2017 American Transplant Congress
A Brief Frailty Assessment and Outcomes Among Candidates for Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: As frailty correlates with post-transplant outcomes, brief frailty measures are needed in clinical practice to appropriately risk stratify LT candidates. We used an abbreviated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Modified Geriatric Assessment in Evaluation of Older Adults for Kidney Transplant Suitability.
BackgroundThere is an increasing incidence and prevalence of older adults with ESRD. Per guideline recommendations, many of these patients are now being considered for kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Lower Extremity Impairment and Post-Transplant Mortality.
INTRODUCTION. Few objective tests can be easily performed prior to kidney transplantation (KT) to effectively stratify patients by risk of post-KT mortality. The short physical…2017 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on the Importance of Outcomes for Trials in Kidney Transplantation: An International Best Worse Scaling Survey.
To optimize the benefits of kidney transplantation, recipients and clinicians should have an agreed, shared management plan. This relies on prioritizing the same outcomes but…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Forgotten Element of KAS: A2 to B Transplantation Reduces Waiting Time for Blood Group B Patients by 20%.
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
Introduction Since the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in 2014 blood group B patients have been able to receive priority for blood group…2017 American Transplant Congress
Willingness of Canadian ESRD Patients to Consider Transplant Tourism.
BackgroundTransplant tourism refers to travel for transplantation involving organ trafficking or transplant commercialism, and is associated with poor outcomes. While some characteristics of transplant tourists…2017 American Transplant Congress
Global Kidney Exchange.
Introduction: Innovative solutions are required to overcome the organ shortage.Methods: The cost differential between dialysis and transplantation in some countries allows the exchange of kidneys…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
Cost-Effectiveness of Renal Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemia Time.
High cold ischemia time (CIT) and inadequate care of donors in Brazil lead to a high incidence of delayed graft function (DGF), 60%-70%, and as…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Dialysis During the Transplant Admission on Transplant and Post-Transplant Cost of Care.
This study examines the impact of dialysis during the transplant admission on total cost of transplant and one year post-transplant care for kidney, liver, and…
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