2016 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery and Increased Risk of Death After Listing for Liver Transplantation.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background:Prior bariatric surgery in cirrhotics is increasingly common, and the metabolic derangements and altered anatomy from this surgery may impact outcomes. We hypothesize that cirrhotic…2016 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Function, Mass, and Quality in Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.
Background: Sarcopenia, or severe loss of muscle mass, is common in cirrhotics and adversely affects quality of life and transplant outcomes. Obese liver transplant(LT) candidates…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rurality Status Does Not Affect Kidney Transplant (KTP) Rates Among Veterans Compared to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance (PrivIns) Beneficiaries.
Background: A larger proportion of Veterans live in rural areas compared to non-Veterans. It is unknown whether rural status affects KTP rates among Veterans.Methods: Study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Affecting Mortality During Waiting Time for Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study Using the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS) Database.
Background: Longer waiting times for kidney transplant have been suggested to be more deleterious than shorter waiting times. We analyzed the impact of waiting time…2016 American Transplant Congress
Crisis on the Waiting List for Children Listed in Low Volume Solid Organ Transplant Centers.
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Purpose: In a recent analysis, we demonstrated that children listed in low volume liver transplant centers had poor waitlist survival and a depressed transplant rate…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Advantage in the Elderly with Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Patients with established renal failure (ERF) are aging. Of patients starting dialysis at our centre a third and a half are over the age…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting the Ability of Anti-HLA Antibodies to Activate Complement.
Purpose: The single antigen bead (SAB) assay measures binding of antibodies (Abs) to HLA in units of mean florescence intensity (MFI). Two assays measure the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Results of Broader Sharing of Young Pediatric Donor Lungs and Priority Allocation System for Young Pediatric Lung Candidates
Background. Two major changes for allocation of young pediatric (ped) lung (LU) donors and young ped candidates were implemented on 9/12/10. LUs from 0-11 year…2015 American Transplant Congress
Association Between the Timed Up and Go Test and Waitlisting for Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: The Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) is a test of balance, mobility and functional capacity. Longer times on the TUGT are associated with…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…
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