Articles tagged "Survival"

2018 American Transplant Congress
A Propensity Matched Survival Analysis: Do Simultaneous Liver-Lung Transplant Recipients Need a Liver?
K. Freischlag,¹ B. Ezekian,² P. Schroder,² M. Mulvihill,² S. Knechtle.²
¹School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC; ²Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Objective: There is debate whether simultaneous lung-liver transplant (LLT) long-term outcomes warrant allocation of two organs to a single recipient. We hypothesized that LLT recipients…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Accepting a DCD Liver May Improve Patient Survival Compared to Waiting for a Non-DCD Liver
A. Wey,¹ N. Salkowski,¹ J. Lake,² W. Kim,³ B. Kasiske,¹ A. Israni,¹ J. Snyder.¹
¹Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis; ²Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis; ³Stanford University, Palo Alto.
Only ~50% of liver candidates undergo deceased donor transplant; 17% die on the waiting list and 20% are removed from the list as too sick…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Relation between Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus and Graft Survival in Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients: The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation Study
K. Miyake,^1,2 M. Okumi,¹ K. Unagami,³ Y. Kakuta,¹ H. Shirakawa,⁴ K. Omoto,⁵ H. Ishida,¹ K. Tanabe.¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Kidney Transplantation, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan; ³Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ⁴Urology, Okubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ⁵Urology, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
BackgroundCytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of major causes of morbidity in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). However, the current prevalence of CMV in KTRs and the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Ethnicity on Recipient Characteristics, Kidney Transplant Provision and Outcomes in a High-Volume National Health Service Hospital
E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² M. Ferraresso,¹ R. Cacciola.²
¹Kidney Transplant, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Kidney Transplant, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Background. Several reports have demonstrated that outcomes of kidney transplantation (KTx) can be influenced by recipient's ethnicity and social status. However, available data mostly refer…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) Dose on the Incidence of CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving No Pharmacological Prophylaxis. A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Analysis
M. Ivani de Paula,^1,2 S. Bae,¹ J. Garonzik-Wang,¹ C. Felipe,² M. Cristelli,² A. Massie,^1,3 J. Medina-Pestana,² D. Segev,^1,3 H. Tedesco Silva J�nior.²
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²Department of Nephrology, Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Brazil.
rATG has become the agent of choice for induction therapy in sensitized patients and those receiving expanded criteria donors (ECD) allografts. However, the optimal dose…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant versus De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies: Differences in Clinical Outcomes and Antibody Mediated Rejection
M. Ajaimy, N. Hayde, A. Colovai, E. Akalin.
Montefiore-Einstein Transplant Center, Montefiore-Einstein Transplant Center, Bronx.
Background: Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) can occur through pre-transplant(tx) vs. de novo donor specific antibodies (DSA). Clinical outcomes, allograft injury and dynamics of DSAs have…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant by Kidney Donor Profile Index versus Intensive Home Hemodialysis
A. Nishio-Lucar,¹ G. Lyons,² S. Bose,³ J. Ma,² K. Awuah,³ R. Lockridge.³
¹Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ²Public Health Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ³Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians, Lynchburg, VA.
In an era of donor scarcity, high Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) >85% organs can serve as a pathway to timely transplant. We previously reported…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Proton-Pump Inhibitors is Associated with Lower Magnesium and Iron Status and Excess Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients
A. Gomes-Neto,¹ R. Douwes,¹ M. Eisenga,¹ S. Berger,¹ R. Gans,¹ E. Berg,¹ G. Navis,¹ H. Blokzijl,² S. Bakker.¹
¹Nephrology, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands.
BackgroundProton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use is common in renal transplant recipients (RTR). However, PPI use may induce micronutrient deficiencies and has been associated with increased mortality…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation. A Study of the United Kingdom Transplant Registry
P. Yiannoullou,^1,2 A. Summers,^1,2 C. Fullwood,² Z. Moinuddin,^1,2 I. Shapey,^1,2 H. Khambalia,^1,2 T. Augustine,^1,2 M. Rutter,^1,2 D. van Dellen.^1,2
¹Transplantation, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
BackgroundPatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT) improves…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio(NLR) is Significantly Decreased in Kidney Transplant Patients: Is NLR a Novel Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplant Patients?
H. Shirakawa,¹ J. Hasegawa,² A. Ishiwatari,² M. Kono,² S. Wakai.²
¹Urology, Ohkubo Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; ²Nephrology, Ohkubo Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
【Background】The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel simple biomarker of in inflammation. It has emerged as a predictor of poor prognosis in cancer and cardiovascular…