2017 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist and Post-Lung Transplant Mortality Vary by Diagnosis for a Given Lung Allocation Score.
The lung allocation score (LAS) is used to prioritize candidates based on predicted one-year waitlist mortality and post-transplant survival. Lung diagnosis is factored into LAS,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Secular Trends of Liver Supply and Demand.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis
Geographic disparities in access to deceased donor liver transplant reflect geographically disparate levels of supply of and demand for organs. Proposed policy changes like redistricting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prioritization for Kidney Transplant Due to Medical Urgency: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes After Transplantation.
Background: Kidney allocation in Brazil is mainly based on HLA compatibility. However, since 2002, patients who are no longer effectively dialyzed because hemodialysis (HD) and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Initial Rise in Kidney Discard Rates Observed Post-KAS.
1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA; 3Univ Hosp Case Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Kidney discard rates increased by 10% -- from 18.3% to 20.2% (p=0.001) -- during the first 7 months of KAS but returned to pre-KAS…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Candidate Mismatch in Age, Sex, HLA, and Body Size Inform a Calculator for Kidney Graft Survival.
1Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor; 2Arbor Research, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Univ of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, we analyzed 232,705 kidney transplant recipients that received a transplant from 1998-2012. Graft failure rates were estimated using…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Gender Discordance on Graft Survival Among Liver Transplant Recipients.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Past studies have shown inferior liver graft survival in gender-discordant recipient/donor pairings compared to gender-matched pairings, particularly in male recipients of female donor livers. However,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Measures for Timely Transplantation: Reviewing Correlation Between Early Transplantation Wait-Listing and Transplantation Outcomes.
Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Background and Purpose: Transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal failure (ESRF). In Australia the algorithm for organ allocation considers a combination of factors…2016 American Transplant Congress
Children Listed as Status 1B for Liver Transplantation Are Disenfranchised by MARS Therapy.
Acute exacerbations of chronic liver failure in the pediatric population require advanced ICU care in order to survive to transplantation (OLT). Often, the patients are…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver-Intestine Candidates Benefit from National Sharing.
1United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA; 2Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Introduction. On June 18, 2013, the OPTN implemented regional sharing of adult donor livers for candidates with allocation MELD/PELD scores of 35 and greater. As…2016 American Transplant Congress
99% and 100% CPRA Patients Since KAS: A Substantial Increase in Transplants with Strong Evidence of a Bolus Effect.
1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Univ Hosp Case Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; 3Emory Univ Hosp, Atlanta, GA.
Background: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), implemented on 12/4/14, increased allocation priority for candidates with CPRA of 99-100%. Analyses performed on behalf of the OPTN…
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