Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Community Affluence Impacts Patient Survival Post Liver Transplantation
D. Jorgensen, A. Humar, C. Hughes, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, S. Ganesh, A. Duarte-Rojo, A. Tevar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with end stage liver disease with excellent patients and grafts long term outcomes. Many recipient disease…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for BK Virus Infection after Kidney Transplantation in the Contemporary Era: A Single-Centre Observational Study
N. Phagura¹, K. Thandi¹, F. Evison², S. Gallier², A. Sharif³
¹College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: BK infection remains a risk factor for kidney transplant dysfunction and allograft loss. While many risk factors are reported in the literature, many are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Assessment in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Large Single Center Experience
H. Oduor, P. Mantry, L. Lesch, M. Alford, M. Pickle, M. Barnes, A. Habib, A. Mehta, A. Mejia, H. Nazario, M. Pagadala, V. Puri, Z. Vahora, J. Weinstein
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Frailty is a multi-component syndrome characterized by reduced physiologic reserve and functional decline. It is an independent predictor of poor post-transplant outcomes, including prolonged…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome Implications of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine in Lung Transplant Patients: Analysis of Linked Registry and Pharmacy Claims Data
K. Lentine¹, L. Myaskovsky², H. Bruschwein³, M. Dew⁴, Z. Zhang¹, M. McAdams Demarco⁵, D. Segev⁵, D. Axelrod⁶, G. Hess⁷, B. Kasiske⁸, J. Snyder⁸, M. Schnitzler⁹
¹Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁷Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁹Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: To investigate the frequency, correlates, and outcomes associated with prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use before and after lung transplant (LuTx).*Methods: We examined a linkage…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Retinal Vein Occlusion Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients in South Korea: A Long-Term Population-Based Study
J. Lee¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu², S. Baek³, K. Han⁴, D. Kim¹, K. Joo¹, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The risk of retinal vein occlusion(RVO) is known to increase in patients with chronic kidney disease, especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal is the Significant Risk Factor for De Novo DSA Production in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi¹, K. Futamura¹, M. Okada¹, N. Goto¹, S. Narumi¹, K. Uchida², Y. Watarai¹
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan, ²Masuko Memorial Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan
*Purpose: For the long graft survival in the kidney transplantation, chronic antibody mediated rejection (CAMR) due to the de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) is…
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…