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The Landscape of Non-Directed Living Liver Donation in the United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Non-directed donation (NDD) for kidney transplantation has increased substantially over the past decade, however the landscape of NDD for liver transplantation has yet not…2021 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Disparities Amongst Dialysis Patients in North Carolina: Decreased Access to Transplant in Lowest Health Rank Counties
1Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: This study measured healthcare disparities amongst the counties in North Carolina with the best compared with counties with the worst healthcare outcomes, specifically the…2021 American Transplant Congress
Status of Kidney Allocation in Liver-kidney Transplants Before and After the UNOS/OPTN Policy
Department of Internal Medicine: Division of Transplant Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: On August 10, 2017 the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) enacted policies 9.7 and 8.5G to establish medical criteria for simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK)…2021 American Transplant Congress
Incorporation of Donor Liver Macrovesicular Steatosis Into Srtr Risk Adjustment Models for Deceased Donor Yield and Post-Transplant Outcome
*Purpose: The SRTR had not traditionally included biopsy results in post-transplant risk adjustment, yet biopsy results may influence outcomes and thus decisions regarding organ acceptance.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Programs Can Filter Off a Majority of Their Unwanted Organ Offers without Harming Transplant Volumes
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Evaluate if multifactorial filters can reduce unwanted kidney offers to centers, thereby reducing administrative burden and getting to the accepting candidate quicker.*Methods: 34 centers…2021 American Transplant Congress
Simulation Model for Cytomegalovirus Matching in Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation System in the U.S.
*Purpose: The prevalence of positive and negative cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology among transplant recipients and donors are approximately 60-65% and 30-35%, respectively. CMV mismatch, donor-positive/recipient-negative status…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) of a Height-Based Policy Change to Improve Sex Disparity in Liver Transplantation (LT)
1UCSF, SF, CA, 2City U, HK, Hong Kong, 3CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Since the introduction of the MELD-based allocation system, women are now 30% less likely than men to undergo LT and have 20% higher waitlist…2021 American Transplant Congress
Equity in Access to Kidney Transplants by Race/ethnicity in the Covid-19 Era
*Purpose: The direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on minority populations has been well documented, and it is conceivable that disparities in access to kidney…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of CHA2DS2-VASc Score on Postoperative Mortality Following Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: This study aimed to assess the correlation between CHA2DS2-VASc score and postoperative kidney transplant survival. The conditions captured in the CHA2DS2-VASc score are commonly…2021 American Transplant Congress
Profound Opportunities Lost: Patients with High Priority for Ideal Donor Kidneys That are Not Placed on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List
1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: The national Kidney Allocation System(KAS) prioritizes patients with high (top 20%) Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) with expedited access to high quality deceased donor kidneys.…
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