2017 American Transplant Congress
Lack of Utility of KDPI in Dual Kidneys from Donors at the Extremes of Age.
Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
The study purpose was to analyze outcomes in recipients of pediatric dual en bloc (EB) kidneys from small pediatric donors (SPDs, age ≤ 3 years)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ethnocultural Barriers to Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study.
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
BackgroundPre-emptive kidney transplant (PKT) may offer better outcomes compared to kidney transplant (KT) after starting dialysis. There is a well-documented disparity in access to PKT…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Transplant Center Volume on Survival Outcomes for Patients Listed for Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation.
This study examines the effect of center volume on survival differences between Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation (SLKT) and liver transplantation alone (LTA).Methods: The United Network…2017 American Transplant Congress
Share35: Increasing Biliary Complications and Healthcare Resources?
Data has shown that major outcomes of liver transplant post-Share35 have been equivalent to pre-Share35, despite organs accumulating longer CIT and traveling further.The PURPOSE of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Donor HbA1C Confers Impaired Overall Survival Following Renal Allotransplantation in Recipients of Allografts from Donors with Diabetes Mellitus: A National Analysis.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Introduction: Donor diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for impaired outcomes following renal transplant. Donor DM is factored into the Kidney Donor Risk Index…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the Kidney Allocation System on Outcomes for Kidneys with KDPI > 85%.
Single center outcomes were examined to assess the impact of the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) on outcomes for kidneys with KDPI >85%.Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Genotypes Among Deceased Organ Donors in the United States.
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Gift of Life, Philadelphia, PA
Background: HCV is one of the leading causes of liver disease in the US. 5% of deceased organ donors are HCV+ and HCV infection is…2017 American Transplant Congress
A UNOS Database Analysis of Patient Outcomes from Kidney Alone versus Simultaneous Kidney Liver Transplants Utilizing Matched Donor Pairs.
Surgery - Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Introduction: Renal grafts used in simultaneous kidney liver (SLK) transplants are allocated by arbitrary clinical criteria without entering the kidney allocation algorithm. The goal of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improving Liver Allocation Using Optimized Neighborhoods.
Industrial Engineering and the Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Background: Geographic disparities persist in access to liver transplantation. Candidates with similar urgency experience varying opportunities for transplants across the US. Policymakers are poised to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Life Threatening Disparities in Calculated MELD Due to Variation in Laboratory Methods within a UNOS Region.
1CUMC, NY; 2WMC, NY; 3MSSM, NY; 4URMC, Rochester; 5MMC, NY; 6WCM, NY; 7NYU, NY
MELD was implemented as an objective measure to prioritize patients for liver transplant (LT). Accuracy and reproducibility of MELD is an essential assumption to ensure…
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