Articles tagged "Risk factors"

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Receiving Hypertensive Donor Has an Inferior Prognosis in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation Recipient
Z. Guo, Z. Zhu, S. Huang, Y. Tang, Z. Zhang, X. He, G. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background: The impacts of hypertensive (HTN) donor on the prognosis of simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLKT) patient are not known to date, and an applicable…
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Factor Analysis (FA) of Renal Transplant Biopsy (KTxBx) Data Enables Objective Assessment of Risk for Subsequent Death Censored Graft Failure (DCGF)
L. Hunsicker,¹ J. Grande,² J. Cecka,³ A. Matas,⁴ The DeKaf Consortium.
¹Int. Med., UIowa, Iowa City, IA; ²Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ³Immunogenetics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ⁴Surgery, U Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
We examined the impact of five axes of injury identified by FA in the KTxBx on the hazard for subsequent DCGF in two DeKAF cohorts.Methods:…
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Liver Transplantation Using Pediatric versus Adult Donor Grafts in Adult Recipients
Y. Tang, Q. Zhao, Z. Zhang, L. Wang, W. Ju, Z. Zhu, S. Huang, Z. Guo, X. He, G. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background and Aim: The reported outcomes of adult liver transplantation using pediatric allografts are largely controversial based on single center studies. We aimed to compare…
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Living Donor Renal Transplantation in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients Varies Markedly across UNOS Networks
A. Brar,¹ A. Gruessner,¹ M. Salifu,¹ R. Gruessner,² N. Sumrani,² D. John,² F. Tedla.¹
¹Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; ²Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Background: Outcome after living donor kidney transplantation (LD) is significantly better than after deceased donor transplantation (DD). Disparities in access to living donor renal transplantation…
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Induction Therapy with Low-Dose Rituximab Could Be a Risk Factor of BKV Associated Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. Murakami,¹ D. Nagawa,¹ M. Nakata,¹ I. Narita,¹ T. Fujita,¹ M. Shimada,¹ N. Nakamura,¹ H. Tomita,¹ S. Hatakeyama,² T. Yoneyama,² Y. Hashimoto,² T. Koie,² C. Ohyama.²
¹Nephrology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan; ²Urology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Background.In kidney transplant recipients, BK polyoma virus (BKV) infection is common and serious complication that could lead to graft loss. Previous studies reported that 30-40%…
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Recipient ABO Blood-Type is Associated with Their Survival after Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Blood-Type O is Disadvantage?
T. Goto,¹ K. Hata,¹ M. Nagao,² J. Kusakabe,¹ Y. Okamura,¹ T. Tajima,¹ I. Tamaki,¹ Y. Nigmet,¹ T. Tajima,¹ J. Yoshikawa,¹ H. Tanaka,¹ S. Ichiyama,² S. Uemoto.¹
¹Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto City, Japan; ²Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto City, Japan.
PURPOSE: Accumulating evidence has suggested that ABO blood-type is associated with the prevalence and severity of infectious diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases, however, its impact…
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Prospective Trial Using Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Treat Frailty
C. Kennedy,¹ P. Novotny,² E. Stevens,¹ J. Kirsch,³ J. Garrett,¹ N. LeBrasseur,⁴ R. Benzo.¹
¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ³Clinical and Health Psychology, University of FL, Gainesville, FL; ⁴Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background: Frailty is a novel risk factor to potential lung transplant candidates and recipients associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Limited data is available on…
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Identifying the Specific Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss: A Population Based Study
C. Loheac, O. Aubert, D. VIglietti, N. Kamar, M. Delahousse, C. Lefaucheur, A. Loupy.
Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Understanding the specific causes of kidney allograft loss is mandatory to improve the longevity of kidney allografts. However, the current literature is limited by the…
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Hard-To-Place Kidney Offers: System- Level Predictors of Discard
L. Kayler,¹ J. Nie,² K. Noyes,² M. Leeman,³ R. Narvaez.¹
¹Dept of Surgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; ²Dept of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; ³Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Background: Deceased-donor kidney discard rates remain high. Inefficiencies in the allocation of hard-to-place kidneys may be contributing to discard suggesting that system-level factors represent opportunities…
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Identifying Patients at Risk of Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Using the Pre-Transplant QRISK2 Score
P. Yiannoullou,^1,2 S. Goh,² H. Khambalia,^1,2 Z. Moinuddin,^1,2 A. Summers,^1,2 I. Shapey,^1,2 C. Fullwood,² T. Augustine,^1,2 M. Rutter,^1,2 D. van Dellen.^1,2
¹Transplant, Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Introduction Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and renal failure have increased mortality risk. Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney transplantation (SPKT) provides survival benefit, but premature…