2017 American Transplant Congress
Awareness of Change in the Kidney Allocation System Among Dialysis Providers from Facilities with Low Waitlisting.
Background: In December 2014, the new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented and is expected to particularly benefit patients who have spent an extended time…2017 American Transplant Congress
Strategies to Promote Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program in China – A Coming Opportunity with Development of Pediatric Deceased Donation.
Introduction This article demonstrates the opportunity and challenges of current pediatric kidney transplant program in China, based on the analysis study of the national registry…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
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:…
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