2018 American Transplant Congress
MELD Based Allocation Deteriorates Patient Survival without Improving Waiting List Mortality in a Low Donor Area
The MELD-based allocation system has been implemented in Germany in 2006 in order to decrease waiting list mortality in patients with end stage liver disease.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Kidney Transplantation
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Over the past 10 years, the number of elderly kidney transplant recipients has increased. This analysis evaluates whether the trend is equitable across ethnic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Time-Effect of Donor and Recipient Characteristics on Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation
BackgroundThe current kidney allocation system (KAS) is based on the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and the Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS), quality-based “longevity matching” strategies…2018 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Pediatric Donor Livers: How Current Policy Drives Allocation and Transplantation
Background:The current liver allocation algorithm for livers from deceased pediatric (<18y; “pedi“) donors prioritizes adults listed locally/regionally over children listed nationally. We sought to understand…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Early Look at the OPTN's New SLK Allocation Policy
1UNOS, Richmond; 2Yale School of Medicine, New Haven; 3Emory Univ Hosp, Atlanta.
Background: The new Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) allocation policy went into effect on 8/10/17. It established renal medical criteria for patients waiting for SLK transplants and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Calibration of Updated LSAM
Purpose: The liver simulated allocation model (LSAM) is a discrete-event microsimulation of the liver allocation system used for policy evaluation and research. We investigated the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with CPRA Values > 98% after Implementation of the New OPTN/UNOS Kidney Allocation System (KAS): A Single Center Study Update
Background: Sensitized patients in the past have had prolonged waiting times and greater incidence of death while on the waiting list. On December 4, 2014,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation before and after the New National Kidney Allocation System
We aimed to assess the potential unintended impact of a new national kidney allocation system (KAS) in December 2014 on living donor kidney transplant (LDKT)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved OPO Performance Drives Broader Organ Sharing in the United States
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond.
Background: OPTN allocation policies in the United States include both local geographic priority and broader sharing. Local allocation priority varies by organ type. For example,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Do Protocol Biopsies in the Highly Sensitized Improve Renal Allograft Survival? A Single Center Evaluation of 2 Year Graft Function
Organ Transplant Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Highly sensitized kidney transplant recipients (hsKTR) are at an increased risk of antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Following implementation of the new kidney allocation system (KAS)…
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