2018 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Patients at Risk of Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Using the Pre-Transplant QRISK2 Score
Introduction Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and renal failure have increased mortality risk. Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney transplantation (SPKT) provides survival benefit, but premature…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Inflammation and Post-Transplant Outcomes.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Patients with ESRD have higher inflammation levels, which may cause adverse outcomes after they receive a kidney transplant (KT). In this study, we quantified…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elderly Donor Obesity on Long-Term Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients
Background: There has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. Due to longer waiting times, utilization of kidneys from older donors has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Acidosis after Kidney Transplantation: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Graft Outcome in a French Cohort
Nephrology, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Background: Metabolic acidosis (MA) lead to several complications in more advanced stages of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and promotes CKD progression. Acidosis is a common…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elevated PSA, and Prostate Cancer in ESRD on Time to Transplant, and Survival
1University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; 2Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Introduction: Despite concerns for over-diagnosis and over-treatment from prostate cancer screeening, transplant centers perform it. We studied effect of Elevated PSA, and Prostate cancer on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Natural History and Determinants of Infectious Complications after Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Prospective Population Based Cohort
Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France.
Background: Although Infectious complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in KTR, little is known about their natural history and determinants at a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Biliary Duct Reconstruction Technique Impact Liver Transplantation Outcomes?
Introduction: The rate of biliary complication after liver transplantation remains high. The choice of biliary reconstruction technique may depend on the patient's primary disease, possible…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Retransplantation: Outcomes of This Technical and Immunological Challenge over 38 Patients
IntroductionPancreas transplantation is now a mastered technique for patients suffering from severe diabetes. However, a significant number of grafts are lost for technical and immunological…2018 American Transplant Congress
Objective Markers of Frailty Predict Successful Listing and Survival for Renal Transplant
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Across all medical specialties, frailty has been shown to be a predictor of poor health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that gait speed and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes
Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…
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