Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risks Factors of Kidney Allograft Loss Due to BK Virus: UNOS Data Set
H. Patel¹, K. Agrawal¹, A. Pawar¹, N. Leeaphorn², F. Cardarelli¹, N. Agrawal¹
¹Transplant Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Transplant Nephrology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine/Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, MO
*Purpose: BK virus infection can lead to graft dysfunction and loss in kidney transplant patients. Incidence and prevalence of BK Viremia (BKV) and BK Virus…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Associated with Mycophenolate Weight-Based Dosing in Varying Immunologic Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. A. Al-Bahou, A. R. Webb, M. Bloxam, L. J. Bowman Anger, R. S. Baliga, A. J. Brueckner
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Mycophenolate acid (MPA) is traditionally dosed in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) using the FDA-approved fixed dosing which is irrespective of patient-specific variables such as…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia Recurrence and Surgical Site Infection in the Transplant Population
O. Andacoglu¹, U. Ozbek², F. Cheema¹, L. Sanchez¹, F. Malcher¹
¹General Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: To investigate recurrence and surgical site infection (SSI) rates and risk factors after incisional hernia (IH) repair following abdominal transplantation.*Methods: A retrospective review of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Complex Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss
E. Van Loon¹, A. Senev¹, E. Lerut², M. Coemans¹, D. Kuypers¹, M. Emonds¹, M. Naesens¹
¹Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: Although graft loss is a primary endpoint in many studies in kidney transplantation and a broad spectrum of risk factors has been identified, the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Free Fatty Acids and Delayed Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Analysis
J. Zhou¹, J. Lyu¹, X. Yu¹, C. Wu², J. Chen¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital Kidney Disease Center, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, ²Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is one of the most common obstacles of donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidney transplantation. Serum free fatty acids (FFAs)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Extended-Criteria Donors: An Increased Risk of Ureteral and Urinary Complications? Study from 10279 Patients
B. Mesnard¹, M. Leroy², G. Karam¹, F. Neri³, P. Glemain¹, M. Perrouin-Verbe¹, S. De Vergie¹, O. Bouchot¹, J. Rigaud¹, D. Cantarovich¹, G. Blancho¹, M. Giral¹, J. Branchereau¹
¹Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, ITUN, Nantes, France, ²Department of Methodology And Biostatistics, Nantes, Nantes Université, Methodology And Biostatistics Platform, Nantes, France, ³Department of Surgical Sciences, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Due to the increasing need for kidneys suitable to transplantation, the scientific comunity has expanded the donor population to include extended criteria donors (ECD).…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Male Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are at Risk for Delayed Graft Function after Renal Transplantation
L. Lee¹, K. Bozhilov², L. L. Wong²
¹The Queen's Transplant Center, Honolulu, HI, ²Surgery, University of Hawaii - John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
*Purpose: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) have an increased risk of chronic kidney disease with disproportionately fewer patients receiving kidney transplants; this study aims…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pulmonary Hypertension is Associated with Inferior Graft and Patient Survival after Kidney Transplantation
M. C. Nguyen, P. Chiang, J. Motter, D. Brennan, A. Massie, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, D. Segev
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is increasingly recognized among patients with chronic kidney disease largely driven by left heart failure, high cardiac output, hypoxic lung diseases…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy is Associated with Greater Cognitive Improvement after Liver Transplant
M. Kim¹, J. Menzel-Smith¹, J. D. Peipert², K. J. Reid¹, P. Zee¹, D. P. Ladner³
¹Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Persistent or residual cognitive impairment following liver transplant is frequently reported yet not well-characterized.*Methods: Cognitive function was tested in a prospective cohort of patients…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Non-Self-Advocacy is Associated with Improved Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. C. Kale, A. S. Elston, R. D. Reed, V. Kumar, B. Berry, D. Hendricks, A. Carter, B. A. Shelton, M. N. Mustian, H. Qu, P. A. MacLennan, B. J. Orandi, R. M. Cannon, M. J. Hanaway, J. E. Locke
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Our Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program aims to help potential transplant recipients (PTRs) identify live donors with the help of an advocate. These advocates…