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2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Analysis of Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys: An Update
D. Bahl¹, N. Mehta², Y. A. Qazi³
¹School of Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada, ²University of California, Berkeley, Torrance, CA, ³School of Medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, the discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidneys from Pediatric Donors Are Preferentially Allocated to Adult Highly Sensitized and Not to Pediatrics Under the New Kidney Allocation System (KAS)
D. Puliyanda¹, H. Pizzo¹, J. Garrison¹, S. Williamson², I. Kim², E. Huang²
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: In 12/2014, the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) assigned allocation priority to highly sensitized (HS) recipients while maintaining access to donors for pediatric patients…
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Proposed New Kidney Allocation Policy: Moving to Concentric Circles as the First Unit of Allocation
A. Israni¹, S. Gustafson¹, A. Wey¹, B. Thompson¹, V. Casingal², M. Pavlakis³, S. Castro⁴, A. Wilk⁴, B. Kasiske¹, J. Snyder¹
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²Carolinas Healthcare, Charlotte, NC, ³Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA, ⁴UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) proposed a new national deceased donor kidney allocation policy that removes donor service area and OPTN region…
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Virtual XM Adversely Affects Access for Highly Sensitized African Americans Awaiting Renal Transplantation
P. T. Jindra¹, B. V. Murthy¹, C. Van Buren²
¹Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Surgery, UT Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Recent UNOS policy proposals have changed kidney allocation from local Designated Service Areas (DSA) to geographic distribution areas of varying widths. Since crossmatch of…
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The Impact of a Positive Crossmatch on KAS Patients and Organs
J. Lee¹, K. Sjöholm², C. Kjellman², T. Lorant², L. Winstedt², V. Nigro², K. M. Roupé², Å. Schiött², A. Runstrom², S. Taranto³, T. Baker³, D. Stewart³
¹Medical Affairs, Hansa Biopharma, Camas, WA, ²Hansa Biopharma, Lund, Sweden, ³UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Evaluate the potential effects of offer refusals due to positive crossmatch (+XM) on both patients and re-allocated organs with a focus on waitlist outcomes,…
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Genetic Testing of Living Related Donors for Inherited Renal Disease Improves Evaluation and Promotes Informed Choice of At-Risk Living Donors
C. P. Thomas¹, M. E. Freese¹, D. A. Katz²
¹Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Living kidney donors (LKDs) with a family history of kidney disease are at higher risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) compared to LKDs without…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Your Path to Transplant Tailored Education Increases Living Donation Transplant Actions and Wait-Listing Rates: Final Randomized Controlled Trial Findings
A. Waterman¹, Y. Cui², J. L. Beaumont², J. D. Peipert³, A. Paiva⁴, M. L. Robbins⁴
¹Transplant Research and Education Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
*Purpose: Tailoring education and behavior change interventions to address gaps in individual patients’ knowledge, readiness, and socio-economic challenges may help more end-stage kidney disease patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation for Underappreciated Uremic Children in China
X. Su¹, W. Shang², L. Liu¹, Y. Feng², H. Zhang¹, J. Li¹, Q. Fu¹, X. Pang², G. Feng², C. Wang¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Kidney Transplantation Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
*Purpose: We previously reported that children with end-stage renal disease had less chance to access to kidney transplantation from deceased donors in China. The number…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome and Surgical Complications Following Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation in Children Weighting Less Than 15 Kg: A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki¹, H. Satoh², Z. Matsui², R. Hamada³, R. Harada³, M. Muramatsu⁴, Y. Hamasaki⁴, S. Shishido⁴
¹Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan, ²Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is considered more technically challenging in small children, incurring a higher risk of potential surgical and vascular complications. Intraperitoneal approach of…
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The Importance of BMP4 Gene Defects in Renal Transplant Patients with CAKUT
E. Baskin¹, V. Sahin¹, Y. Terzi², K. Gulleroglu¹, N. Uslu³, A. Akdur⁴, G. Moray⁴, F. Sahin², M. Haberal⁴
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Genetics, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) represent the major causes of chronıc renal failure in children. Urinary tract formation is a…