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Articles tagged "Risk factors"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Risk of Systematic Error in Kidney Transplant Opioid Research

    J. N. Fleming, N. A. Pilch, S. Ball, P. K. Baliga, V. Rohan, D. J. Taber

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: Opioid use before and after kidney transplant is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality; yet data assessing opioid utilization has centered on sources with…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Initial Sub- and Supra-Therapeutic Tacrolimus Trough Levels in Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Kapugi, K. Cunningham, C. D'Agostino, C. Kane, A. Novak, J. Schulte

    Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Sub-therapeutic tacrolimus trough levels have been associated with increased risk of rejection in renal transplant recipients and supra-therapeutic levels with infectious risks and drug…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Early Post-Transplant Clostridium difficile Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, D. Yang2, G. Leverson2, C. Saddler2, J. Smith2, R. Redfield2

    1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: To elucidate the epidemiology and peri-transplant risk of CDI*Methods: Retrospective review of adult renal transplant (RTX) recipients from 1/1/2012-12/31/2015. Primary objective was to describe…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Insulin Resistance as a Surrogate Marker for Post-Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus

    D. D. de Lucena, É. B. Rangel, J. R. de Sá, J. O. Medina-Pestana

    Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    *Purpose: Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) adversely impact patient and kidney allograft survival. Further knowledge of the risk factors involved in the onset and progression of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Parental Anxiety and Depression Rates across Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Populations

    A. M. Lofton1, A. Wille1, E. A. Steinberg2, C. Buchanan2

    1Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, 2Psychiatry, University of Colorado SOM, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: This study’s purpose is to examine parental self-report of depression and anxiety symptoms during the pre-transplant evaluation process for solid organ transplant pediatric candidates…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Use of dd-cfDNA as a Predictive Tool for Outcome Decreased Kidney Function

    T. Alhamad1, E. Poggio2, D. Hiller3, S. Dholakia3, P. Sood4

    1Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 3CareDx, Brisbane, CA, 4University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: A decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) during the first 12 months following kidney transplantation is associated with poor outcome and increased graft…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Quantifying Differential Infection Risks in HLA- and/or ABO- Incompatible Kidney Transplant Recipients

    R. Avery1, R. Montgomery2, J. Motter1, A. Massie1, E. Kraus1, K. Marr1, B. Lonze2, N. Alachkar1, K. Jackson1, M. Holechek1, D. Ostrander1, N. Desai1, M. Waldram1, S. Shoham1, S. Mehta1, J. Hiller1, J. Langlee1, S. Young1, D. Segev1, J. Garonzik Wang1

    1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2New York University, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Desensitization has enabled kidney transplantation across HLA-and/or ABO barriers and has conferred survival benefit to patients who lack compatible living donors (CLDKT). However, due…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Trimming the Fat?: Optimizing Utilization of Liver Allografts with Macrosteatosis >30% in Recipients with MELD Scores <35

    J. A. Steggerda1, M. B. Bloom1, T. Todo2, T. V. Brennan2, N. N. Nissen2, A. S. Klein2, I. K. Kim2

    1Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2Transplant Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Macrosteatosis (MaS) >30% in liver allografts has been associated with increased risk of primary non-function and poor graft survival. This study assesses the influence…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. Greissman1, A. Mattiazzi2, J. Quinonez1, M. Grady1, R. Zukerman1, A. Wawrzyniak3, M. Morris4, S. Anjan4, J. Simkins4, J. Camargo4, L. Abbo5

    1University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Department of Transplant Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 4Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 5Department of Infection Control and Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

    *Purpose: Up to 20% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). The risk factors for developing…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Predictive Factors for BKV Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients with BK Viruria

    I. Alshaer, M. Bottomley, S. Mehta, J. Galante, I. Roberts, E. Sharples

    Renal, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom

    *Purpose: Polyoma infection due to BK virus remains an important cause of allograft failure following renal transplantation.Intensive monitoring of urine and serum for BK virus…
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