. J. Ellis³, D. Sudan², S. J. Knechtle², B. H. Collins², A. S. Barbas²
¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Textbook outcomes (TO) is an emerging concept in surgery, which represents an effort to define a standardized, composite quality metric based on multiple postoperative…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Large Single Center Analysis of Medical and Surgical Complications Associated with Obesity after Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era
F. Aziz, A. Ramadorai, S. Parajuli, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, D. Mandelbrot, D. Foley, M. Garren, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Medical and surgical complications associated with obesity after kidney transplantation in the current era are unknown.*Methods: We analyzed the records of consecutive first-time, kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Report of Organ Offers Linked with Instant Messaging Data Provides a Basis for Quality Improvement
E. Pahl
Health Informatics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Thousands of viable organs are discarded every year with incorrect or inappropriate reasons for declination. One limitation on the accessibility of organ transplantation is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Significance of DSA Clearance in Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients on 1 Year Outcomes: Interim Results from PARAMOUr “Pediatric Renal AMr Outcomes” Study
I. Ashoor¹, R. Garro², S. Solomon³, A. Jain⁴, M. Kallash⁵, K. Twombley⁶
¹LSHUSC Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, ⁴Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ⁵Nation Wide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Little is known about how donor specific antibody (DSA) clearance correlates with outcomes in pediatric antibody mediated rejection (AMR). There is also little data…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Transplant Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Involvement Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay and Readmissions Following Kidney Transplantation
E. A. Herriman¹, J. R. Montgomery², K. J. Brown¹, K. J. Woodside¹
¹Surgery-Section of Transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Transplant surgery Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are utilized to provide complex care to transplant patients. Daily responsibilities of APPs are broad and variable across…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in a Lung Transplant Recipient
A. Arjuna¹, M. T. Olson², S. Tokman¹, S. Biswas Roy¹, M. A. Smith¹, R. M. Bremner¹, R. Walia¹
¹Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, ²University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Malignancy is generally a contraindication to lung transplantation (LTx). Few reports describe clinical outcomes in patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation with indolent hematologic malignancy. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Synergistic Impact of Obesity and Pre-sensitization in Kidney Transplant Recipients on the Long Term Allograft Survival
Y. Park¹, S. Lee¹, E. Ko¹, T. Ban², J. Min³, H. Yoon⁴, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Eunpeyong St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Obesity is emerging as important health problems worldwide. In recent years, with the development of desensitization therapy, successful kidney transplantation has been performed even…