Articles tagged "Risk factors"

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
CHAIR Score: A Novel Risk Stratification in Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
X. Tian, W. Duan, T. Yan, X. Wu
Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
*Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical application of CHAIR score based on creatinine (C), hypertension (H), age (A), imaging evidence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donors with Elevated Bilirubin: A Large Database Analysis
P. J. Altshuler, A. Rios Diaz, O. Shaheen, A. P. Shah, W. R. Maley, A. Frank, J. Glorioso, C. Ramirez, H. Dang, A. S. Bodzin
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Significant hepatic injury and impairments in biliary excretion manifest serologically in elevated bilirubin levels. Despite a direct linkage between hyperbilirubinemia and hepatobiliary dysfunction, significance…
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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Predicts High Risk of Allograft Loss Following Living and Deceased Donor Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
M. MacConmara¹, J. Gattineni¹, D. Desai¹, J. Parekh², P. Vagefi¹, C. S. Hwang¹
¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Pediatric kidney recipients receive high quality living and deceased donor kidneys for transplantation, and as such, these kidneys have a low rate of delayed…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Organ Offer Behavioral Research Enhances Transplant Surgeon Training
T. S. Diwan¹, D. Stewart², K. Lindblad², A. Dick³, R. Hirose⁴, L. Ratner⁵
¹Univ of Cincinnati Med Ctr, Cincinnati, OH, ²United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ⁴UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Columbia Univ/NY Pres Hosp, New York, NY
*Purpose: Due to the complexities of fielding organ offers, the 2019 ASTS 2nd Year Surgical Fellows Symposium’s agenda included multiple sessions devoted to training on…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Attenuates the Gender Gap in Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Multi-Center Study with 1,240 Patients with Cirrhosis
J. C. Lai¹, D. R. Ganger², M. L. Volk³, J. L. Dodge¹, M. A. Dunn⁴, A. Duarte-Rojo⁵, M. R. Kappus⁶, R. S. Rahimi⁷, D. Ladner², B. Boyarsky⁸, M. McAdams-DeMarco⁸, D. L. Segev⁸, C. E. McCulloch¹, E. Verna⁹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²NW, Chicago, IL, ³Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴UPMC, Pittsburgh, CA, ⁵UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Duke, Durham, NC, ⁷Baylor, Dallas, TX, ⁸JHMI, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Columbia, New York, NY
*Purpose: Women LT candidates experience higher rates of waitlist mortality than men. Frailty is a critical determinant of mortality in patients with cirrhosis but it…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease after Liver Transplantation Using Measured GFR
N. R. Mazumder¹, J. Levitsky¹, G. Saracino², G. Klintmalm³, J. Trotter², S. Asrani²
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Transplant Hepatology, Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, ³Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Historical rates of ESRD after LT are 8% (1 year) and 18% (5 years) (Ojo NEJM 2003). However, these rates were based older estimates…