Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Seasonal Variation of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Jorgenson, B. Astor, C. Saddler, J. Smith, F. Aziz, D. Mandelbrot, N. Garg
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Studies conducted in the northern United States found cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after liver transplantation follows a seasonal pattern, with increased incidence in Fall and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
DCD vs DBD Pancreas Transplant Outcome – A Comprehensive Registry Analysis
A. C. Gruessner¹, S. J. Saggi², R. Gruessner¹
¹SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation offers long-term independence from insulin injections for patients with labile diabetes mellitus. After a decade of decline (2004-2015), the number of pancreas…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation in Post Bariatric Surgery Patients: Systematic Review 
N. Pencovici¹, J. Long¹, M. Stegall², A. Kukla¹, T. Diwan¹
¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to increased perioperative risks and worse outcomes. Bariatric surgery (BS) is increasingly performed in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Kidneys from Communities with Higher Deprivation Are Significantly More Likely to be Discarded
J. Schold¹, A. Huml¹, E. Poggio¹, E. Dewey¹, R. Buchalter¹, S. Husain², S. Mohan²
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: The proportion of kidneys procured for the purpose of transplantation but ultimately discarded exceeds 20% in the US. Factors associated with deceased donor kidney…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Social Determinants of Health and Biochemical Alcohol Relapse in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
K. Torosian¹, F. Delebecque², A. Liu², D. Arellano², S. Dave³, G. Schnickel⁴, V. Ajmera³
¹Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Transplant Hepatology, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Alcohol use after liver transplant is associated with higher rates of graft loss and increased mortality; however, there is limited data regarding the factors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Associated Factors to Physical Inactivity of Kidney Transplant Patients: Subproject of ADHERE Brazil Multicenter Study
E. S. Sertorio¹, F. A. Colugnati¹, K. Denhaerynck², S. De Smet³, J. O. Medina⁴, M. M. Reboredo⁵, S. De Geest², H. Sanders-Pinheiro¹, T. ADHERE BRAZIL Study team¹
¹Nephrology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, ²Department of Public Health, Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³Transplant Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁴Nephrology, Hsopital do Rim, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pneumology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
*Purpose: Even though regular physical activity is a current recommendation for kidney transplant recipients (KTR), results from ADHERE Brazil study revealed a high prevalence of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Of the Individual Components of a Modified Freid Frailty Score, Pre-Transplant Walk Time and Grip Strength Are the Strongest Predictors of Post Kidney Transplant Outcomes
S. Parajuli, F. Aziz, H. L. Lorden, K. A. O'Toole, R. E. Wallschlaeger, I. C. Breyer, B. Dodin, J. Goronzik Wang, D. A. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Frailty assessment has become common during evaluation for kidney transplantation; however, a variety of different tools are used for frailty assessment. The Freid frailty…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Seeing is Believing: Efficacy of a Video-Based Intervention in Improving Skin Cancer Risk Awareness and Preventative Strategies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
R. Saranath, J. Gomez, E. Shah, S. Michalak, R. Haughton, B. Fernandez, I. Ahronowitz
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite improvement in their overall life expectancy, solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) remain at elevated risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers. Moreover, patients of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cognitive Bias in Transplant Surgery: A Qualitative Study of Transplant Clinicians in the United States
K. Ladin¹, J. Perry², C. Eiduson³
¹REACH Lab, Tufts University, Medford, MA, ²Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ³University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: Clinicians’ judgments about patients’ social support often affect whether patients are listed for transplantation. Decision-making is thought to be based on two systems of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Prophylactic Treatment of Osteoporosis on the Progression of Bone Mineral Density and Fractures in Lung Transplant Recipients – A Five-Year, Single-Center Experience
P. Singh¹, A. Ross², J. Mejia¹, T. E. Pesavento¹, S. Meng¹
¹Transplant nephrology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Transplant nephrology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The incidence of osteoporotic fractures in lung transplant recipients (LTxR) is 35-50%. Due to this high incidence, we perform regular DEXA scans [pre-Tx, every…