Articles tagged "Outcome"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Livers Allocated to High UNOS Match Sequence Number Recipients at a High Volume Transplant Center
M. Park, L. De Gregorio, H. Bohorquez, D. Bruce, E. Bugeaud, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, A. Mathur, D. Sonnier, J. Seal, G. Loss.
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
IntroductionImproved utilization of expanded criteria donor (ECD) allografts offers an opportunity to expand the donor pool, reduce wait-times and waitlist mortality. We analyzed outcomes at…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center
K. Peterson,¹ O. Serrano,¹ M. Odegard,¹ S. Mongin,² D. Berglund,³ D. Vock,⁴ S. Chinnakotla,¹ T. Dunn,¹ E. Finger,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas.¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Informatics Services for Research and Reporting, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Kidney Transplantation (KT) demands navigation of a complex healthcare system and adherence to lifelong immunosuppression therapy. Cultural and linguistic discordance between patients and providers…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Post Heart Transplant Survival with Epstein-Barr Virus Mismatch in the Current Era
M. Kittleson, J. Patel, E. Kransdorf, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, S. Mersola, D. Geft, D. Chang, L. Czer, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been implicated in a multitude of cancers, including B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, CNS lymphoma, gastric cancer and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Previous…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Psychotic Disorders and Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation
M. Molnar,^1,2 J. Eason,^1,2 A. Gaipov,³ M. Talwar,^1,2 P. Potukuchi,³ K. Kalantar-Zadeh,⁴ C. Kovesdy.^3,5
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN; ²Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ⁴Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, CA; ⁵Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
Background: The prevalence of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia combined is around 1-4% in the general population and both represent relative contraindications for kidney transplantation. However,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Chauvet Workgroup: From Inception to the Future
H. Amer,¹ S. Jowsey-Gregoire,¹ M. Kumnig,² E. Moreno,³ W. Dean,⁴ C. Brown,⁵ S. Jarvholm,⁶ K. Coffman,⁷ P. Petruzzo,⁸ E. Morelon.⁸
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ⁴US Department of Defense, Fort Detrick, MD; ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; ⁶University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ⁸University of Lyon, Lyon, France.
From the first hand transplant that ushered in the era of reconstructive transplantation, it was apparent that the psychosocial background of the patient and the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impact of BK Viremia on Kidney Transplantation: Single Center Experience
W. Hassan, A. El-Husseini, B. Suleiman, K. Wang, M. Yaseen, A. Maibam, A. Karim, A. Hines, A. Castellanos, V. Cornea, X. Mei, R. Gedaly, T. Waid.
Nephrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Introduction: BK viremia (BKV) is an emerging problem in renal transplantation. The risk factors and the impact of BKV on renal allograft and patient survival…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes, Care Needs and Adherence in Long Term Intestine Transplant Survivors ≥10 yrs
B. Kosmach-Park,¹ G. Mazariegos.²
¹Transplant Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Although survival has increased significantly for pediatric ITx recipients, continued graft surveillance and monitoring of clinical and psychosocial outcomes are essential. Purpose: Describe clinical…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Obesity in Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs,¹ R. Mehta,² M. Adesunkanmi,² J. Boone,² E. Rogers,³ A. Kumar,⁴ V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Pre-Med Undergraduate, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; ³Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ⁴Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Obesity (BMI >30) is a world health epidemic projected to increase the incidence of diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure. The shortage of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Assesment of a Novel Chronic Kidney Disease Educational and Goal Setting Tool among Liver Transplant Recipients
R. Leek,¹ J. Park,¹ C. Koerschner,² J. Mawby,³ J. Wright Nunes,⁴ C. Sonnenday,³ P. Sharma.²
¹College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ³Transplantation Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ⁴Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Background: Stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease(CKD) among liver transplant(LT) recipients is common and associated with diminished patient and graft outcomes. Our previous study showed that…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcome Implications of Benzodiazepines and Opioid Co-Prescriptions before Kidney Transplantation
N. Lam,¹ M. Schnitzler,² D. Axelrod,³ V. Dharnidharka,⁴ D. Segev,⁵ A. Naik,⁶ H. Xiao,² R. Ouseph,² H. Randall,² G. Hess,⁷ B. Kasiske,⁸ D. Brennan,⁵ T. Alhamad,⁴ K. Lentine.²
¹Univ Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ²Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis; ³Lahey Clinic, Burlington; ⁴Washington Univ, St. Louis; ⁵Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; ⁶Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor; ⁷Hennepin, Minneapolis; ⁸Symphony Health, Conshohocken.
Recent studies have identified co-prescription of benzodiazepines and opioids as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in the general population. We previously described associations of…