2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Rising MELD Score Convey Worse Liver Transplant Outcome?
Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Since February 2002, the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been used to allocate liver allografts in the U.S. The aim of this…2016 American Transplant Congress
Thoracic Simulated Allocation Modeling (TSAM) of Broader Sharing.
Heart allocation policy (OPTN policy 6) is in development. The Heart Subcommittee of the OPTN Thoracic Committee developed a 6-tiered medical urgency algorithm, then investigated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Integration of Kidney Exchange Programs with Antibody Reduction Therapy to Increase Successful Transplant in Difficult to Match Recipients.
Kidney paired donation (KPD) allows incompatible pairs to exchange kidneys with other incompatible pairs. However, evidence suggests there stills exist barriers to KPD utilization, especially…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Proximity MELD/PELD Points on Liver Redistricting Scenarios.
Background: To address geographic disparity in liver allocation, a new organ distribution system consisting of 4 or 8 districts has been proposed (Gentry, Am J…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survey Results Show Strong Support for Allowing Patients Undergoing Desensitization to Keep Their Pre-Desensitization CPRA Allocation Priority.
1UNOS, Richmond; 2Emory Univ Hosp, Atlanta; 3Stanford Univ, Palo Alto.
Background: On the waitlist, highly sensitized kidney (KI) candidates who undergo desensitization (DS) lose allocation priority associated with pre-DS CPRA value if some unacceptable antigens…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fifty Is the New 40? An Argument to Uncap the MELD Score.
Background: The MELD score is used to prioritize patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) and has been capped at 40 to prevent transplant futility in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Projection versus Reality: KPSAM and KAS.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN.
On December 4, 2014, the national kidney allocation system (KAS) was substantially revised. The decision to revise was based in part on results from the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Can OPTN/UNOS Policies Be Effectively Transferred to Another Country's Healthcare System? Russian Case.
US Organ Procurement System known as one of the most advanced systems all over the World. Start of new transplant program in other country always…2016 American Transplant Congress
Skipping Comparable Local Waitlist Candidates Under Share 35.
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 2Mathematics, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
Under Share-35, deceased donor (DD) livers are offered regionally to candidates with MELD≥35 before locally to lower MELD candidates. The characteristics and outcomes of local…2016 American Transplant Congress
NEAD Chains Do Not Disadvantage Blood Type O, Black, or Highly Sensitized Patients.
1UT, Toledo; 2UCSF, SF; 3SLU, St Louis; 4Stanford, Palo Alto; 5Arbor Res, Ann Arbor.
Introduction: NEAD chains raised concern that wait-listed blood type (BT) O patients and racial minorities would be disadvantaged by allocation of a non-directed donor (NDD)…
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