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2021 American Transplant Congress
Dual Liver and Kidney Donors, What Makes Them Decide to Do It?
H. Al Harakeh, B. Emmanuel, C. Hughes, A. Tevar, J. Steel, A. F. DiMartini, S. Ganesh, A. Humar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is incongruity between the transplant waiting list and the number of deceased donors available, therefore there is an enduring challenge to increase the…
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Sars-cov-2 Stat Testing for Organ Donation; One Laboratory’s Experience
S. Dionne, B. O'Neale
VRL-Eurofins, Centennial, CO
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic took the U.S. by storm. The Transplant Community had to navigate through unprecedented scenarios in order to continue the life-saving mission…
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Baseline Levels of Dd-cf Dna After Pancreas Transplantation: Using Dd-cfdna as an Indicator for Pancreas Rejection and Biopsy Avoidance
A. Yoo, I. Qian, A. Riedel, C. Cazac, A. Bartosic, J. S. Bromberg, J. Scalea
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) testing, which has been previously validated for monitoring kidney transplant (KTx) rejection, may provide an alternative to pancreas biopsy that…
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Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death Pancreas Transplantation in Spain. Initial Experience
J. Ferrer-Fàbrega¹, R. Muñoz², J. Ruiz³, D. Casanova⁴, F. Sánchez-Bueno⁵, J. Pérez-Daga⁶, C. Fernández-Rivera⁷, M. Gómez⁸, F. Castillo⁹, R. López-Andújar¹⁰, J. Maupoey¹⁰, J. Briceño¹¹, J. Sánchez-Hidalgo¹¹, Á. Arjona¹¹, A. Álvarez¹², A. Alarcó¹³, A. Bravo¹³, R. García¹, R. Rull¹, M. López-Boado¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹⁴, F. Diekmann¹⁴, D. Paredes¹⁵, J. García-Valdecasas¹, J. Fuster¹, C. Fondevila¹, B. Domínguez-Gil²
¹Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT), Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Nephrology., University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla. University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁵Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery., Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca. IMIB-ARRIXACA. Murcia., Murcia, Spain, ⁶Department of Surgery, Hospital Regional de Málaga. Málaga., Málaga, Spain, ⁷Department of Nephrology., Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña. A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁸Department of Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña. A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁹Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla. University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ¹⁰Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery and Transplant Unit, La Fe University Hospital. Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ¹¹Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía. Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, ¹²Department of Nephrology., Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife., Tenerife, Spain, ¹³Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife., Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁴Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Coordination Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: To report on the Spanish Pancreas Transplantation experience in controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) by analyzing the normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and super-rapid…
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Psychosocial Outcomes 1-year Post Total Pancreatectomy and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant
J. Steel¹, A. Amin¹, M. Wijkstrom¹, A. Zureikat¹, E. Tillman¹, R. Jones¹, D. Yadav¹, A. Slivka¹, A. Phillips¹, M. Bellin², A. Carroll³, A. Humar¹
¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: A paucity of research regarding the psychosocial outcomes after-total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplantation exists. The aim of the study was to examine…
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Better Dialysis Facility Five-Star Rating is Associated with Increased Listing for Kidney Transplantation
J. T. Adler¹, L. Xiang¹, J. S. Weissman¹, J. R. Rodrigue², R. E. Patzer³, S. S. Waikar⁴
¹Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Improving the quality of dialysis care for patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a national clinical and policy priority: the Advancing American…
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Use of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Assessment of Allograft Rejection After Change in Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimens in the First Year Post Kidney Transplant
M. Walsh, V. Peev, L. Lineberger, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, N. Alvey
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the use of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is an effective screening tool for allograft rejection…
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Seasonality of Mortality for Solid Organ Waitlist Candidates
J. Miller, D. Musgrove
SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Analysis of the impact of policies or natural occurrences on transplant system outcomes requires comparison of a treatment (post-policy) period to a control (pre-policy)…
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An Early Look at the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program’s New Priority Points Policy
S. E. Booker¹, R. Leishman¹, D. E. Stewart¹, T. Sandholm², J. Dickerson³, M. Pavlakis⁴, V. Casingal⁵
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Maryland, College Park, MD, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: The OPTN implemented new policy on 10/24/19 changing how Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program (KPDPP) priority points are awarded. The policy is intended to…
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Development of Novel Multivariable Logistic Regression Model for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation
H. Chen, Y. Nie, Q. Zhao, X. He
Organ Transplant Center,, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common early complication after liver transplantation, but there are no related predictive tools or models at present. The…