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  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Baseline and Follow-Up Social Adaptability Index Scores on Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation

    D. Taber, M. Hamedi, M. Gebregziabher, T. Srinivas, K. Chavin, L. Egede, P. Baliga.

    MUSC, Charleston, SC.

    Globally, socioeconomic status (SES) is a significant determinant of health outcomes, with the social adaptability index (SAI) representing a quantifiable and validated surrogate of SES.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Neurocognitive Profile of Children Born to Kidney Transplant Recipients Mothers

    L. Morales-Buenrostro,1 S. Sanchez-Roman,1 S. Lascarez,1 A. Niebla-Cardenas,1 D. Lopez-Carrillo,1 G. Caballero-Andrade,1 A. Velez,4 R. Espinoza,2 E. Mancilla-Urrea,3 J. Alberu.1

    1INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico; 3Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico; 4Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

    Aim. To compare neurocognitive abilities of children of kidney transplant (KT) recipients who were exposed to immunosuppression during pregnancy with unexposed children. Methods. In this…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Day of Week Influences Kidney Utilization

    K. Foley, M. Chiles, S. Mohan.

    Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.

    Background: From 2000 to 2013, 17% of all kidneys procured for transplantation from deceased organ donors in the United States were discarded. The high rate…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Trends in Transplant Patient Safety Situation Reporting

    T. Daly,1 H. Neil,2 D. Stewart,2 S. Tlusty,2 A. Harper,2 D. Marshman,3 M. Green.4

    1NY-Presbyterian Hosp., New York, NY; 2UNOS, Richmond, VA; 3LifeNet Health, Roanoke, VA; 4Children's Hosp. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Background: The OPTN Operations & Safety Committee is charged with reviewing aggregated, de-identified safety situation data reported through both the UNet Improving Patient Safety (IPS)…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantation in a National Private Health Plan: Comparison to SRTR Reports

    F. Irwin,1 C. Wu,1 W. Bannister,2 M. Schnitzler,1 A. Bonagura.1

    1Optum, Minneapolis; 2Saint Louis University, St. Louis.

    The majority of transplant recipients have private health plans. However, there have been few reports using private health plan data describing the outcomes of this…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using a Fixed Source Regimen of Tacrolimus Vs. a Variable Source Regimen

    E. Lee,1 S. Bunniran,2 P. Kamble,2 B. Suehs,2 B. Franks,1 J. Schwartz,1 C. Anderson,3 G. Thal,1 J. Spalding.1

    1Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs, Northbrook, IL; 2Comprehensive Health Insights, Humana, Louisville, KY; 3Humana, Louisville, KY.

    BackgroundTacrolimus (TAC) has evolved to be the foundation of kidney transplant immunosuppressant protocols. However, the implications of switching between multiple formulations of TAC have not…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Factors Influencing Cost Among Kidney, Liver, and Heart Transplant Patients in a Private Payer Setting

    W. Bannister,1 C. Wu,1 M. Schnitzler,2 F. Irwin,1 A. Bonagura.1

    1Optum, Minneapolis; 2Saint Louis University, St. Louis.

    The factors influencing cost in solid organ transplantation have been evaluated by many individual centers, as well as nationally for Medicare patients. However, the majority…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of 2007 CMS Conditions of Participation on High Risk Renal Transplantation: A Study of the United States Renal Data System

    D. John, A. Brar, F. Tedla, N. Sumrani, E. Timpo, M. Salifu.

    Division of Transplantation, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

    BACKGROUND: On June 28, 2007, CMS introduced new Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Transplant Centers- the impact of these regulations on adult patients at high…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Center Quality Assessment: Correlation Between Early Graft Outcomes and Patient-Centered Assessments of Hospital Care

    A. Mathur,1 A. Chakrabarti,2 K. Sheetz,2 N. Katariya,1 A. Singer,1 W. Hewitt,1 K. Reddy,1 A. Moss.1

    1Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ; 2Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

    Background: Patients selecting a transplant center use public reports of outcomes to empower their decision-making. Patient-focused quality measures are lacking in transplantation, but are a…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization and Characteristics of Pancreas and Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status

    M. Ison,1,2 B. Ho,2 J. Leventhal,2 D. Ladner.2

    1Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Chicago; 2Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University, Chicago.

    Background: The number of candidates in need of pancreas transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…
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