Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of Nomogram to Predict Primary Non Function in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Donation after Cardiac Death Donor Graft
Z. Guo, J. Zeng, Q. Zhao, B. Chen, Z. Zhang, L. Wang, X. He.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Primary non function(PNF) is a severe complication after liver transplantation which causes recipient death or re-transplantation in a short term. PNF occurs more common in…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elderly Donor Obesity on Long-Term Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Yamada,¹ R. Jandarov,² T. Kaur,¹ S. Shah.¹
¹Nephrology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; ²Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Background: There has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. Due to longer waiting times, utilization of kidneys from older donors has…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infections Following Renal Transplant: Risk Factors and Patient Outcomes
D. Hooker,¹ K. Gutierrez,² K. Foster,¹ A. Dodson.²
¹Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Birmingham, AL; ²Comprehensive Transplant Institute, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infection after kidney transplant (KTx) resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The reported incidence of UTIs…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infections among Lung Transplant Recipients
K. Whitaker, J. Anesi, E. Blumberg, L. Gardo, J. Lee, M. Crespo, C. Bermudez, L. Glaser, M. Wilck.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Objective: Lung transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk of invasive fungal infections (IFI) with an estimated 1-year incidence of 8%. Despite advances in antifungal…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal and Kidney Transplant Outcomes for Recipients with Delayed Graft Function
S. Bae, A. Massie, X. Luo, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Current guidelines suggest early steroid withdrawal (ESW) regimen for kidney transplant (KT) recipients with low immunological risk. Delayed graft function (DGF) is a risk factor…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Outcomes in Female African American Recipients
A. Patel,¹ R. Prashar,¹ D. Lim.²
¹Transplant Nephrology, Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI; ²School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
We are aware of the multifactorial healthcare disparity affecting African American (AA) population with regards to renal transplantation. Little is known about AA female renal…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Duration on Dialysis on the Pre-Transplant Allosensitization According to Panel Reactive Antibody Levels
Y. Jung,¹ D. Kim,¹ J. Lee,¹ S. Song,² J. Lee,³ B. Kim,⁴ J. Lee,¹ S. Kim,¹ M. Kim,¹ S. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,¹ K. Huh.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea; ⁴Departments of Nephrology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Purpose : Presensitization to human leukocyte antigen(HLA) is one of the most important barriers to overcome in the field of renal transplantation. Due to the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Age-Adjusted Marriage Duration on Graft Outcomes in Spousal Donor Kidney Transplantation
M. Yu,¹ J. Park,² H. Cho,¹ J. Ha,¹ C. Ahn,¹ Y. Kim,¹ H. Lee.¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.
It is well known that graft survival rate in spousal donor kidney transplantation (SKT) is similar to that of living related donor kidney transplantation (LRKT)…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Women Are Delisted for Being Too Sick for Liver Transplant More Frequently Than Men.
G. Cullaro, J. Lai.
University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background: Women (W) with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT) experience higher rates of waitlist mortality than men (M). We aimed to understand the impact of…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Cold Ischemia Time as a Risk for Low Regeneration at the Early Phase After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
K. Takahashi,^1,2 S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Putchakayala,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ K. Collins,¹ A. Yoshida,¹ G. Schnickel,¹ M. Abouljoud.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Background. The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors for low liver regeneration at the early phase after living donor liver transplantation…