Articles tagged "Risk factors"

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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Large Donor-Recipient Age Gap in Live-Donor Renal Transplant in Tacrolimus Era
K. Soliman¹, T. Fulop¹, M. Mohamed Ahmed¹, A. Osman², A. Posadas¹, M. Casey¹, V. Rao¹, V. Rohan³, D. Dubay³, S. Nadig³, H. Ali⁴
¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ³Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Medicine, Royal Stoke University, Royal Stoke, United Kingdom
*Purpose: A large donor-to-recipient age gap among deceased-donor renal transplant (RT) patients leads to worse outcomes. However, the impact of this age gap among live-donor…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors Regarding Urological Issues
Z. Arabi¹, M. A. Bukhari², S. Kaysi³, A. R. Altheaby¹, E. A. Elhassan¹, A. A. Mateen¹, M. I. Abdalla¹, M. Gafar¹, S. A. Alam¹, N. Abdulmajeed⁴, A. Alkurdi⁵, A. Hamad⁶
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, ³CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Saint Pryv/ Saint Mesmin, France, ⁴PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplant is the primary modality of renal transplants in many countries. However, donors frequently present with some challenging conditions like some…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for Relapse and Long-Term Survival
B. Rice, N. Mehta, J. L. Dodge, J. D. Grab, C. Sherman
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Relapse to alcohol after liver transplant (LT) is common but likely underreported in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC). The aim of this study was…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Child-Turcotte-Pugh Class at Transplantation Predicts Mortality after Heart Transplantation Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
E. Leven¹, A. T. Kurdi², S. Pinney¹, T. Schiano¹, J. Crismale¹
¹Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, ²Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to assess whether Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class is associated with mortality in end-stage heart disease patients undergoing left…