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
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
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,…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of the Donor Kidney Weight to Recipient Body Weight Ratio on Long-Term Renal Graft Outcomes
*Purpose: To study the impact of the relative donor kidney size on long-term graft function and survival, we investigated the living donor renal transplants outcomes.*Methods:…2020 American Transplant Congress
Safety Outcomes in Lower-Weight vs Higher-Weight Recipients of Fixed Dose Alemtuzumab for Kidney Transplant Induction
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Alemtuzumab is a lymphocyte-depleting monoclonal antibody used for renal transplant induction, and is associated with significant leukopenia, increased infections and malignancy. Multiple dosing strategies…2020 American Transplant Congress
Non-Linear Relationship between Recipient BMI and Survival Outcomes after Liver Transplantation-A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: Dose-response relationship between preoperative and postoperative body mass index (BMI) and survival outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) has not been clearly defined yet.*Methods: PubMed,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Infection after Kidney Transplant
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery (BS) is a highly effective weight loss strategy that is increasingly common, but can be associated with impaired drug absorption and alterations…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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