2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Non-Adherence on Disparities in African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Non-adherence is considered to a be a strong risk factor for graft loss in kidney transplant recipients, with conflicting evidence of its impact on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in the Evaluation for Liver Transplantation.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
The majority of research on disparities in liver transplantation is on patients listed for transplant in the OPTN/UNOS database, not patients in the evaluation process…2016 American Transplant Congress
Psychiatric Characteristics of Acute Liver Failure Patients: Acetaminophen Overdose versus Other Etiologies.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Scant research exists on the psychiatric history of patients with acute liver failure (ALF) presenting for liver transplantation. This study compared psychiatric profiles of patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Survival to Listing for Liver Transplantation: Do MELD and Race Interact?
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Minimal research has been focused on the evaluation process for liver transplant listing. The purpose of this study was to examine whether evaluation MELD score…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplantation in US Adults with Sickle Cell Nephropathy.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) are less likely to receive a kidney transplant (KT) than ESRD patients without SCN. Comparing…2016 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Racial Disparity Reduction in Kidney Transplant Rates Before and After the New Kidney Allocation System.
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS) implemented 12/4/2014, significant African American (AA) vs. white racial disparities existed in access to kidney transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Implicit Bias in Dialysis Providers' Transplant Education Practices for Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients.
Low-income or racial/ethnic minority dialysis patients (low-income/minority) are less likely to receive transplant education and, ultimately, kidney transplant. We conducted a mixed-methods study with 4…2016 American Transplant Congress
Subtype-Compatible (A2/A2B–>B) Transplantation Under KAS Increases Access 3-Fold for Blood Type B Patients, yet Very Few Candidates Are Listed as Eligible.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS; 12/4/14), 8 OPOs participated in a voluntary policy variance permitting allocation of kidneys from subtype “A2”…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of an Early Steroid Withdrawal Maintenance Regimen in African American Renal Transplant Recipients.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Introduction: Outcomes in African American (AA) transplant recipients are inferior to other ethnic groups. This population also has an accelerated decline in graft function after…2016 American Transplant Congress
Black Ethnicity as a Risk Factor for Poor Kidney Allograft Outcomes Post-Transplantation.
Introduction: Registry studies, largely from the United States, have consistently demonstrated inferior outcomes for black patients undergoing renal transplant. A recent Canadian publication has challenged…
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