Articles tagged "Outcome"

2019 American Transplant Congress
How Much Does Graft Function Cost Us? A Financial Analysis of Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Yaldo, I. Bajjoka, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) who receive dialysis post-transplant experience worse outcomes during the first year post-transplant. Whether KTR discharged with elevated levels of serum…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Follow-Up of the Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Venkatachalam, R. Delos Santos, T. Alhamad
Transplant nephrology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: To report the long term impact of check point inhibitors in patient and allograft survival among kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: We report follow up of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Variations in DCD Procurement Procedures across Opos and Their Effects on Liver Transplant Outcomes
A. P. Choubey¹, G. Mitro¹, E. J. Siskind², A. C. Ortiz³, M. Nayebpour⁴, N. Koizumi⁴, P. Wiederhold⁵, J. Ortiz¹
¹The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, ³University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, ⁴George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, ⁵Life Connection Of Ohio, Maumee, OH
*Purpose: Variations in procurement procedures across Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) may account for discrepancies in outcomes of donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplants. We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Standardizing Blood Pressure Measurement across 17 Pediatric Transplant Centers: The Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative
M. E. Seifert¹, R. Garro², R. P. George², G. Barletta³, C. W. Belsha⁴, A. Chaudhuri⁵, J. W. Goebel⁶, L. Wickman⁷, D. Matossian⁸, J. Misurac⁹, C. Nailescu¹⁰, C. R. Nguyen¹¹, M. Pearl¹², A. Pollack¹³, C. S. Pruette¹⁴, P. Singer¹⁵, P. S. Verghese¹⁶, B. A. Warady¹⁷, D. S. Dahale¹⁸, D. K. Hooper¹⁸
¹University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁷Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ¹⁰Riley Hospital For Children, Indianapolis, IN, ¹¹Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹²UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, ¹³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ¹⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁵Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, ¹⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁷Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ¹⁸Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: We report efforts from the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative (IROC) to standardize appropriate BP measurement across 17 pediatric kidney transplant centers.*Methods: 17 centers participated…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical & Economic Impact Of Allosensitization In Liver Alone And Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation
M. Askar¹, G. Saracino¹, A. Elsabbagh², J. Fung³, T. Srinivas⁴, S. Flechner⁵, J. Trotter¹, G. Testa¹, B. Kaplan⁶, G. Klintmalm¹, J. Schold⁵, S. Asrani¹
¹Transplant Center, Baylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX, ²St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN, ³University of Chicago Medicine, Chigao, IL, ⁴Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Transplant Center, Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX
*Purpose: Allosensitization is thought to have marginal impact among patients that undergo liver transplantation (LTA); further among simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLKT), livers may protect…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney-Intrinsic Innate Immunity and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathways are Key Determinants of Severity of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Following Transplantation
L. Qiu¹, J. Wang¹, X. Yeap¹, C. Lin¹, Y. S. Kanwar², D. Fang², M. M. Abecassis¹, Z. J. Zhang¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) following kidney transplantation (KTx) frequently leads to delayed graft function and is detrimental to graft longevity. Causes and susceptibilities of KTx…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Risk Factor-based Cardiac Catheterization Is Associated With Low Cardiac Morbidity And Mortality In Liver Transplant Patients
R. Rachwan¹, I. Kutkut¹, P. D. Bourdillon², L. R. Timsina³, M. Ghabril⁴, C. A. Kubal⁵, M. A. Lacerda⁶, R. S. Mangus⁵
¹Internal Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Internal Medicine, Indiana University, Division of Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN, ³Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Internal Medicine, Indiana University, Division of Hepatology, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Surgery, Transplant Division, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Internal Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Mortality post-liver transplant historically was largely attributed to coronary artery disease (CAD). Current guidelines recommend screening with non-invasive modalities in patients with risk factors.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Allograft Survival after Dual Kidney Transplantation is at Least as Favorable as Outcome after Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. Brar¹, M. Sattar¹, A. Gruessner¹, R. M. Jindal², R. Nee³, R. Gruessner¹, M. Salifu¹
¹SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Department of Surgery,, USU-Walter Reed Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, ³USU-Walter Reed Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
*Purpose: Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) is the implantation of two adult kidneys from a marginal donor into a single recipient. DKT may play an important…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Provider Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Primary Prevention Guidelines in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Kosirog¹, P. T. Campbell¹, S. Montag², S. Connolly¹, A. Daud³, A. Das¹, S. Pine¹, D. Finn³, J. Levitsky¹, J. L. Holl⁴, D. M. Lloyd-Jones⁵, L. B. VanWagner⁶
¹Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics and Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Department of Preventive Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Blood pressure (BP) control, aspirin, and statin use are modifiable risk factors for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), stroke, and heart failure…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Contemporary Predictors and Impact on Survival of Early Readmission after Kidney Transplant: Analysis of the Nationwide Readmission Database
N. Elfadawy, N. Tashtish, S. Al-kindi, D. Hricik, E. Sanchez, N. Sarabu
University hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Thirty-day readmissions after kidney transplantation are common and contribute to healthcare utilization and costs. We sought to describe the rates, causes, and predictors for…