2020 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Recipient Selection and Surgical Complications in Dual Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Kidney allocation has recently been modified to allow enhanced utilization of dual kidney transplants (DKT) to reduce organ discards. This study evaluates surgical complications…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Timed-Up-and-Go Test and Montreal Cognitive Assessment on Outcomes of Renal Transplant Candidates
Transplant Surgery, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
*Purpose: Patients with frailty who undergo renal transplantation (RT) have a higher incidence of delayed graft function and rehospitalization, however little is known about the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Live Donor Liver Transplantation Vary by Socioeconomic Status and Geography
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Live donor liver transplantation (LDT) carries with it many benefits for the recipient, including reduced time on waitlist, transplantation at a lower meld score,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis by PDFF Affects Percent Remnant Liver Regeneration in Living Donors without Impacting on Clinical Outcomes
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Mild steatosis (5-33% of fat) is not expected to affect liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy. Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density…2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlisting for Kidney Transplant and Social Determinants of Health Predict Health-Related Quality of Life (hrqol) in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
*Purpose: Getting waitlisted for a KT has important health implications for patients with ESRD. Less is known about the relationship between waitlisting and subsequent HRQoL…2020 American Transplant Congress
HLA Cw12 in Kidney Transplant Recipients is a Novel Risk Factor for the Development of Post-Transplantation Diabetes: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
*Purpose: Counselling kidney transplant candidates for their personalised risk of developing post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) requires an understanding of risk factors. While some risk factors…2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Parameters Improve PELDs Prediction of 90-day Death or Deterioration
*Purpose: Reliance upon exception points to prioritize children for liver transplantation (LT) stems from concerns that the Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease (PELD) score underestimates mortality.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Clinical Correlates and Outcomes of Pulmonary Hypertension after Kidney Transplantation: Analysis of Linked U.S. Registry and Medicare Billing Claims
*Purpose: To describe the incidence and mortality implications of pulmonary hypertension (P-HTN) in a large, national cohort of US kidney transplant (KTx) recipients.*Methods: We examined…2020 American Transplant Congress
Because That is Not How The Hierarchy Works: Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Liver Transplant Referral and Access to Transplant
*Purpose: In rural America, the road to obtaining a liver transplant (LTX) often starts at the primary care provider’s (PCP) office. Patients in rural communities…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Standardization on Resource Utilization and Recipient Selection
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment (RA) prior to liver transplantation (LT) is a critical aspect of recipient selection, however data on optimal testing is…
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