Articles tagged "Outcome"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Comprehensive Validation of Different Clinical Prediction Models on Short- and Long-Term Outcome Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
J. Boecker,¹ Z. Czigany,¹ J. Bednarsch,¹ I. Amygdalos,¹ F. Meister,¹ D. Morales Santana,¹ W. Schoening,¹ T. Ulmer,¹ M. Krebbers,¹ G. Koek,¹ D. Kroy,² F. Tacke,² C. Trautwein,² U. Neumann,¹ G. Lurje.¹
¹Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany; ²Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany.
Background: Organ shortage remains a major problem in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). An optimal utilization of the donor pool with better prediction of outcome is…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Does DGF Result in Worse Outcomes in a Second Transplant?
B. Muth,¹ B. Astor,^1,2 J. Blazel,¹ J. Turk,¹ D. Mandelbrot,¹ A. Djamali,¹ S. Parajuli.¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Department of Population Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Delayed graft function (DGF) is a risk factor for patient death, kidney allograft loss, reduced allograft function and acute rejection after kidney transplantation. Prior transplant…
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Infectious Complications Associated with Eculizumab Used for ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation
M. Campara, P. West-Thielke, K. Progar, N. Jasiak, A. Lichvar, I. Tang, E. Benedetti.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
Introduction: A novel approach in ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor renal transplant (LDRT) includes use of eculizumab (ECU) that allows for avoidance of traditional desensitization. We…
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The AKI-Predict-Score: A New Prediction Model for Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation
M. Kalisvaart,¹ A. Schlegel,¹ I. Umbro,² K. Roberts,¹ D. Mirza,¹ T. Perera,¹ J. Isaac,¹ A. P. Mitterhofer,² J. de Jonge,³ P. Muiesan.¹
¹Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Internal Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; ³Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
BackgroundPostoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication after liver transplantation and associated with impaired survival rates, chronic kidney disease and higher costs. Although…
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Impact of Changes to the LAS Calculation
R. Lehman,¹ R. Carrico,¹ K. Uccellini,¹ K. Chan,² T. Whelan.³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA; ²Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Medical Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: On 2/19/2015 major revisions to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) calculation were made to more appropriately reflect candidates' waiting list urgency and post-transplant survival.…
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Donor Hypothermia Outcomes in Living Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ J. Wei,² E. Rogers,³ R. Liu,² V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; ³Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Background: The effect of donor hypothermia is known to significantly reduce the rate of delayed graft function (DGF) in cadaveric donor kidney transplantation. The effect…
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Digital-Enabled Refills and Medication Adherence among Transplant Recipients
S. Boghani, H. Kirkham, G. Pietradoni, N. Hira.
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL.
Purpose: Impact of nonadherence among transplant recipients has been well documented as a significant contributor of allograft failure. The objective of this study was to…
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As Clear as Mud: Volatility of the Five-Tier Quality Assessment of Kidney Transplant Centers in the United States
J. Schold,¹ K. Andreoni,² A. Chandraker,³ R. Gaston,⁴ J. Locke,⁴ A. Mathur,⁵ T. Pruett,⁶ A. Rana,⁷ L. Ratner,⁸ L. Buccini.¹
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; ²University of Florida, Gainesville; ³Harvard Medical School, Boston; ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; ⁵Mayo Clinic, Phoenix; ⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; ⁷Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; ⁸Columbia University, New York.
Outcomes of patients receiving transplants in the US are systematically aggregated into bi-annual Program-Specific Reports(PSRs) detailing risk-adjusted survival by transplant center. Recently the SRTR issued…
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Regression of Left Atrial Diameter after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Prolonged Survival: An Observational Study
A. Kainz,¹ F. Regele,¹ M. Kammer,² A. Beer,³ R. Steringer-Mascherbauer,⁴ T. Binder,⁵ R. Oberbauer.¹
¹Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²CeMSIIS, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ³Nephrology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ⁴Cardiology, Ordensklinikum Linz, Linz, Austria; ⁵Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
BackgroundThe risk of cardiovascular death in patients on dialysis is dramatically elevated but can be reduced by renal transplantation. We previously showed that left atrial…
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Associations of Poor Physical and Cognitive Performance and Kidney Transplant Waiting List Denial
M. Harhay,¹ K. Ranganna,¹ F. Michie,¹ C. Selinski,¹ T. Bajakian,¹ L. Levin Mizrahi,¹ J. Lee,¹ G. Malat,¹ G. Xiao,¹ D. Reich,¹ S. Guy,¹ P. Reese.²
¹Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia; ²Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: Little is known about the clinical impacts of physical and cognitive impairments on kidney transplantation (KT) candidacy.Methods: We enrolled 170 adults (age> 18 years)…