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…2020 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Positive Hepatitis C Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (HCV NAT+)
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: With modern direct-acting antiviral agents, transplantation of kidneys from HCV NAT+ deceased donors for recipients with or without HCV has expanded the kidney supply.…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Proposed Metrics for Recertification of Organ Procurement Organizations: Evaluation by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: On December 23, 2019, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed two new standards that organ procurement organizations (OPOs) must meet for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Travel While Improving Geographic Equity: Continuous Distribution with “Gravity Functions”
*Purpose: Recently, the OPTN board selected the continuous distribution framework for future organ allocation changes. Continuous distribution allocates organs without geographic boundaries, for example, by…2020 American Transplant Congress
One Year of the OPTN’s SLK Allocation Policy
*Purpose: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) allocation policy went into effect on 8/10/17, establishing medical eligibility criteria for adult SLK candidates and creating a “Safety Net” for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of UNOS Acceptance Sequence Number on Liver Graft Survival
University of Arizona/Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Many initially declined liver grafts will go on to be successfully transplanted into other candidates. Limited information exists regarding outcomes of liver grafts that…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Heart of the Matter: The Impact of the 2018 Heart Allocation Policy at a Single Organ Procurement Organization
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018, allocation policy changed with the goal of lowering waitlist mortality by increasing access to donor hearts. We sought to describe the impact…2020 American Transplant Congress
Getting to Yes Faster: Multifactorial Filters to Reduce Unwanted Offers
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: Using recursive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Outcomes with the Liver-Kidney Safety Net
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A safety net policy was implemented in August 2017 giving liver alone recipients with significant renal dysfunction post-transplant priority for subsequent renal transplantation. This…
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