2022 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Identifying Opportunities for Increased Utilization
*Purpose: To assess barriers to living donor liver transplant (LDLT) access in light of convincing evidence of survival benefits for patients with end-stage liver disease.*Methods:…2022 American Transplant Congress
Does Black Race Modify the Risk of Transplant Failure Associated with HLA Mismatch in First Adult Kidney Allografts from Deceased Donors?
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Current US- based data suggests Black patients awaiting kidney re-transplantation are more likely to be highly sensitized compared to other races. Degree of HLA…2022 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Variation in Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation
1Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 2Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Despite several policy reforms over the years, disparities in the access to solid organ transplantation continues to exist remains a significant barrier to liver…2022 American Transplant Congress
HLA-DQ Mismatches Are More Likely to Be Listed as Unacceptable Antigens After Renal Graft Failure in African American Recipients as Compared to Other Racial/Ethnic Groups
*Purpose: Growing evidence suggests that donor-recipient mismatches at the HLA-DQ locus are the most immunogenic and pathogenic, evidenced by generation of DQ donor-specific antibodies (DSA).…2022 American Transplant Congress
A2/A2B to B Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Single-Center 5 Year Experience
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The new kidney allocation system (KAS) instituted in 2014 allowed organ procurement organizations to allocate A2/A2B to B candidates preferentially was meant to improve…2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant: Center Variation and Opportunities for Progress
*Purpose: To estimate racial differences in living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rates relative to patient, center and regional characteristics that may influence access to transplant.*Methods:…2022 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Post-Liver Transplant Hospitalizations by Patient Race
1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Hospital admissions after liver transplant are common, costly, and associated with poor outcomes. While survival disparities are well-documented for Black liver recipients, little is…2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial Barriers to Kidney Transplant After Listing, 2015 – 2020
*Purpose: We sought to evaluate racial disparities in access to deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) following changes to kidney allocation system (KAS) implemented in 2014.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Post-Operative Plasmapheresis in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients with High Panel Reactive Antibodies – A Single Center Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: African American (AA) kidney transplant (KTx) candidates are disadvantaged given increased immunologic risk and longer waitlist time. The purpose of this study was to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Immunologic Disparities Impact Access to Repeat Kidney Transplantation Among Patients with Previous Failed Kidney Allograft
1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The number of patients with a failed kidney transplant who are being considered for retransplantation is increasing steadily. However, disparities in access to repeat…
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