2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Elevated BMI on Allograft Outcomes: A Competing Risks Regression Analysis
Section of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
INTRODUCTION: Extremes of BMI has been associated with an increased risk of death censored allograft failure. Traditionally the KM product limit estimate has been used…2015 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Once-Daily Tacrolimus in Liver Transplantation: Long-Term Outcomes of a Single Center Cohort of 150 Patients
Purpose: To describe the long-term safety and efficacy profile of de novo once-daily tacrolimus (Tac QD) in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)Patients and methods: A retrospective…2015 American Transplant Congress
MELD as a Predictor of Post-Transplant Survival
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
MELD is a reliable tool to predict liver waitlist mortality. Previous studies of MELD and post-transplant outcomes have had conflicting results.METHODS: We used generalized gamma…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Liver Transplant Among HIV+ Waitlist Candidates
Liver failure is the most common cause of non-AIDS related death among HIV+ patients, primarily due to high prevalence of co-infection with hepatitis C (HCV)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of ECD Transplantation After Ultra-Long Dialysis Exposure: Implications for Acceptance in the New KAS
Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The survival benefit of ECD transplantation varies with the duration of pre-transplant dialysis exposure.We analyzed the survival benefit of ECD transplantation (Kidney Donor Profile Index…2015 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pulmonary Hypertension at Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Subsequent Outcomes Following Transplantation
Background - Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who depend on dialysis before transplant, and PH is associated…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Change in Body Mass Index on Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Transplantation
AIM: Typically, a large BMI (body mass index) is associated with poor health as it can lead to a variety of diseases; we investigate frequency…2015 American Transplant Congress
Consideration of the Futility of Transplant: 50% Mortality at 5 Years
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Introduction: Transplant recipients are globally sicker at the time of liver transplantation (LT) in the current era. We sought to devise and validate a model…2015 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Transplant and Waitlist Mortality Rates Among HIV+ Kidney Transplant Candidates
Kidney transplant (KT) is now a viable option for select HIV+ end-stage renal disease patients. As OPTN does not collect HIV status at waitlisting, no…2015 American Transplant Congress
Should Only Active Candidates Define the EPTS Top 20% in the New Kidney Allocation System (KAS)?
1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Univ Hosp Case Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; 3Yale, New Haven, CT.
Background: The 20% of kidney candidates with the highest Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) receive priority for a high longevity kidney in the Organ Procurement and…
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