Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Drivers Behind an Early Post-KAS Rise in Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Rates.
D. Stewart, A. Kucheryavaya, D. Klassen.
UNOS, Richmond, VA.
Background: DGF among solitary deceased donor kidney transplants (tx) increased by 22% (p<0.0001) -- from 24.6% to 30.1% -- during the first 6 months of…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Risk Index and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Patients.
J. Neal, Y. Sun, J. Erley, J. Shen, C. Sonnenday, P. Sharma, J. Park.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Purpose: Renal risk index (RRI) has been validated in liver transplant (LT) to predict post-transplant ESRD. We examined the clinical utility of RRI as a…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Urologic Complications After Pediatric En-Bloc Donor Kidney Transplantation.
S. Kabagambe,¹ A. De Mattos,² R. Perez,¹ C. Santhanakrishnan,¹ J. Sageshima,¹ C. Troppmann,¹ J. McVicar.¹
¹Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA; ²Transplant Nephrology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.
Pediatric en-bloc kidney transplant (PEBKT) has expanded the donor pool. Association of donor characteristics and urologic complications is not well described. The objective of this…
2016 American Transplant Congress
“Day 2 Discharge” After Kidney Transplantation: Complications, Health Care Utilization, and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes.
A. Mathur, N. Katariya, A. Welu, J. Chang, R. Heilman, A. Singer, H. Khamash, H. Chakkera, W. Hewitt, D. Haakinson, M. Maningo-Salinas, E. Oakley, A. Moss, K. Reddy.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix.
Background: Reducing kidney transplant length of stay is a priority for many stakeholders. We aimed to determine whether very early discharge – on or before…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease After Kidney Transplantation: The Role of Facility Characteristics on Outcomes and Costs.
A. Mathur, Y.-H. Chang, D. Steidley, N. Katariya, A. Singer, W. Hewitt, K. Reddy, N. Wasif, D. Etzioni, A. Moss.
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
Background: Long term outcomes are in jeopardy when kidney transplant recipients are hospitalized with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We sought to understand hospital predictors of inpatient…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Telehealth Monitoring on Early Hospital Readmission After Renal Transplantation.
K. Noon,¹ N. Sarabu,¹ J. Augustine,¹ D. Hricik,¹ B. Deleva,¹ K. Woodside,² M. Aeder,¹ J. Foote,¹ A. Bruno,¹ K. Walsh,¹ M. Johnston,¹ V. Humphreville,¹ E. Sanchez.¹
¹University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Introduction: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is an important quality metric of hospitals' performance. Kidney transplant surgery has a high EHR rate. It is not known…
2016 American Transplant Congress
A Nationwide Analysis of Reoperation After kidney Transplant.
Z. Moghadamyeghaneh, M. Alameddine, G. Burke, G. Ciancio, L. Chen.
Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
ObjectivesWe aim to report the rate and short-term outcomes of patients undergoing reoperation following kidney transplant in the United States.MethodsThe NIS database was used to…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Does Not Increase the Risk of Thrombotic Events in Kidney Transplantation: A Matched Case-Control Study.
J. Iuppa,¹ M. Dokus,² E. Venniro,³ A. Patel,² A. Danzig,⁴ J. Hahn,¹ R. Kashyap,² M. Orloff,² J. Taylor.³
¹Department of Pharmacy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ²Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ³Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ⁴School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Background: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is the most commonly used induction agent in kidney transplantation (KTx). To date, case reports and in vitro analyses have suggested…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Never Events and Hospital Acquired Conditions After Kidney Transplant.
Z. Moghadamyeghaneh, M. Alameddine, G. Burke, G. Ciancio, L. Chen.
Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Introduction: Never Events (NE) and Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) after surgery have been designated as quality metrics in health care by the centers for Medicare…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Epithelial Damage, Regenerative Capacity and Local Immune Response After Cold Storage of DBD Livers Determine Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation.
S. Brunner, H. Junger, H. Schlitt, S. Fichtner-Feigl.
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the development and molecular mechanisms of bile duct (BD) damage between organ retrieval and transplantation and…