2018 American Transplant Congress
Despite the Growing Impact of the American Opioid Epidemic on Organ Donation, a Small Percentage of Drug Intoxication Deaths Result in Organ Donation
Purpose: This study seeks to understand the regional variation in donations after drug overdose (DO) and quantify the proportion of DO deaths that go on…2018 American Transplant Congress
How the Spouses (Husbands) of Living Kidney Donors View Kidney Donation: A Grounded Theory Study
Division of Nursing, University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, NC.
The purpose of this study was to explore the question: What is the process of experiencing living kidney transplant by the spouse of a living…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of On-Site Overestimation of Macrosteatosis on Donor Liver Biopsy
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans.
Introduction: Estimation of hepatic steatosis is an important variable in determining suitability of a donor liver allograft for transplantation. Differentiation between and quantification of macro-…2018 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Drug Overdose as Donor Cause of Death
Numbers of deceased organ donors have increased steadily since 2012, with large increases 2015-2016. The opioid epidemic has been speculated to drive these increases, differentially…2018 American Transplant Congress
Calibration of Updated LSAM
Purpose: The liver simulated allocation model (LSAM) is a discrete-event microsimulation of the liver allocation system used for policy evaluation and research. We investigated the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation and Transplantation in US States and Europe – Is There a Benefit to Opting Out?
European reports suggest improved transplant rates in countries with Opt-out or presumed consent donation. Legislation to adopt Opt-out donation has been introduced in several US…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Hepatitis-C Treatments after Kidney Transplantation: Impact of the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in kidney transplant (KTx) donors or recipients has correlated with adverse outcomes, partly due to limited treatment options. Development of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hospitalization, Dialysis Center Type, and Disparities in ESRD Survival and Waitlist Access
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Background: Excess hospitalization has been shown to reduce kidney transplant waitlist survival and likelihood of transplant. We studied hospitalization as a predictor of waitlist access…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the Kidney Allocation System on Outcomes for Kidneys with KDPI > 85%.
Single center outcomes were examined to assess the impact of the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) on outcomes for kidneys with KDPI >85%.Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Retroactive Application of a New Risk Index for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LKDPI) to Renal Transplants in Veracruz, Mexico.
Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) was designed to estimate the graft loss risk in deceased donor transplants. Recently, the Epidemiology Research Group for Organ Transplantation…
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