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Articles tagged "Risk factors"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Barriers to Medication Adherence in an Urban Transplant Population

    A. Reticker, B. Valdepenas, L. Glauner, O. Piatek, S. Kerns, P. West-Thielke

    University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Non-adherence is a strong predictor of post-transplant outcome. Barriers to medication adherence (MA) include the cost and complexity of a medication regimen, education level,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    PHS High Risk: Is this Classification Still Needed?

    L. G. Smith

    Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: The continued shortage of organs for the over 100,000 candidates on the waitlist has led transplant centers to consider organs that have historically higher…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria among Adult Patients of Respiratory Tract within 90 Days after Lung Transplantation

    W. Chen, L. Zhao, L. Guo, S. Du, C. Liang, M. Li, B. Cao, B. Lu, J. Chen, C. Wang

    China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China

    *Purpose: Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are challenges in the management of lung transplantation patients. We conducted…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Medication Adherence in Thoracic Transplant Candidates

    K. Pennington1, R. Benzo1, S. Jowsey1, M. Budev2, S. Chandreashekaran3, D. Erasmus4, E. Lease5, D. Levine6, K. Thompson1, D. Yip4, B. Hardaway7, S. Dunlay1, C. Kennedy1

    1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 4Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 5University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 6University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 7Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

    *Purpose: Medication non-adherence is associated with poor outcomes in transplant recipients. It can be challenging to identify candidates at risk for medication non-adherence. The simplified…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence and Risks Factors of Kidney Allograft Loss Due to BK Virus in Pediatric Population: UNOS Data Set

    H. Patel1, K. Agrawal1, A. Pawar1, N. Rodig2, N. Agrawal1, F. Cardarelli1

    1Transplant Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Nephrology (Medicine), Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

    *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

    Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons About the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Sickle Cell Trait

    Z. Arabi1, A. Mateen1, A. Altheaby1, M. Bukhari2, A. Hamad3, S. Kaysi4, E. Elhassan1

    1KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 3The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, 4CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Saint Pryv/ Saint Mesmin, France

    *Purpose: Due to organ shortage, many transplant centers may consider “marginal” kidney donors as those with sickle cell trait ( SCT) for donation. Acceptance of…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Empowering Patients to Self-Care Dialysis Previous to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Warrant Adherence to Immunosuppression

    F. Ortiz1, I. Helanterä2

    1Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 2Kidney and Liver Transplantation, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    *Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppression increases the risk of kidney graft loss. We hypothesized that patient education to self-care dialysis has a positive impact on adherence…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Uncovering Factors That Lead to an Increase in Significant Early Rejection Outcomes in Cardiac Transplant Patients

    N. Parimi1, J. Titterington2

    1Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2Cardiovascular Disease, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS

    *Purpose: The factors that lead to an increase in significant early rejection (stage 2R or greater) along with the preferred induction immunosuppression strategy in orthotopic…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Changes in Risk Factors for Infections Post Liver Transplantation – A 16-Year Analysis

    I. Bajjoka, S. Serra, J. Mourad, M. Callaghan, C. Crombez, S. Foley, M. Abouljoud

    Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Infections are common cause of morbidity and mortality post liver transplant (LT). Risk factors are related to donor and recipient factors, including cold ischemia…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Modelling Patient Outcomes after Listing for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the UK: A Novel Technique

    M. Ibrahim1, L. Mumford1, R. Hogg1, R. Johnson1, M. Pearson2, J. Forsythe3, C. Callaghan4

    1Statistics and Clinical Studies, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2Winton Centre for Risk Evidence and Communication, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 3NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom, 4Renal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    *Purpose: Novel methods of data analysis and communication are needed to aid clinician and patient understanding of clinical outcomes. We aimed to demonstrate patient outcomes…
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