2018 American Transplant Congress
The Price of Diabetes Medication Management in Kidney Transplantation: Similar Rates of Readmissions, but More Healthcare Utilization
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing diabetes (DM) medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Patient Change in Residence and Risk of Readmission after Renal Transplant in the US
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
To predict readmission post-kidney transplant (KTX-R), novel risk factors must be identified. We investigated the impact of a) neighborhood (zipcode) and its attributes and b)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Transplant Rounds: A Step to Improved Team and Patient Satisfaction
BackgroundMultidisciplinary communication (MDC) is critical for transplant patient (TXP) safety. We hypothesized that formal, scripted multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) would yield improved MDC HCAHPS scores (Hospital…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Overseas Organ Transplantation on Outcome of Kidney Transplant Patients
Background.Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment option for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Although there is a trend to decrease in overseas transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Anxiety, Fatigue and Depression in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Using PROMIS Measures: A Pilot Study
Siragusa Transplant Center, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
We screened for behavioral health symptoms in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) recipients to determine associations with lab measures of graft injury using the Patient-Reported Outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Patient Reported Outcomes for Patients That Received Living Donor Kidney Transplants
Purpose: Caring for subjective complaints is one of the most difficult aspects of any health care provider's job. These conditions in the transplant patient are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Transplant in Sequential Eras in Patients with Polycystic Liver Disease at Various Stages of Disease
1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; 2SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Patients with polycystic liver disease (PLD) receive liver transplants at various time points in their disease process. Some patients receive liver transplant alone (L), some…2018 American Transplant Congress
High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Donor Kidneys: Use Them, Don't Lose Them!
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: With the development of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and a new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) implemented on 12/4/14, the expanded criteria donor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Graft Function in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: To compare and evaluate 5-year outcomes of graft function for younger (Y) versus elderly (E) kidney transplant recipients (KTR).Introduction: As the number of elderly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Is Kidney Transplantation Safe in Patients over 71 Years Old?
Department of Kidney & Liver Transplantation, ASUIUD, Udine, Italy.
Introduction: Kidney transplantation in elderly patients is superior over dialysis as therapy for end stage renal disease (ESRD). We analyzed different parameters to evaluate patient…
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