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2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a “COVID-free” Pathway on Living Donor Transplantation During a Pandemic
S. Koganti, Y. Cheah, C. J. Simon, M. Tobon Lascano, J. Kim, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has significantly decreased rates of organ transplantation, with most programs curtailing living donor transplantations. This has led to an increase in waitlist…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Summary of the OPTN’s Policy and System Modifications in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A. Wilk, S. Taranto, C. Jett, L. Cartwright
UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In April 2020, the OPTN made several policy and system modifications in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic including updates to candidate lab data,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Increasing Liver Discard Rate and Waiting List Drop-Off in Post-MELD Era
R. Matsumoto¹, K. Halazun², J. Emond¹, B. Samstein², R. S. Brown Jr.², L. Dove¹, T. Kato¹
¹Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: As number of donors and transplant cases rises each year, it is important to evaluate not only post-transplant survival rate but also the organ…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Benefits of Maternal Living Donor Allografts in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Less Rejection Episodes and No Evidence of De Novo Allosensitization
A. Barbetta¹, G. Meeberg², B. Rocque¹, S. Barhouma³, S. Gilmour⁴, F. Faytrouni⁵, O. Guttman⁵, P. Campbell⁴, J. Shapiro², J. Emamaullee¹
¹Surgery, Abdominal Transplant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) offers improved graft and patient survival in pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients. Prior studies have suggested immunological advantage when…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Induction Immunosuppression Efficacy in Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation in the SARS-CoV-2 Era
H. Sarumi, K. Vassar, S. Jackson, T. Pruett, R. Kandaswamy
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Lymphocyte depleting induction is associated with increased risk of infection. Our institution adopted a stratified induction protocol with the intent to decrease risk for…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Intestinal Insufficiency May Affect Outcomes After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
A. K. Batra, M. Desai, J. Yang, K. Cummins, H. Oden-Brunson, H. Ling, S. Beer, J. Goss, N. Galvan
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if pre-transplant feeding intolerance is associated with poorer post-OLT (orthotopic liver transplant) outcomes in pediatric liver…
2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 Transmission within One Year from Pancreas and Kidney Recipients
H. Sarumi, J. Fisher, B. Johnson, T. Pruett
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The current pandemic has created uncertainty surrounding the transmission of COVID-19. It was recently published that in the general population, household contacts have a…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Lung Transplant Recipients
G. Holdren¹, E. Lushin¹, M. Duncan², C. Hage²
¹Pharmacy, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, ²Pulmonary Critical Care, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) post lung transplantation and to examine the relationship between…
2021 American Transplant Congress
When One Size Does Not Fit All: Geographically Heterogeneous Liver Distribution
M. A. Mankowski¹, S. Gentry², D. Segev³, N. Trichakis⁴
¹KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, ²US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, ³JHU, Baltimore, MD, ⁴MIT, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The new liver allocation system prioritizes distribution within acuity circles, instead of within DSAs. Acuity circles have the same radius around all donor hospitals…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Macrosteatosis in the US Pediatric Deceased Liver Donor Population, 2005-2018
J. Purvis, D. Dhall, C. McLeod, S. Sheikh, R. Cannon, K. Frey, J. Locke, B. Orandi
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The pediatric obesity epidemic is associated with early signs of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) such as increased hepatic macrosteatosis and liver enzymes. In…