2021 American Transplant Congress
Machine Learning Informs Utility-Based Non-Directed Living Liver Donor Allocation
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Seattle Children's, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: To maximize non-directed living liver donor graft utility, we developed analytic models predicting 10-year graft survival post liver transplant (LT).*Methods: We analyzed OPTN living…2021 American Transplant Congress
Allocation Changes and Covid Effect on Waiting Time for Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: On April 30, 2019 the National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented and patients meeting criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma exception points received a score…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Nationally Allocated Grafts
*Purpose: There is national variation in acceptance criteria and utilization of livers across transplant centers. Data pertaining to outcomes of liver grafts declined by local…2021 American Transplant Congress
Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Complications Associated with Postoperative Anticoagulation After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: In order to determine the efficacy of post-liver transplant (LT) anticoagulation protocols in reducing the occurrence of arterial thrombosis (HAT) and other vascular complications…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Positive Donor Cultures on Postoperative Lung Transplantation Infectious Outcomes
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Transmission risk of microbes present in donor lungs at time of donation to lung transplant recipients (LTR) is unclear. Infection is the second highest…2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Fungal Prophylaxis Post-Lung Transplantation
1Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2Temple School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Fungal infections are responsible for approximately 15-35% of all infections in lung transplant recipients; 80% of which are due to aspergillus or candida. At…2021 American Transplant Congress
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Protects Liver Allograft from Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Human Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury following prolonged cold storage has a significant impact on early and late human liver transplantation (LTx) outcomes. Prevention of I/R injury…2021 American Transplant Congress
Dialysis Staff-Reported Impact of the Early Covid-19 Pandemic on Kidney Transplant Referrals and Evaluations
*Purpose: COVID-19 has drastically impacted healthcare systems since its declaration as a pandemic in March 2020. Evidence of this impact persists among solid organ transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Thromboelastography on Decreasing Blood Product Usage in Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver dysfunction results in derangement of hemostasis and thrombosis. Thromboelastography (TEG) has emerged as a tool to guide resuscitative efforts. However, its utilization and…2021 American Transplant Congress
Development of De-novo Malignancies After Kidney and/or Pancreas Transplantation in Diabetic Patients
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Transplantation of a kidney (KTA), pancreas (PTA), or a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) in a patient with end-stage organ failure is a lifesaving treatment. Patient…
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