Articles tagged "Outcome"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Estimated vs. Actual Graft Failure and Patient Survival after Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs¹, T. Thigpen², E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar³, V. Bowers¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Wesleyan College, Macon, GA, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between the estimated and actual values of graft survival and patient survival in kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Metabolomic Study Of Sarcopenia In Patients Prior To Liver Transplantation
S. Ries,¹, N. J. Skill¹, E. Campbell¹, R. Daniel², C. A. Kubal¹, M. S. Richard¹, M. A. Maluccio¹
¹Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass, typically associated with aging, but frequently appearing in liver disease patients. In particular, sarcopenia present…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Qualitative Recovery Outcomes of Living Kidney Donors
J. Huang¹, M. Mahoney², J. Buggs¹, E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar³
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the qualitative outcomes of living kidney donors by gender.*Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Allograft Dysfunction Does Not Predict Graft or Patient Survival in Recipients of Living Donor Liver Transplantation
H. J. Braun, J. L. Dodge, J. D. Grab, N. L. Ascher, J. P. Roberts
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The rationale for left lobe utilization in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is that removal of a smaller liver segment that is still sufficient…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Ureteral Stent on Urinary Tract Complications after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation
L. Zheng, H. Jia, H. Chen, J. Wu
Kidney disease center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College Of Medicine,Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Urinary tract complications after renal transplantation, including urinary mechanical and infectious complications, could lead to graft loss. In order to avoid these situations, prophylactic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Atresia Patients Receiving Liver Transplantation Reflect Changing Birth Demographics in the United States between 1987-2018
R. Sindhi, K. Soltys, G. Mazariegos, G. Bond, A. Khanna, P. McKiernan
Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To review the multi-center US experience with liver transplantation (LT) for Biliary Atresia (BA)*Methods: We reviewed LT outcomes in children with BA in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus Infection Disparity between Black and Other Races; Do Not Blame the Mycophenolic Acid
N. Raj¹, R. Spong¹, S. Jackson², V. Vakil¹, D. Keys¹, E. Finger³, S. Riad¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Complex Care Analytics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Disparities in kidney transplant outcomes between black recipients and others continue to exist. We sought to examine the impact of race and the differential…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Glycemic Control on Long Term Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreas Transplantation
V. S. Rohan¹, K. Soliman¹, V. Kalbhavi², S. N. Nadig¹, A. Lin¹, V. Rao¹, D. Taber¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
*Purpose: Successful pancreas transplantation (PTX) has been demonstrated to be efficacious in improving quality of life, eliminating diabetic complications and potentially curing diabetes. However, the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Obese Candidates
I. G. Tzvetanov, K. A. Tulla, O. T. Okoye, C. Di Bella, P. Di Cocco, J. A. Almario Alvarez, M. Spaggiari, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The dialysis dependent patient population is growing more obese and finding innovative ways to make them transplant candidates is important. Here in we demonstrate…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis Increases the Risk of Multi-Drug Resistant Cultures and Infections in Liver Transplant Patients
R. Rosenblatt, A. Schluger, M. Pereira, E. Verna
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis (SBP-P) is increasingly prescribed to patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT), but its impact on multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) or the…