- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Weekend Discharge and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant: A Multi-Center Analysis.Background: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients with early hospital readmission (EHR, <30 days after discharge from KT) are at higher risk for poor post-KT outcomes. There…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Antidepressant Medication Use Before and After Kidney Transplant: Implications for Post-Transplant Outcomes.Limited data are available on the implications of antidepressant medication use in kidney transplant recipients.We examined a novel database wherein national transplant registry identifiers for…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - The American Transplant Congress Effect on Kidney Discard Rates in the United States.- 1Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Background: Deceased-donor kidneys with high kidney donor risk index (KDRI) are often discarded despite evidence that certain candidates would have better survival accepting these kidneys…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Does Gender Affect Renal Transplant Outcomes?Many studies have evaluated the role of gender on renal transplantation.Females (F) are less likely than males (M) to be on the waitlist (WL); less…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Immunosuppression and Graft Rejection in Living-Related HLA-Identical Renal Transplantation.Purpose: We aimed to describe the immunosuppressive regimens and graft rejection rates in living-related HLA-identical (LR HLAid) renal transplantation.Methods: We performed a retrospective multicenter analysis…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Variations in Risk-Appetite Between UK Kidney Transplant Centres and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcomes.Introduction: Risks associated with deceased donors may be donor-related, organ-related, or both. Variations between transplant centres in the risks they are prepared to accept ('risk…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Disparities in Access to the Liver Transplant Wait List: A Statewide Analysis.- Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Background:Racial disparities in access to the liver transplant wait list for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) are thought to be attributable to differences in…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Urinary Retention Associated with Polyomavirus (BK) Viruria and Higher Peak Blood BK Following Kidney Transplant (KTx).BACKGROUND: BK nephropathy is a major risk factor for allograft dysfunction and loss. BK viruria and viremia are early markers of BK nephropathy in KTx…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) as Prognostic Indicator of Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation.- Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom Introduction: Our group has shown excellent results using old DCD donor kidneys to older recipients. There are continuing efforts to predict those older recipients who…
- 2017 American Transplant Congress - Timing, Frequency, and Precipitating Factors of Early Readmission After Heart Transplant.- University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL Purpose: Early hospital readmission after organ transplantation, defined as readmission within 30 days of discharge, has been found to be associated with increased morbidity and…
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