Articles tagged "Survival"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis Following Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is Associated with a Higher Rate of Cardiovascular Complications
W. Alhamoudi¹, S. Alqahtani², K. Bzeizi², A. Albenmousa², Y. Saleh², D. Broering², S. Alghamdi²
¹Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Liver Transplantation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Cirrhosis secondary to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is projected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide. Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Area Deprivation Index is Associated with Worse Patient Survival Following Adult Liver Transplantation
J. Hendele¹, J. Perkins², J. Nichols³, A. Dick¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Clinical and Bio-Analytics Transplant Laboratory (CBATL), University of Washington, Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seattle, WA, ³School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Area Deprivation Index (ADI) has been utilized as a granular measure of local socioeconomic status for nearly two decades. This study is the first…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing Outcomes of Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases (CRLM) Undergoing Liver Transplantation (LT) Evaluation
E. Takoushian¹, E. Brandon¹, B. Samstein², K. Halazun²
¹Liver Transplantation, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: LT is a novel therapy for patients with unresectable CRLM. 5 year survival using LT appears to be significantly better than systemic chemotherapy in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab and Basilximab Induction Therapy in Lung Transplantation
M. Furukawa, E. Chan, P. G. Sanchez
Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Induction therapy is used in about more than 80% of lung transplant centers and is increasing globally. Currently, there are no standards or guideline…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure – Do Outcomes Justify the Risks?
A. Shingina¹, I. A. Ziogas², P. Vutien³, E. Uleryk⁴, E. Renner⁵, M. P. Bhat⁶, J. Tinmouth⁴, J. Kim⁷
¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, MB, Canada, ⁶Multi-Organ Transplant, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Living-donor Liver Transplantation(LDLT) has emerged as a safe and effective alternative in children and adults with pre-existing liver diseases. Utilization of LDLT for patients…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Retransplantation in a High-Volume Institution: Historical, Socioeconomic and Survival Trends
D. von Ahrens, O. Sulimani, M. Holzner, M. Akhtar, S. Florman, A. Arvelakis
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Retransplantation for liver allograft failure is a challenge within the field. The evolution of organ allocation policy from Child to MELD in 2002 and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Non-HLA Antibodies to G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Allograft Survival in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
M. Pearl¹, L. Chen¹, P. Weng¹, E. T. Chambers², E. F. Reed³
¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Univ of California LA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We have recently shown that the non-HLA antibodies to angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R-Ab) and endothelin-1 type A receptor (ETAR-Ab) are prevalent and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation in Patients with Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
H. Shokouh-Amiri¹, M. S. Naseer², S. Badar¹, R. McMillan¹, D. Aultman¹, S. Tandukar¹, N. Singh¹, G. B. Zibari¹
¹John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA, ²Transplant, John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA
*Purpose: Advantages for type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients receiving simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKPT) as compared to kidney transplantation are shorter waiting times and availability of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Anti Thymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplantation Network Meta-Analysis Using Recent Data
S. Hwang, J. Song, K. Kim, S. Lee
Inha University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The use of induction immunosuppressant agents in transplantation is important factors in preserving graft kidney function to prevent rejection. However the question of which…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Telemedical Surveillance and Optimized Treatment of Blood Pressure in Kidney Transplant Recipients
W. Düttmann¹, M. G. Naik¹, B. Zukunft¹, B. Osmanodja¹, G. Eleftheriadis¹, S. Ronicke², M. Choi¹, F. Bachmann¹, F. Halleck¹, K. Budde¹
¹Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Patients with chronic kidney disease suffer often from cardiovascular diseases, especially high blood pressure and its complications such as stroke and heart attack. After…