2019 American Transplant Congress
Women Who Undergo Liver Transplant Have Increased Health Care Utilization in the Peri-Transplant Period Compared with Men
*Purpose: We have previously shown that women on the liver transplant (LT) waitlist are at greater risk of hospitalization compared with men, but whether this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Limited Accessibility of Kidney Transplantation in Rural Residents: A Nationwide Data of South Korea
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is suggested that KT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival of Fourth Time Renal Transplant Recipients Are Similar to Third Time Transplants: A SRTR Database Analysis
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The number of candidates for repeat kidney transplant in the United States has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Second and third kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Forensic Transplant Psychiatry: Ethical Issues and the Unique Assessment Needs of Candidates with Forensic Psychiatric Problems
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To establish what, if any, currently available guidelines or assessment instruments can help transplant programs perform fair, and objective evaluations of patients with forensic…2019 American Transplant Congress
Perceptions and Attitude of Transplant Clinicians towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Transplant Recipients: A Survey of the American Society of Transplantation
*Purpose: The perceptions and attitude of transplant clinicians towards antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is unclear. We conducted a survey to better understand their attitude and perceptions…2019 American Transplant Congress
Costs In Contemporary Transplant Practice
Renal Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
*Purpose: The cost of kidney transplantation, in the context of increasing immunological and medical complexity and higher donor and recipient age, remains uncertain. In 2009,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Dependence, Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Among patients with ESRD, functional dependence is common and an important determinant of both HRQOL and adverse outcomes. Kidney transplant (KT) may help patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Renal Replacement Therapy Strategies in Haiti
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the optimal renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in high-income countries (HICs) conferring the highest…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Organ Procurement Organization Surgeon on Utilization of High KDPI Kidneys
*Purpose: In 2014, TXSB organ procurement organization (OPO) employed a full-time donor surgeon. We previously demonstrated that presence of a donor surgeon had a beneficial…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis A Hospitalizations among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States: A Nationwide Study
*Purpose: Hepatitis A illness severity increases in immunosuppressed patients and one of important indicators of hepatitis A illness severity is whether patients require hospitalization. This…
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