Articles tagged "Survival"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Survival Comparison of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant with Pancreas After Living-Donor Kidney Transplant by Wait Time and Organ Quality
G. R. Lyden¹, E. S. Helgeson², E. B. Finger³, A. J. Matas³, J. J. Snyder⁴, D. M. Vock²
¹Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN, ²Div Biostatistics U MN, Mpls, MN, ³Dept Surg U MN, Mpls, MN, ⁴Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Mpls, MN
*Purpose: The survival benefit of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) compared to pancreas after living-donor kidney (PALK) transplant is controversial. Wait times for SPK and donor risk…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Acuity Circle Allocation Policy is Associated with Worse Graft Survival After Liver Transplant with Donation After Circulatory Death Donors in Low-MELD Centers
T. Kitajima¹, T. Ivanics², D. Moonka¹, M. Shamaa¹, A. Mohamed³, S. Shimada¹, K. Collins⁴, M. Rizzari¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. Abouljoud⁴, S. Nagai¹
¹Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Department of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁴Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Liver allocation in the United States was updated in February of 2020, with introduction of the acuity circle (AC) model. However, the effect of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AR) Agonist Apadenoson Promotes Survival in K28-hACE2 Mice and Syrian Hamsters Infected with Sars-CoV-2
P. Chhabra¹, B. Mann², M. Ma¹, S. Feldman³, J. Linden⁴, K. L. Brayman¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Department of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To determine if Apadenoson or Regadenoson has a therapeutic effect in attenuating hyper-inflammation and improving survival rate in K18-hACE2mice or Syrian hamsters infected with…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Transition Program for Young Adults with Solid Organ Transplant a Single Center Protocol
H. Y. Lee
Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplantation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: The transition process for young adult solid organ transplant patient is an important clinical milestone in a transplant patient's life. Evidenced based research demonstrates…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Growing Use of Perfusion for Heart, Liver, and Lung and Early Outcomes
R. R. Goff¹, K. Gauntt¹, W. Cherikh¹, E. D. Lease², D. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: In 2015 the OPTN began collecting data on perfusion for heart, liver, and lung deceased donors (DD) on the DD registration form. Since 2015,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early versus Late Initiation of Sirolimus Regimens on Mortality After Kidney Transplantation: Age-Stratified Analyses of Adult Recipients
A. Santos¹, H. Ibrahim¹, M. A. Leghrouz¹, X. Wen²
¹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²University of Rhode Island, Kingston, FL
*Purpose: Observational and meta-analytic studies have associated sirolimus with an increased risk of mortality in kidney transplant (KT) recipients (KTRs). We aimed to examine the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Patient Outcomes After Heart and Double Lung Transplant from a Single High-Volume Center
R. P. Brumer¹, A. Goodarzi², R. Chihara¹
¹Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Combined heart and double-lung transplant (OHT/DLT) is a relatively uncommon procedure, and patient outcomes after undergoing OHT/DLT are therefore not as well understood as…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Physicians Are Perfectionists and Patients Are Pragmatic? Comparing Physician and Patient Definitions of Success in Liver Transplantation
I. Woelfel¹, D. Faulkner¹, W. Kellett¹, K. Washburn², A. Schenk¹
¹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast patient and physician perceptions of success one year after liver transplantation.*Methods: This was a…
2022 American Transplant Congress
An Updated Estimate of Post-Transplant Survival After Implementation of the New Donor Heart Allocation Policy
K. A. Lazenby¹, N. Narang², K. M. Pelzer³, G. Ran¹, W. F. Parker³
¹Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Advocate Heart Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Published estimates showing lower post-transplant survival after implementation of the new heart allocation policy may be biased downward due to incomplete follow-up on surviving…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes in High Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation Usage Centers in the Acuity Circles Era
L. Chau¹, A. Mohamed², T. Kitajima¹, K. Collins³, M. Rizzari¹, A. Yoshida⁴, M. Abouljoud³, S. Nagai¹
¹Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Department of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ⁴Henry Ford Hospital, Grosse Pointe, MI
*Purpose: The recent acuity circles (AC) liver allocation policy has increased rates of donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation. We hypothesize transplant centers with…