2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Forensic DNA Testing to Trace Unethical Organ Procurement and Organ Trafficking Practices.
The purpose of this study is to establish a methodology, which allows to identify evidence of transplant organs originating from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel KPD Mechanism to Increase Transplants When Some Candidates Have Multiple Willing Donors.
1Carnegie Mellon U, Pittsburgh; 2U of Maryland, College Park; 3UNOS, Richmond; 4Yale U, New Haven
Purpose: Current kidney exchanges such as the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) program allow candidates to list multiple willing donors, but only one will donate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living and Deceased Donor Uterus Transplantation – The 2-Arm Czech Uterus Transplant Trial: The First Year Report with Four Cases Done so Far.
Introduction: Uterus transplantation (UTx) may become another organ transplantation. There is very limited worldwide experience so far. The Czech uterus transplant trial started in 2015.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Chagas Disease and Outcome in Kidney Transplant.
Renal Transplant Unit, CRAI Sur - CUCAIBA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Introduction: Chagas disease is one of the most expanded endemic in Latin America with 8 people from every 10.000.000 being infected. In Argentina its estimated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Post-Donation GFR Changes in Living Kidney Donors.
Living kidney donor transplantation is the preferred treatment for ESRD because it confers excellent outcomes for recipients and poses reasonable risks to donors. Post-donation glomerular…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Kidney Paired Donation Standard Acquisition Charge.
Introduction: A non-profit kidney paired donation (KPD) organization undertook an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-funded demonstration project to redesign reimbursement for the costs…2017 American Transplant Congress
Candidate Sex and Size Disparity in Liver Offer Acceptance.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis
Female liver transplant candidates face lower access to transplantation. Size match between the offered liver and the candidate is important but has not been considered…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…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Kidney Donor Candidate Referral, Care, and Attrition in an Online Portal.
When non-directed live kidney donation (NDD) was first described in the early 2000s, a high rate of inquiry per actual donor was noted. Since then,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Toxoplasmosis in Solid Organ Transplant 2008 – 2015: Opportunities for Improvement.
1DTAC, Richmond, VA; 2United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
Background: Donor-derived Toxoplasmosis (DDT) is uncommon, but outcomes may be poor. Donor risk factors are difficult to recognize, and donor screening is not currently universally…
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