2018 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Assessment Pilot Study in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Older patients are more often being considered for kidney transplantation, however many candidates are on the waitlist for several years. We sought to evaluate the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increasing the Donor Pool for Highly Sensitized Patients with Allele Specific Antibodies: Optimizing the Virtual Crossmatch (vXM)
Background:Since implementation of the current Kidney Allocation System, highly sensitized patients with 98-100% cPRA (HSPs) are receiving ~10% of deceased donor kidneys compared to <2%…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Infectious Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Transplantation (KT). A Case Control Study
Study Purpose: Our aim was to investigate if among older KT recipient, the types of infections, number of rejections, graft and patient survival in the…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Utility of an Online Survival Calculator in Selecting Older Candidates for Kidney Transplantation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older patients referred for kidney transplantation are medically complex. A posttransplant survival prediction model is publicly available online and may aid physicians in selecting…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Operative Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life for Pancreas Transplant Recipients
A) AimsThe aim of this study is to identify the relative importance of pre-operative recipient and donor factors as possible predictors of post-pancreas transplant health-related…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Decade of Dual Kidney Transplantation Reveals Excellent Patient Outcomes from Otherwise Discarded Organs
Department of Organ Transplantation, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
IntroductionBridging the disparity between the kidney waiting list and donor pool remains challenging. For highly sensitised patients and older recipients the wait is contributing to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Weighing 8-10 Kilograms
Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
Background: Renal transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Most centers require a minimum weight of about 10 kg for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Machine Learning to Assess Kidney Donor Risk
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Organ quality estimation is critical in allocation and organ acceptance in renal transplantation. Standard methods determine the likelihood of an outcome of interest utilizing Cox…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of a Tobacco Prohibition Policy Compared to a Restrictive Policy on Liver Transplant Candidate Outcomes
Introduction: Substance use disorders (SUD) are common in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Poorer postLT outcomes in tobacco users have led programs to prohibit tobacco use…2018 American Transplant Congress
Infection Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole as Opposed to Atovaquone for Prophylaxis
Background: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is an important illness amongst solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the prophylaxis of choice based on efficacy…
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