2021 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Tracheostomy as a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplantation
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Tracheostomies are commonly performed postoperatively in lung transplant recipients to provide ventilation for prolonged periods, and with relatively few studies detailing these patients’ outcomes…2021 American Transplant Congress
Do Pretransplant C-peptide Levels Influence Outcomes in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation? A Matched Case-Control Study
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Experience with simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPKT) in uremic patients (pts) with detectable pretransplant C-peptide (Cp) levels and a “type 2” diabetes mellitus (DM) phenotype…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Frailty is Associated with 30-Day Mortality but Not Long-Term Survival After Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Frailty predicts waitlist death in liver transplant (LT) candidates, but the impact of frailty on mortality after LT is unknown. We investigated the association…2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Southeastern United States: A Single Center Experience
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or COVID-19, has emerged as a viral pandemic and brought unprecedented challenges worldwide on…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Combined Effects of Simultaneous Portal Vein Thrombosis and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Simultaneous portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and renal dysfunction (RD) have unknown effects after liver transplant (LT). We analyzed the outcomes of patients with simultaneous…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pathology of the Explanted Lungs and Surveillance Allograft Biopsy in 202 Lung Transplant Cases: Single Institution Experience
*Purpose: This study correlates lung transplantation outcomes with pathologic diagnoses of explants and surveillance transbronchial allograft biopsies.*Methods: A retrospective IRB approved review of archival material…2021 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Survival on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List: A Thirty-Three Year Analysis
*Purpose: The shortage of available donor kidneys remains the greatest obstacle to transplantation, with many patients spending years on the transplant list. During this time,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Relationship of Functional Frailty and Radiographic Sarcopenia to Outcomes After Liver Transplant
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Frailty and sarcopenia are associated with increased risk of hospitalization and mortality in end stage liver disease patients. Frailty can be measured clinically using…2021 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Anidulafungin Combined with Triazole Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Early Invasive Candidiasis in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients (LTRs). Post-operative factors, such as prolonged hospital stay, central…2021 American Transplant Congress
Variation of Liver and Kidney Transplant Practice and Outcomes During Public Holidays in the United States
Transplant surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: The outcomes of liver transplant (LT) and kidney transplant (KT) have been shown to be unaffected by the time of transplant surgery whether done…
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