2019 American Transplant Congress
Moving from Local Allocation to National Allocation Using Gravity Model
*Purpose: Most allocation scheme are based on optimized or administrative boundaries that do not allow transplant candidates without national priority to access a graft from…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Changes in OPTN Oversight of Kidney Programs on Organ Yield and Offer Acceptance Practices
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2OPTN, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In March 2017, the Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network implemented an operational rule to increase the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Significant Increase in Moderate to High KDPI Kidney Transplants Using a Multi-Operational Approach: Results from the COIIN (Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network) Initiative
1Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA, 3Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KTx) utilization of moderate to high KDPI (MH-KDPI) deceased donor kidneys remains an opportunity to reduce organ discards. We participated in COIIN,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Increase in Deceased Donor Acceptance Rate After Implementing Uniform Acceptance Criteria
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Over 100,000 candidates are listed for kidney transplant in the United States, yet less than 20,000 patients are transplanted annually. In 2013, over 2,500…2019 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Probability of Kidney Transplant Varies Considerably for Waitlisted Patients
*Purpose: Prior studies identify reducing time spent on the waitlist as a top priority for deceased donor kidney (DDK) transplant (Tx) candidates. Despite well-described geographic…2019 American Transplant Congress
DR53, You Can’t See Me: A Deceased Donor Tale of Ambiguous Typing
1VRL Eurofins, Centennial, CO, 2VRL Eurofins, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Our laboratory performs STAT HLA typing for an OPO using RT-PCR methodology. A 46 year old, male Caucasian deceased donor was worked up by…2019 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Disparities in Liver Supply/Demand Ratio within Fixed-Distance and Fixed-Person Circles
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2USNA, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Geographic disparity in deceased donor liver allocation has been extensively documented. Many stakeholders believe allocating within circular fixed-distance or fixed-person boundaries would reduce geographic…2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Anti- A Titer >1:128 in A2-Incompatible Kidney Recipients is Associated with Subclinical Antibody Mediated Rejection
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Decreased antigen expression among blood group A, subtype 2 (A2), donor kidneys allows these kidneys to be considered as universal donor kidneys and under…2019 American Transplant Congress
Have Graft Outcomes Improved for Pediatric Transplant Recipients Since the Implementation the Kidney Allocation System
*Purpose: The new kidney allocation system (KAS) that utilizes a Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) in matching transplant recipients to donors was implemented in December…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (COIIN): Impact on Deceased Donor Transplant Rates and Offer Acceptance Practices
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2OPTN, Richmond, VA, 3OPTN, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) completed the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (COIIN), a study to increase kidney transplants by reducing risk…
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