2021 American Transplant Congress
Development Following Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation for children suffering CKD5 has been established in Germany approximately 50 years ago. While in the early decades the focus was merely…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Differential Impact of Size Mismatch in Live versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: The risk of significant weight mismatch between donors and recipients (D-R) undergoing living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) is not well established. Further, how this…2021 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Component Trajectories Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Frailty is associated with decreased access to kidney transplantation (KT) and poor post-KT outcomes. Little is known about how an acute stressor, like KT,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Modeling of Alternative Weight-Based Dosing Strategies of LCP-Tacrolimus in De Novo Kidney Transplant Patients
*Purpose: LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT; Envarsus XR®) is a modified-release once-daily formulation approved for prophylaxis of organ rejection in de novo kidney transplant patients in combination with…2021 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Body Mass Index Before and After Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Describe changes in body mass index (BMI) before and after kidney transplant and determine the association between BMI and graft loss or mortality.*Methods: Single…2021 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes of Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates Towards Bariatric Surgery
Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Obesity is an epidemic in the US and increasingly prevalent in kidney transplant candidates. Surgical weight-loss interventions are effective and reduce transplant-related complications. They…2021 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Liver Assist Device as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients with Multi-Organ Failure
*Purpose: Acute on chronic liver failure (AOCLF) occurs in nearly 25% of patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis, with many developing multi-organ failure requiring ventilatory, vasopressor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Higher Body Mass Index Before Living Kidney Donation Can Increase Wound Infection after Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies
Kidney Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: According to the CDC (2015-2016), 71.6% of the adult population in the United States has a BMI equal or higher than 25kg/m2, and the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery for Congestive Heart Failure Patients Improves Access to Transplantation and Long-Term Survival
*Purpose: Obese patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) are often denied access to heart transplantation until they obtain significant weight loss to achieve a certain…2020 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…
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