Articles tagged "Survival"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Hepatitis B Viral Infection Increased Risk of Death After Kidney Transplantation
J. Lee,¹ J.-H. Cho,² J. An,³ C.-D. Kim,² C. Ahn,⁴ I. Jung,³ D. Han, C. Lim,³ Y. Kim,⁴ Y. Kim, J. Lee.³
¹Internal Medicine, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea; ³Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁵Surgery, Ulsan University Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Clinical outcomes have not been well evaluated in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Here, we aimed to investigate the recent posttransplant…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Hemoglobin A1c On Pancreas Graft Survival
K. Collins,¹ J. Garonzik-Wang,¹ E. King,² M. Doyle,¹ J. Lowell,¹ S. Shenoy,¹ Y. Lin,¹ J. Wellen,¹ W. Chapman,¹ D. Segev.²
¹Abdominal Transplant, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO; ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
A goal in selection of ideal donor pancreata is to avoid grafts with a predisposition to type-two diabetes. The HgA1c assay is a validated estimate…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplantation With Expanded Criteria Kidney from Donors After Circulatory Death
X. Luo, A. Massie, E. Chow, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
The purpose of this study was to compare the mortality risk and survival benefit of transplant with expanded criteria kidneys from donors after circulatory death…
2015 American Transplant Congress
External Validation of Clinical Prediction Models of Patient and Graft Survival in a Canadian Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Singh,^1,2 D. Naimark,^1,2,3 J. Victor,² J. Kim.^1,2,4,5
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Division of Nephrology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁵Division of Nephrology and the Renal Transplant Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Several clinical prediction models (CPM) of patient and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients have been developed as tools to assist physicians in identifying…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferior Outcomes of Third and Fourth Renal Transplant. An Analysis of Our Experience
H. Sharma, P. Yiannollou, O. Masood, G. Giffruda, R. Dhanda, D. Van Dellen, T. Campbell, R. Pararajasingam, T. Augustine, A. Tavakoli, B. Forgacs.
Transplant Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTIONOutcome of third and subsequent renal transplants have not been associated with favorable outcomes. We analyze our experience in patients with three or more kidney-transplants…
2015 American Transplant Congress
South Asians Have a Higher Risk of PTDM and Death After Renal Transplantation
D.-A. Moutzouris, L. Kozia, M. Willicombe, R. Corbett, N. Duncan, J. Galliford, A. McLean, D. Taube.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
South Asians (SA) have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes than the general population, but in renal transplant recipients, data are limited and…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Protecting Older Patients from Dialysis: The Survival Benefit of Preemptive Transplant With High KDPI Allografts
C. Jay,¹ K. Washburn,¹ P. Dean,² R. Helmick,² M. Stegall.²
¹Transplant Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX; ²Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
BACKGROUND: Mortality on dialysis remain markedly elevated in patients over 60 years old. Preemptive kidney transplantation (PreKT) represents a means of avoiding the risks of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Diminished Survival After Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant With Increasing Kidney Donor Profile Index Score
C. Jay, G. Halff, G. Abrahamian, K. Washburn.
Transplant Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX.
BACKGROUND: Since the introduction of MELD, the number of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplants has greatly increased. Renal failure after liver transplant is associated with a…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferiority of Graft Survival of Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant compared to Living Related Kidney Transplant as Analyzed by First Degree Relative
A. Patel, M. Goggins, D. Kim, P. Rohini, L. Malinzak.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
The perceived advantage of donating a kidney directly to a family member is difficult to uncouple in the setting of voluntary exchange or other kidney…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Minimally Immunosuppressed: A Cohort Study Analysis
A.-H. Querard,^1,2,3 F. Gillaizeau,^2,1 G. Couvrat-Desvergne,^1,2,3 J. Dantal,^1,4,5 P. Daguin,¹ S. Le Floch,¹ S. Castagnet,⁶ S. Brouard,^1,4 Y. Foucher,^2,1 M. Giral.^1,2,4,5
¹Institute for Transplantation, Urology and Nephrology (ITUN), CHU Nantes, RTRS « Centaure », INSERM U1064, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France; ²EA 4275 SPHERE– Biostatistics, Pharmacoepidemiology and Human Sciences Research, Nantes University, Nantes, France; ³Centre Hospitalier Departemental de Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, France; ⁴Centre d'Investigation Clinique Biothérapie, Nantes, France; ⁵Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France; ⁶HLA Laboratory, Etablissement Français du Sang, Nantes, France.
Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for endstage renal disease. Nevertheless, it involves immunosuppressive treatments with Serious Adverse Events (SAE) such as infections…