Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Equation, GRAIL (GfR Assessment in Liver Disease) Correctly Classifies Patients with Reduced GFR and Predicts Development of ESRD.
S. Asrani,¹ L. Jennings,¹ M. Nadim,² J. Levitsky,³ J. Trotter,¹ G. Klintmalm.¹
¹BUMC, Dallas, TX; ²USC, LA, CA; ³NW, Chicago, IL
Estimating glomerular filtration rate(CKD-EPI, MDRD-4, MDRD-6) is poor in liver patients with renal dysfunction(GFR<30ml/min). We developed a model for GFR Assessment In Liver disease(GRAIL) before…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Timing, Frequency, and Precipitating Factors of Early Readmission After Heart Transplant.
J. Van Liew, L. Potter, N. Uriel, L. Lourenco.
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
Purpose: Early hospital readmission after organ transplantation, defined as readmission within 30 days of discharge, has been found to be associated with increased morbidity and…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Elevated Doppler Resistive Indices in Renal Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function.
D. Mikhail,¹ E. Chan,² G. Aboalsamh,³ S. Cruise,⁴ S. Aquil,³ M. Mohamed,³ A. Sener,^1,3 P. Luke.^1,3
¹Urology, Western University, London, ON, Canada; ²Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada; ³Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; ⁴Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Doppler Ultrasonography is often carried out to determine renal allograft perfusion in the early post-operative period. An elevated resistive index (RI) is…
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Outcomes After Cholecystectomy in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.
I. Olorundare, S. DiBrito, C. Holscher, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore
INTRODUCTION: Patients awaiting kidney transplantation are at an increased risk of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis secondary to physiologic changes related to renal failure. Previous studies of…
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Describing the Effects of the Antibiotic Regimen Immediate Post Multi-Visceral Transplant in the Pediatric Population on the Time to First Serious Bacterial Infection.
B. Chatani,¹ J. Garcia,² C. Biaggi,² T. Beduschi,³ A. Tekin,³ R. Vianna,⁴ I. Gonzalez.⁵
¹Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; ²Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ³Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL; ⁴Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ⁵Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
This study is designed to elucidate the effect a tailored antibiotic regimen administered immediately post multi visceral transplantation may have on the duration until first…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Hysterectomy in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.
I. Olorundare, S. DiBrito, C. Haugen, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore
INTRODUCTION:Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecologic surgeries performed on women, including women with ESRD awaiting kidney transplantation. Despite this, studies of hysterectomy among…
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Predictive Value of Renal Transplant Scintigraphy for the Duration of Delayed Graft Function.
S. Benjamens,^1,2 R. Pol,¹ A. Glaudemans,² S. Berger,³ R. Slart.²
¹Surgery - Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background: Renal scintigraphy (RS) is a widely used test for the assessment of the transplanted kidney (KTX). As RS cannot reliably distinguish between rejection and…
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Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ D. Moonka,² A. Patel,³ K. Brown,² A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ³Nephrology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…
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Readmissions After Liver Transplantation–They May Be Predictable, but Are They Inevitable?
B. O'Brien, C. Mardis, A. Mardis, J. Fleming, H. Meadows, N. Patel, N. Pilch, C. Perez, M. Sell, A. Rogers, I. Lee, J. McGillicuddy, K. Chavin, D. DuBay, D. Taber.
Dept of Tx Surgery, Tx ICCE, Dept of Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Purpose: Published studies suggest that approximately 40% of OLTx recipients are readmitted within 30 days. The aim of this study is to analyze the risk…
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A Thirteen-Year Mayo Clinic Retrospective Study of the Syndrome of Rapid Onset ESRD Among Renal Transplant Recipients, 2001-2013.
M. Onuigbo,^1,2 N. Agbasi.³
¹Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI; ³Mental Health, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom
Introduction: We described the syndrome of rapid onset ESRD (SORO-ESRD), acute yet irreversible renal failure, for the first time in the journal Renal Failure in…