2015 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Post-Graduate Year 2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency Program at an Academic Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital performs a high volume of solid organ transplants each year, allowing for residents and students from many…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Study of the Implementation Costs of the New Kidney Allocation System
Transplantation, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Changes to the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) required transplant programs to utilize resources to prepare for its implementation. A complex strategy was developed which…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmissions After Kidney Transplantation
Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Early rehospitalization after kidney transplantation is common and is considered a quality metric. Few studies have examined preventability or specific transplant/discharge factors associated with early…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacoepidemiology of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in a Large Multicenter Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis or preemptive treatment are recommended for seronegative recipients of kidneys from seropositive donors (D+/R-) and seropositive patients (R+), but not D-/R-…2015 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variations: Liver Transplant Tourism Within the US
Aim: Given the current geographic disparities in average MELD scores at liver transplantation (OLT), there is increasing interest in patients who travel for OLT and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing Peri-Operative Value-Based Care in Kidney Transplant Induction
1Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 3Nephrology, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Due to the dwindling reimbursement for kidney transplants (KTx), there must be a continuous effort to provide the best value-based care. The purpose of this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Early Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR): Complications, Resource Utilization and Cost-Differential in Treatment of AMR
Early antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is common in positive crossmatch kidney transplants (+XMKTx). The current study determined the complications, resource utilization and cost associated with early,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Local Expansion in DCD Kidney Transplant Activity Improves Waiting List Outcomes and Addresses Inequities of Access to Transplantation
1Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2NHSBT, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Following expansion in our circulatory death (DCD) transplant program, our center now performs twice as many DCD as brain-death (DBD) kidney transplants. Here, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Early Rehospitalization After Kidney Transplant
Early rehospitalizations within the first 30 days (R-30D) are common after kidney transplant. R-30D are costly and associated with an increased risk of graft failure…2015 American Transplant Congress
Descriptive Analysis of Patients Who Travel Away from Home for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Aim: Given the current geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation (OLT), there is a segment of the population that may travel to different areas…
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