2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.
Objective: Identifying predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder (PTLD); early (0 - 3 years) and late in kidney transplantation.Methodology: Single center longitudinal study among kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Morbid Obesity and Functional Status as Predictors of Surgical Complication After Renal Transplantation.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: Surgical complications after renal transplant may impact patient morbidity and healthcare utilization. Identification of patients at risk would allow for planning allocation of resources…2016 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Changes in HRQOL Following Kidney Transplantation.
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is a patient-centered outcome that measures the impact of a disease and its treatment. This is particularly relevant to those…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor Risk Index for Intestinal & Multi-Visceral Transplantation.
Background: The Donor Risk Index and the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) have been utilized for liver and kidney transplantation in clinical and research setting.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Physical Disability on the Liver Transplant Waitlist: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Cirrhosis leads to sarcopenia and functional decline that can severely impact one's ability to function at home and in society. Self-reported disability scales to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early vs. Late Onset Clostridium difficile Infection(CDI) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR).
Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Introduction: CDI is one of the most common infections among SOTR, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the data regarding early vs.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Lipid Levels on Cardiovascular Events After Early Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitor to Everolimus: 24 M Analysis of the ELEVATE Study.
Background: Immunosuppressive therapies are probably the most important cause of hyperlipidemia post-renal transplantation (RTx). Lipid abnormalities represent important biomarkers for cardiovascular (CV) risk. Here, we…2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pre-Transplant Midodrine Use and Complications After Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Midodrine is increasingly prescribed to decrease the severity and complications of hypotension in dialysis patients. The impacts of midodrine use before kidney transplantation on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Social Support Predict Clinical Outcomes Post-Transplantation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
1Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Medford, MA; 2Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Background: Although social support is used to determine eligibility, the relationship between social support and medication nonadherence remains unclear. We examined the predictive value of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Lung Transplant Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in the Perioperative Period.
Cardiovascular Surger, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Objective As ECMO therapy is increasingly used to bridge high-risk patients with end-stage respiratory failure to lung transplantation, outcomes of this strategy employed in the…
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