Articles tagged "Outcome"

2019 American Transplant Congress
High Health Care Utilizers in Kidney Transplantation: Do You Know Your Frequent Flyers?
E. Weeda¹, Z. Su², D. Taber³, J. Bian², T. A. Morinelli⁴, N. A. Pilch⁵, P. D. Mauldin², D. A. DuBay⁴
¹Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ²General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ³Surgery and Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ⁴Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ⁵Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: To assess high hospital inpatient [IP] admissions and emergency department [ED] utilization within a 9-month period after kidney transplantation in order to identify potential…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Analysis of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys
Y. Qazi¹, D. Bahl², N. Mehta³, Z. Haddad⁴, M. Smogorzewski⁴
¹USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ³UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ⁴Keck Medical Center At USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol Recidivism In Liver Transplant Recipients With Alcoholic Liver Disease: Does Six-months Abstinence Rule Still Holds True?
S. K. Satapathy¹, C. Thornburgh¹, J. Yu², J. Eason¹, S. Kedia², D. Maluf¹
¹UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Liver transplant for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) continues to be a challenge for transplant centers, particularly related to the ethical dilemma of transplanting or…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Not All Poor Metabolizers Are Clinically Equal: Evaluating Weight-Based Tacrolimus Outcomes in CYP3A Loss of Function Variants
A. Q. Maldonado, W. Irish, T. E. Asempa, J. Gooden, M. L. Davis, C. Haisch, H. Jones, D. Leeser, L. Rebellato
Vidant Medical Center - Transplant Services, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: CYP3A polymorphisms are an important pharmacotherapeutic consideration due to the extensive CYP metabolism of tacrolimus (TAC) and variable expression among different races. The CPIC…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized, Controlled, Trial of Interventions to Promote Walking after Abdominal Organ Transplantation: The LIFT Study
M. Serper¹, I. Barankay², S. Chadha¹, J. Shults³, P. Reese¹
¹University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Substantial weight gain and sedentary behavior are common after transplantation. Behavioral economic strategies with financial incentives and reminders may promote healthy behaviors in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Exosomes Carry Stress and Damage Specific miRNAs during Peritransplant Period in TPIAT
P. Saravanan¹, M. Kanak¹, S. Vasu², M. Lawrence², M. Levy¹, B. Naziruddin³
¹Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, ²Islet Cell Lab, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, ³Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Innate inflammation and hypoxia during peritransplant period significantly affect survival of islet grafts. Markers that can identify stress and/or damage during this early period…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States: 10 Years of UNOS Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Experience
M. F. Malinis¹, R. LaHoz¹, G. Vece², S. Tlusty², S. Aslam¹, R. Bag¹, J. Bucio¹, L. Danziger-Isakov¹, D. F. Florescu¹, M. Rana¹, C. Wolfe¹, M. G. Michaels¹
¹DTAC, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be transmitted via organ donation. Failure to recognize tuberculosis (TB) may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Currently, donor screening for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients Older Than 60 Years of Age
R. Yemini¹, E. Nesher², R. Rahamimov³, S. Eizner², V. Mazhybovsky², V. Tennak², M. Gurevich², R. Ghinea², E. Mor²
¹Department of Surgery, Assuta Ashdod Medical Center, Ashdod, Israel, ²Department of Transplant Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel, ³Department of Nephrology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
*Purpose: Patients ≥ 60 years are the largest growing age group which comprise 40% of all patients with ESRD. Kidney transplantation has been shown to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Etiology of Liver Disease Affects Weight Gain after Liver Transplant
A. Chandrakumaran¹, M. B. Siddiqui², S. Patel², F. Lin³, J. Laurenzano², J. Clinton², T. Reichman⁴, C. Bhati⁴, M. S. Siddiqui²
¹Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Weight gain after liver transplant (LT) is a key driver of cardiometabolic disease and associated mortality. There is little known about trends in post-LT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Interstitial CD68+ Cells Infiltration and Kidney Graft Outcome
E. Paoletti¹, E. Bussalino², L. Marsano¹, D. Bellino¹, R. Russo¹, A. Parodi¹, G. Garibotto², J. L. Ravetti³
¹Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, Policlinico San Martino Genova, Genova, Italy, ²Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ³Pathology, Policlinico San Martino Genova, Genova, Italy
*Purpose: Macrophage infiltration, as an expression of early inflammation, is associated with unfavorable kidney graft outcome in protocol biopsies. However, few studies have evaluated the…