Articles tagged "Survival"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Aged 18-60 Years by CMV Discordance Status: A Multivariable Analysis
A. Dinesh¹, T. Shaker¹, S. Jackson², S. Riad³, T. L. Pruett¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Biostatistics, Analytics Consulting Services- Solid Organ Transplant, M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Despite advances in CMV therapeutics, CMV infection can pose significant comorbidity after transplantation. We sought to examine the impact of high-risk CMV discordance in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Review of 10-Year Liver Explant Pathology Impact on Outcomes in a Single Center
Y. K. Kwon¹, L. Sher¹, S. Khemichian², J. Kahn², Y. Genyk¹
¹Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Explant pathology (EP) is an important prognostic factor after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to correlate…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Times of Covid-19 – Decision Analysis in the Canadian Context
I. Yanev¹, M. Gagnon¹, M. Cheng², S. Paraskevas², D. Kumar³, A. Dragomir⁴, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁴
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the field of transplantation across Canada. In this study, we outline the implications of COVID-19 related…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival of ESRD Patients with an EPTS > 90% Listed for Kidney Transplant
M. S. Sampaio¹, E. Lum¹, P. Homkrailas¹, G. Danovitch¹, H. Gritsch², S. Bunnapradist¹
¹UCLA - Division of Nephrology, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA - Division of Urology, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Mortality on the kidney transplant waitlist is high especially in candidates with a high Estimated Post Transplant Survival (EPTS) score. We examined outcomes of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of DGF after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Differ by KDPI
M. Molinari¹, W. Chang¹, D. Jorgensen², C. Wu³, S. Hariharan³
¹Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We analyzed the effects of DGF on: (1) graft survival, (2) patient survival and (3) eGFR of adult recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
C. M. Anugwom¹, S. Jackson², T. Pruett³, N. Lim¹
¹Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Fairview Health Services., Minneapolis, MN, ³Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in liver transplant (LT) recipients but there continues to be a paucity of data on this topic.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Community Affluence Impacts Patient Survival Post Liver Transplantation
D. Jorgensen, A. Humar, C. Hughes, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, S. Ganesh, A. Duarte-Rojo, A. Tevar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with end stage liver disease with excellent patients and grafts long term outcomes. Many recipient disease…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sirolimus on Weight Gain Post Heart Transplant
S. M. Gore, C. E. Raphael, K. Mara, C. Arendt, A. L. Clavell, S. A. Bernard
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Obesity is common after heart transplant (HT), resulting in increased risk of new onset diabetes, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and graft failure. Immunosuppressants (ISN)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
High Health Literacy is Associated with Decreased Likelihood of Waitlist Mortality for Some Solid Organ Transplant Candidates
L. Dageforde¹, S. Rega², I. Feurer³
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN, ³Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Health Literacy (HL) impacts post-transplant outcomes and listing for kidney transplant patients, but little is known about likelihood of solid organ transplant for kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
10-Year Experience Transplanting Very Highly Sensitized Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
J. Diaz¹, J. Kennedy², S. Chinnakotla³, P. Verghese⁴
¹Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Very highly sensitized (VHS) individuals (calculated reactive antigen (cPRA) ≥ 95%) have increased rejection risk which negatively impacts kidney transplant outcomes. Multiple strategies have…