2016 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Liver Supply and Demand.
Purpose: To characterize the balance of supply and demand for deceased donor livers in the current Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) regions and in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Subtype-Compatible (A2/A2B–>B) Transplantation Under KAS Increases Access 3-Fold for Blood Type B Patients, yet Very Few Candidates Are Listed as Eligible.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS; 12/4/14), 8 OPOs participated in a voluntary policy variance permitting allocation of kidneys from subtype “A2”…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics Independently Associated with Kidney Candidates Having CPRA of 99-100%.
Background: The new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) implemented on 12/4/14 included an increased allocation priority for candidates with CPRA 99-100%. On 11/30/14, just days prior…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Call for a New Paradigm of Organ Allocation within the Confines of MELD for Those Who Are Not “the Sickest”.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
BACKGROUND: Liver Allocation policy in the United States is in dynamic flux, with revisions in policy reflecting designs to optimize access to and outcomes for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in Highly Sensitized Patients.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
PurposeHighly sensitized (HS) patients, defined as a PRA of 99-100% are awarded additional priority points in the new KAS instituted December 2014. We evaluated the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System with Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization at the DSA Level.
1Lifenet Health, Virginia Beach, VA; 2University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: In December 2014, UNOS implemented broad sweeping changes in the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Recent summary reports by UNOS suggest that on a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Facilitated Pancreas Allocation Effective?
Background: OPTN policy exists that allows the UNOS Organ Center to facilitate the allocation of a pancreas within 1 hr. of donor surgery, permissible only…2016 American Transplant Congress
Wait List Removals and Transplant Rates Are Significantly Associated with Transplant Center Performance Oversight.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Prior studies indicate that low performance(LP) center evaluations by the SRTR are associated with reductions in transplant volume. There is limited information to determine whether…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Conformational Diversity of a Single HLA-I Molecule Coated on Single Antigen Beads: Potential Impact on Organ Allocation?
Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA.
Recombinant HLA-I (rHLA-I) molecules are the antigenic targets used to screen HLA-I DSA in the sera of pre- or post-transplant patients. A conformational diversity, β2-microglobulin-associated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Elderly Donors in Liver Transplantation: A Paired-Match Analysis at a Single Center.
Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Introduction: Use of livers from very old donors is a way to expand the donor pool, but this practice is not universally implemented due to…
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