Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Outcomes, Risk Factors, and Regional Variation in Selection of Morbidly Obese Liver Transplant Candidates in the US
T. Lian¹, N. Kaur², J. Emamaullee², M. Lo³, P. Ender⁴, J. Kahn⁵, L. Sher²
¹Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Preventative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Statistical Consulting Group, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) limits for liver transplant (LT) candidacy are controversial. We evaluated waitlist and post-LT outcomes, prognostic factors, and regional patterns of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Discrimination of 13 Mortality Risk Scores after Heart Transplantation in a Contemporary UNOS Cohort
G. Coutance, J. Patel, E. Kransdorf, R. Levine, E. Passano, J. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Multiple pre-transplant scores aimed at stratifying the risk of death or allograft loss after heart transplantation have been developed over time but their use…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Characteristics of High-KDPI Donors
G. R. Vece¹, A. Wilk¹, N. Turgeon²
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX
*Purpose: The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) was incorporated into kidney allocation in the United States in 2014, and discard rates for high-KDPI donors (86-100%)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients : Single Center Experience
C. T. Chung, H. Ko, H. Mo, H. Kim, A. Han, S. Min, J. Ha
Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the most common causes of end stage renal diseases (ESRD) in children. Many pediatric patients diagnosed with…
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…