Articles tagged "Survival"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of the Need for Transplant Evaluations for Liver Failure Decompensation After TIPS
N. Kemmer¹, V. Sureshkumar², L. Grater³, G. Hoots⁴, S. Agrawal¹, K. Robichaux⁵, M. Gosselin³, S. Mohammed⁵, A. Kumar⁶, J. Buggs⁷
¹Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, ³University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁴Radiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Portal hypertension is described as an increased pressure gradient between the portal and systemic circulation which can result in severe complications. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Gut Microbiome in the Critical Care Setting Post-Heart Transplantation
M. Dela Cruz¹, H. Lin², E. Adler², M. Khalid², J. Boissiere², G. Kim¹, S. Pinney¹, E. Pamer², A. Nguyen¹
¹Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Duchossois Family Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Given its potential impact on immune activation and systemic inflammation, we aim to investigate gut microbiome compositions and metabolites during critical illness in the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Similar Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic vs Type 1 Diabetics Receiving Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation
P. Budhiraja¹, H. Me¹, J. Ninan², S. Reddy², S. S. Misra¹, R. Heilman¹, H. Khamash¹, K. Reddy¹, C. Jadloweic¹, N. Katariya¹, H. Chakkera¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Combined kidney-pancreas transplant remains an optimal choice for type 1 diabetics with kidney failure. The benefit for those with type 2 diabetes, however, remains…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Belatacept on Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Patients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection
L. Zaffiri, R. Hallak, S. Leonard, M. Neely, A. Hulber, H. Berry, K. A. Young, J. M. Reynolds
Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is cause of significant morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients (LTRs). An optimal therapeutic regimen is still lacking. Recent evidence…
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Association of Pre-Transplant Anti A1 IgM Antibody Titers with Survival Outcomes in A2/A2B to B Kidney Transplantation
M. Fallahzadeh, D. Shaffer, A. El Chediak, I. Feurer, S. Rega, J. L. Triozzi, S. Shawar
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The new kidney allocation system implemented in 2014 has allowed blood type B recipients to receive kidneys from A2/A2B donors. Although many centers use…
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Implementation of Modified Multi-Point Screening in Selection Criteria for Kidney Transplant Candidates
M. E. Welborn, S. Thuppal, K. Delfino, R. Bounds, M. Hazelrigg, M. R. Garfinkel
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
*Purpose: In 2016, the Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) Transplant Program implemented a modified assessment for all renal transplant candidates undergoing evaluation in an effort to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy After Heart Transplant Does Not Negatively Impact Long Term Patient Survival
M. J. Moritz¹, D. Lee², C. Madu², S. Hossain³, L. A. Coscia⁴, S. Rao⁵, S. Constantinescu⁶
¹Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, ²Cardiovascular Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, ³Data Analytics, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁶Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of pregnancy on patient survival in heart transplant recipients (HTRs), we linked the Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPRI) dataset with…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Compared with Dialysis
B. Shi¹, T. Ying², S. Chadban²
¹University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, ²Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
*Purpose: Although kidney transplantation offers improved survival and quality of life compared to remaining on dialysis for most recipients, outcomes for elderly patients (older than…
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Years Of Life Gained Through Organ Transplantation From Donors Deceased From Drug Overdose
A. M. Hébert, A. L. Hill
Institute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The worsening opioid crisis in the United States has increased the availability of organs from donors who died of drug overdoses. The goal of…
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Increased Risk for Allograft Loss in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients After Biopsy for Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
C. R. Dorr¹, B. Wu², B. Guo², W. Guan², D. Schladt¹, S. Elmer¹, G. Crary³, G. Onyeaghala¹, W. Oetting², G. Agarwal⁴, R. B. Mannon⁵, P. Jacobson², A. Matas², A. Israni³
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Chronic allograft dysfunction (CGD) is the first sign of a “troubled kidney”. CGD was defined as >25% increase in serum creatinine relative to a…

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