2016 American Transplant Congress
When Living Donor Liver Allografts Fail: Exploring the Pitfalls of Retransplantation Using Deceased Donor Organs.
Background: In the US, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is associated with increased long-term graft and patient survival compared to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does DCD Donor Time-to-Death After Withdrawal of Support Affect Recipient Outcomes? Implications of Time-to-Death at a High-Volume Center in the United States.
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidneys represent 15% of the deceased donor kidneys transplanted in the United States. A majority of transplant centers will…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gender Mismatch in the UNOS Heart Transplant Database: Not a Factor in Younger Heart Transplant Patients.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Through several registries, it has been found that gender mismatch, female donor-to-male recipient (F/M) compared to male donor-to-male recipient (M/M) has lower survival. These…2016 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Computed Tomography Assessed Skeletal Muscle Mass on Outcome in Patients Awaiting or Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
BackgroundAlthough liver transplant outcome has improved significantly, the shortage of human organs remains prevalent. Therefore, strict patient selection is of paramount importance. Recently, low CT-assessed…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Kidney Allocation System on Transplant Rates for Highly Sensitized Patients-Center Specific Study.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim: Our renal transplant program promotes transplant of highly sensitized patients (pts) through desensitization and listing only strong antibodies as unacceptable antigens (UAs). UNOS implemented…2016 American Transplant Congress
Share35 Liver Allocation Is Associated with Increased Early Graft Failure Rate.
Background: The implementation of Share35 liver allocation policy in June 2013 facilitated the increase in number of transplanted livers with less organ discards. Early analysis…2016 American Transplant Congress
Offering HCV-Positive Kidneys to HCV-Negative Patients on the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Is Lifesaving: Results of a Markov Model.
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Patients with ESRD on the transplant waitlist face substantial risks of dying without a transplant. Because 2/3 of kidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Recipient Absolute Weight Mismatch and the Risk of Graft Loss in Renal Transplantation.
Background: Relatively smaller kidney donor to recipient size is proposed to result in increased graft loss due to nephron underdosing and hyperfiltration injury but few…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor Origin on Survival after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
BackgroundOrthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is the gold standard for the management of select patients with end-stage heart failure, but limited by an ongoing organ donor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting the Extremely Sensitized Patient: The University of Wisconsin Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: The new UNOS kidney allocation system (KAS) prioritizes the transplant of highly sensitized patients with a calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA) ≥80 and extremely…
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