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2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor CPR and Solid Organ Transplantation
E. Larsen¹, K. Cardoza², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar¹, V. Bowers⁴, J. Buggs⁴
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In 2010, the American Heart Association and Emergency Cardiac Care (AHA ECC) set a 10-year impact goal of doubling cardiac arrest survival by 2020.…
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SPK Transplantation in HIV-positive Recipients
H. Resweber, k. nguyen, H. Curtis, J. Panichella, A. DI Carlo, S. Karhadkar
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: With the advent of anti-retroviral therapy in the treatment of HIV, mortality in HIV-infected individuals has become less due to complications from viral infection…
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Intensivist-Performed Transesophageal Echocardiography as a Screen for Organ Donation: A Four-Year, Single-Center Experience
K. M. Madden¹, T. C. Wray², K. Rainbird¹, I. Tawil², T. Dettmer², K. Azevedo², R. Venkataramani³, J. Marinaro²
¹New Mexico Donor Services, Albuquerque, NM, ²Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, ³Anesthesiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
*Purpose: Echocardiography is required for deceased heart donation, and transthoracic echocardiography is the traditional practice. At our institution, intensivists perform transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and since…
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Public Perceptions of Presumed Consent for Organ Donation in Canada: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Public Comments from News Articles
D. E. Fox¹, M. Donald², C. Chong¹, R. R. Quinn³, P. E. Ronksley¹, M. J. Elliott³, N. N. Lam³
¹The Department of Community Health Sciences, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Cumming School of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³The Cumming School of Medicine and Department of Community Health Sciences, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
*Purpose: In 2019, two Canadian provinces (Alberta and Nova Scotia) became the first jurisdictions in North America to pass presumed consent legislation to increase deceased…
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Solid Organ Transplant Telehealth Utilization Significantly Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience at a Single, Large Volume Center
R. Forbes, K. Kumm, H. O'Dell, K. Smith, L. Smith, A. Dreher, H. Schaefer, B. Concepcion
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth utilization has allowed for the delivery of healthcare while protecting patients, caregivers, healthcare workers, and the community from exposure.…
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Quantification of Multiple Isotypes of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. S. Maltzman¹, L. Wang¹, P. Ahearn¹, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon², Y. Azzi³, M. Melcher¹, M. Fernandez-Vina¹, R. Bray⁴, H. Gebel⁴, E. Woodle⁵, E. Akalin³, A. Girnita¹, P. Cravedi²
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ³Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of severe outcomes with infection by SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of COVID-19. Antibodies directed against the…
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AM PAC Scores and Liver Transplant Resource Utilization
M. Pierpont¹, M. Gosselin², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar¹, J. Buggs⁴, N. Kemmer⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a tool utilized to assess three functional domains: basic mobility, daily activities, and applied cognition. Previous studies…
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hlaR,” a Simplified Interface for the HLA Matchmaker Tool
A. Johnson¹, J. Zhang¹, H. Gebel², C. Larsen¹
¹Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Functional epitopes, or eplets, represent a set of amino acids within three angstroms of one another that may not be sequentially contiguous but are…
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Hospital-Level Metrics and Interventions to Increase Deceased Organ Donation: A Systematic Review
M. Castillo-Angeles¹, G. Li², P. Bain³, A. Salim¹, J. T. Adler¹
¹Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The shortage of transplantable organs available for the ever-growing transplant waiting list is well-described. Efforts to ameliorate this have predominantly focused on improving processes…
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Providing Equitable Access: Language and Literacy Levels of Kidney Transplant Center Websites
R. Olmeda Barrientos¹, C. E. Jacobson², V. S. Valbuena³, M. S. Anderson³, M. J. Englesbe³, S. A. Waits³, J. R. Santos-Parker²
¹University Of California – Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ²University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Health disparities exist for access to kidney transplantation. Accessibility of patient-facing transplant center resources can contribute to these disparities. Patients interact with transplant centers…