2017 American Transplant Congress
HCC and Liver Transplantation Following the Recent Allocation Policy Change.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
In October 2015, OPTN implemented a revised liver allocation policy to address the disparity between HCC and non-HCC patients in access to deceased-donor liver transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Novel Prehabilitation Program in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Background: Prehabilitation is the process of enhancing surgical patient functional capacity prior to surgery to improve tolerance for the upcoming physiologic stress. While prehabilitation has…2017 American Transplant Congress
WHO Group II Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated with Decreased Survival in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.
Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
End stage liver disease (ESLD) patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy often have WHO Group II pulmonary hypertension (PH), characterized by pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) >15…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System on Length of Dialysis Prior to Transplantation.
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York
Introduction: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) changed the starting point for calculating waiting time for patients on the kidney transplant (KTx) waitlist from the time…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allocation Using CMV Matching Optimizes Low and High Risk Profiles for Prevention of CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) confers a major impact on morbidity, mortality, and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. Efforts to prevent CMV disease and infection have traditionally…2017 American Transplant Congress
Exception Scores for Patients on the Liver Waiting List.
Liver waitlist candidates are prioritized for allocation using model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores, and some patients receive higher MELD scores through exception. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Cost Comparison for Telehealth Utilization in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Evaluation Process at a VA Center.
Renal Transplantation, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, U.S. Dept Veterans Affairs, Nashville
Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made efforts to improve access by increasing telehealth utilization. There have been limited publications on telehealth in…2017 American Transplant Congress
HIV and Cognitive Impairment in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Both HIV-infection and end stage renal disease (ESRD) are independently associated with neurocognitive decline. However, the combined impact of these diseases remains unclear, particularly among…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Pancreas Transplantation for the Patients with Diabetes Showed Significant Survival Benefit?
Background : Pancreas transplantation was considered a therapeutic option for patients with complicated DM. However, in the past decade, the annual number of PT performed…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Relationship Between Frailty and Decreased Physical Performance with Death on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List.
Background: Frailty and decreased physical performance are associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplant. Less is known about their relationship with pre-transplant outcomes. The aim…
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