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…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early Readmission After Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto Transplantation.
Introduction: Readmission after Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto Transplantation (TPIAT) is common, but no data is available on reasons for readmission and islet graft function.Aims:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Air Pollution – An Additional Risk Factor for Developing Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy.
Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Purpose:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains one of the primary causes of death in long-term follow-up after heart transplantation (HTx) and is the most limiting factor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery and Increased Risk of Death After Listing for Liver Transplantation.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background:Prior bariatric surgery in cirrhotics is increasingly common, and the metabolic derangements and altered anatomy from this surgery may impact outcomes. We hypothesize that cirrhotic…2016 American Transplant Congress
Social Support Does Not Predict Medication Adherence Post-Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Background: Although social support is used to determine eligibility, the relationship between social support and nonadherence remains unclear. We examined the predictive value of social…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Candidate Mismatch in Age, Sex, HLA, and Body Size Inform a Calculator for Kidney Graft Survival.
1Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor; 2Arbor Research, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Univ of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, we analyzed 232,705 kidney transplant recipients that received a transplant from 1998-2012. Graft failure rates were estimated using…2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Risk Index and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Patients.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Purpose: Renal risk index (RRI) has been validated in liver transplant (LT) to predict post-transplant ESRD. We examined the clinical utility of RRI as a…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- …
- 55
- Next Page »