2021 American Transplant Congress
When One Size Does Not Fit All: Geographically Heterogeneous Liver Distribution
*Purpose: The new liver allocation system prioritizes distribution within acuity circles, instead of within DSAs. Acuity circles have the same radius around all donor hospitals…2021 American Transplant Congress
To Whom do Pediatric Donor Organs Go?
*Purpose: Pediatric priority in organ allocation is mandated by the Final Rule, but prioritization varies by organ, sometimes informed by size-matching needs. Heart (Policy 6.6.E)…2021 American Transplant Congress
VO2peak Differentiates Survival Post Kidney Transplant
1Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 2Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, TX
*Purpose: The OPTN/UNOS utilizes the calculated estimated posttransplant survival (EPTS) score as the measure of post-kidney transplant survival to guide allocation of deceased donor kidney…2021 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Measurement of Transplant Kidney Fibrosis Using Photoacoustic Imaging
1St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The presence of donor kidney fibrosis adversely impacts transplant outcome. Biopsy remains the only method that can assess fibrosis, despite being subjected to sampling…2021 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation – Has KAS Made a Difference?
*Purpose: Racial and ethnic minority pediatric transplant candidates have known disparities in access to kidney transplantation. The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), implemented in 2014, was…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Survival Benefits of Using Marginal Allografts in Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Our study assessed whether using marginal allografts at initial time of listing provided similar or greater survival benefit versus waiting on the transplant waitlist…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Differential Impact of Size Mismatch in Live versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: The risk of significant weight mismatch between donors and recipients (D-R) undergoing living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) is not well established. Further, how this…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in High Risk CMV Liver Transplants with Elevated MELD Scores
*Purpose: There is inconclusive evidence on the impact of MELD score on CMV viremia after liver transplantation. Following the implementation of Share 35, liver transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Simulated Allocation Model Does Not Accurately Predict Organ Offer Decisions in Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: The U.S. relies on the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient’s (SRTR’s) Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) to predict the effect of allocation policy changes…2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Donation in Pediatrics: An Underused Opportunity?
*Purpose: Kidney paired donation (KPD) provides the opportunity for ABO-mismatched or HLA-incompatible pairs to receive a living donor kidney transplant. The superior graft survival among…
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