Low Muscle Mass Predicts Mortality in Obese Transplant Recipients
In a study, obese transplant recipients with low muscle mass had an increased risk of death but not graft loss.
American Transplant Congress
NODAT Risk Similar After Switching From CNIs to Everolimus
The incidence of NODAT was 33.8% among patients who switched to everolimus and 36.4% among those who stayed on calcineurin inhibitors.
Post-Transplant Infections, Cancer Do Not Up Mortality
Opportunistic viral and fungal infections or malignancies develop in 34% of kidney transplant recipients, but these complications do not affect patient or graft survival.
Opioid Use Linked to Worse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Highest level of opioid use in the year prior to transplantation was associated with a 45% and 28% increased risk of death and graft loss, respectively.
Diabetes Increases Post-Transplant Mortality Risk
In a study, diabetes in both the donor and recipient was associated with triple the risk of death at 5 years post-transplant compared with the absence of diabetes in both the donor and recipient.
Antibiotic Combo Found to Reduce Post-Transplant UTI Rate
Post-transplant UTI rates were lower when cephalexin was added to SMX-TMP than when SMX-TMP was used alone (7.5% vs 25.8%), study finds.
Bacteremia Worsens Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Kidney transplant recipients who experienced an episode of bacteremia had double the risks of graft failure and death.
CCI May Predict Outcomes Among Older Kidney Recipients
Older patients with a Charlson Comorbidity Index score below 5 had a higher 3-year survival rate than those with a score of 5 or higher (90% vs 76%).
Accepting High-Risk Kidneys Is Better Than Waiting
High-KDPI kidneys can improve the likelihood of a functioning graft compared with waiting for a superior kidney.
VTE Linked to Higher Death, Graft Loss Risk in Transplant Recipients
Venous thromboembolism is associated with a 4.1-fold increased risk of death and a 2.3-fold increased risk of death-censored graft loss among kidney transplant recipients.
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