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…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Tool to Estimate Probability of Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waiting List
The probability of liver transplant (LTX) and death for candidates varies by donation service area (DSA), making it difficult for candidates to understand the likely…2015 American Transplant Congress
Frailty in Patients Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: In patients undergoing hemodialysis, frailty prevalence is high and predicts mortality and hospitalization. Little is known about frailty in patients with ESRD who are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Changing Demographics of HIV+ Liver Transplant Candidates
Liver transplant (LT) is considered a reasonable therapeutic option for certain HIV+ patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). As OPTN does not collect HIV status…2015 American Transplant Congress
Functional Decline in Liver Transplant Candidates: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study
Background: Cirrhosis is characterized by sarcopenia and malnutrition, leading to progressive functional decline. No studies have objectively measured physical functional decline in cirrhotics awaiting liver…2015 American Transplant Congress
Local Expansion in DCD Kidney Transplant Activity Improves Waiting List Outcomes and Addresses Inequities of Access to Transplantation
1Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2NHSBT, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Following expansion in our circulatory death (DCD) transplant program, our center now performs twice as many DCD as brain-death (DBD) kidney transplants. Here, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplant Among HIV+ Waitlist Candidates
Chronic diseases, such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), are now the leading causes of death among HIV+ patients. Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Medication Non-Adherence in Those Waiting for a Transplant
Purpose: Though poor medication adherence among adult kidney transplant patients is alarmingly high with distressing consequences, no one has systematically examined medication non-adherence in those…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Predictors of Organ Donation Among African-American Men
Objective: The growth of the national transplant waiting list continues to far outpace the number of available organs, particularly among African Americans (AA). This study…
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