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
Harnessing Scientific and Technological Advances to Improve Equity in Kidney Allocation Policies.
To increase the likelihood of finding a compatible donor, kidney allocation systems prioritize highly sensitized patients to counterbalance the impact of HLA allo-sensitization and preclude…2017 American Transplant Congress
Absence of Independent and Additional Predictive Ability of Preimplantation Kidney Allograft Biopsies for Long-Term Outcome: Population Based Study.
Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France
BackgroundA significant number of kidneys are discarded worldwide due to the suboptimal use of large kidney resources. The mean cause is the result of the…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
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
KDPI Usefulness in Spain: A Comparison with Classical ECD/SCD.
Kidney donor shortage requires an expansion in selection criteria and objective tools to minimize discarded organs. Easy donor pretx variables such as age, standard/expanded criteria…2017 American Transplant Congress
Can We Successfully Overcome Obesity as a Barrier for Kidney Transplantation?
Obesity is a significant barrier for kidney transplantation (KT) with higher rates of denial for listing and longer listing to transplantation interval. We examined the…
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