Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Parameters Improve PELDs Prediction of 90-day Death or Deterioration
L. Thalji¹, N. Thalji², D. Haile¹, J. Heimbach², S. Ibrahim³, P. Kamath⁴, D. Kor¹
¹Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*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
K. Lentine¹, S. Costa², Y. Caliskan³, D. Levine⁴, J. Runo⁵, H. Te⁶, J. Rangaswami⁷, D. Dadhania⁸, D. Axelrod⁹, M. Schnitzler³, H. Xiao¹, B. Kasiske¹⁰, J. Snyder¹⁰, T. Villines¹¹
¹Department of Medicine, Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ²Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴UT Health, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁶Univ of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷Einstein Medical Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ⁹Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ¹⁰SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ¹¹Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*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
V. Madabhushi¹, A. Murphy², C. Reams³, R. Gedaly³, M. Shah³, N. Pope⁴, M. Gupta⁵
¹General Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, ³Surgery, DIvision of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁴University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY, ⁵Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*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
J. Rice¹, D. Hughes¹, J. R. Burton¹, E. D. Pomfret², J. J. Pomposelli², A. V. Ambardekar³, M. Kriss¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis Quantification by MRI PDFF Effectively Identifies Liver Allografts at Low Risk for Recipient Complicationsin Living Donor Liver Transplantation
A. Duarte-Rojo, D. R. Jorgensen, Q. Qi, K. Chupetlovska, A. A. Borhani, A. Furlan, M. Molinari, S. Ganesh, A. Humar
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density fat fraction (PDFF) from MRI provide an accurate and continuous quantification of mild steatosis. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Airway Colonization, Ammonia Levels and Outcomes Post Lung Transplantation
B. Buzo¹, J. Preiksaitis¹, K. Halloran², J. Nagendran³, D. Townsend⁴, N. Zelyas⁵, W. Sligl⁴
¹Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Pulmonary Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Cardiac Surgery, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Critical Care Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Lab Med & Pathology, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Hyperammonemia syndrome (HS) is a rare complication that can occur after lung transplantation. This syndrome is characterized by increased ammonia levels with altered sensorium,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Invasive Mould Infection in Transplant Recipients with Influenza: A 5-Year Retrospective Review
P. Phoompoung, S. Husain, L. Singer, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In non-transplant patients with severe influenza illness, an increased rate of invasive mould infection (IMI) has been noted possibly due to the local inflammatory…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Adverse Clinical Outcomes amongst Renal Transplant Candidates Undergoing Screening Angiography for Coronary Artery Disease
M. Shah¹, A. Yung¹, J. Ebinger¹, J. Mirocha², E. Huang³, D. Geft¹, A. Peng³, B. Azarbal¹
¹Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Patient’s with ESRD undergoing evaluation for kidney transplantation routinely undergo screening for coronary artery disease (CAD). Screening recommendations in this population differ between ACC/AHA…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Bacterial or Candidal Donor-Derived Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. A. Anesi¹, E. Lautenbach¹, J. H. Han², D. H. Lee³, H. Clauss⁴, R. Hasz⁵, E. Molnar⁴, D. Alimenti¹, A. R. Motzer⁴, S. West⁵, W. B. Bilker¹, P. Tolomeo¹, E. A. Blumberg¹, T. Prevention Epicenters Program⁶
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor-derived infections (DDIs) among solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) are often associated with significant morbidity and mortality, although the predisposing factors for DDIs remain…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Risk Factors and Outcomes for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Post Pediatric Liver Transplantation
J. T. McDonald¹, T. Miloh², K. Thompson¹, K. Hosek³, J. Goss¹, C. Kennedy³
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ³Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Evaluate which transplantation parameters have an association with HAT, as well as to determine the success rate of HAT intervention at TCH since 2011.*Methods:…