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Articles tagged "Allocation"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Deceased Non-A2 Donor ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation – Promising Results with Anti-A/B Antibody Reduction Both Pre- and Post-Transplant.

    U. Dahlgren,1 G. Herlenius,1 J. Mölne,2 L. Rydberg,3 O. Samuelsson,4 W. Bennet.1

    1Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 3Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4Department of Nephrology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

    IntroductionOne way to expand the donor pool for patients with acute liver failure could be to use deceased donor (DD) ABO-incompatible (ABOi) liver grafts. However,…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Sociodemographic and Comorbidity Differences Between Dialysis, Waitlisted and Transplant Patients in the UK: Findings from the ATTOM Study.

    D. Wu,1 M. Robb,2 C. Watson,3 R. Ravanan,4 J. Forsythe,1 A. Bradley,3 G. Oniscu.1

    1Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 2NHSBT, Bristol, United Kingdom; 3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 4Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.

    IntroductionAccess to Transplantation and Transplant Outcome Measures (ATTOM) is a prospective cohort study involving all 72 UK renal units, investigating factors affecting access to and…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Global Kidney Exchange.

    M. Rees,1 T. Dunn,1 S. Rees,1 J. Rogers,1 L. Reece,1 A. Roth,2 C. Kuhr,1 O. Ekwenna,1 D. Fumo,1 K. Krawiec,3 S. Jain,1 C. Marsh,1 M. Tan,1 S. Paloyo.4

    1Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation, Perrysburg; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto; 3Duke University, Durham; 4Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.

    Introduction: Instead of thinking of the developing world as a place where there are desperate people who will sell their kidneys for money, we propose…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Same Policy, Different Impact: Center and Regional Effects of SHARE 35 Liver Allocation.

    D. Murken,1 A. Peng,1 D. Aufhauser Jr,1 D. Goldberg,2 M. Levine.1

    1Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Introduction: Early studies of national data suggest that Share-35 implementation was associated with more liver transplants, fewer discards, and lower waitlist mortality, without worsening of…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Is BMI of 28 an Appropriate Cutoff for Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant in Type II Diabetes?

    E. Ahmed, D. Bruce, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, G. Loss, T. Reichman, J. Seal, H. Bohorquez.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.

    In simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation, obesity has been reported to be associated with inferior survival and increased post-transplant complications. With implementation of the…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Regional Mismatch Between Liver Supply and Demand: An Argument for a More Open Market

    J. Lai, S. Sen, J. Dodge, H. Hayssen, J. Roberts.

    UCSF, San Francisco, CA.

    Background: Geographic disparities in liver transplantation (LT) are well recognized. But the degree to which regional variation in deceased donor deficits contributes to wait-list mortality…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Expedited Placement of Donor Hearts Increases Morbidity and Mortality Among Bypassed Potential Recipients – A Single Center Experience

    M. Peltz,1 M. Drazner,2 M. Jessen.1

    1Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; 2Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

    Introduction: Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) may bypass potential recipients for expedited placement of donor organs. OPOs must provide justification for placing an organ outside the…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney and Liver CIT Variations Across OPOs and Their Implications: US Experience Between 2003 and 2011

    J. Melancon, N. Koizumi, C. Callender, D. DasGupta, T. Smith.

    Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, VA; Surgery, Howard University, Washington, DC; Health Sciences, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Introduction: Significant variations in kidney and liver transplant outcomes across OPOs have been reported, but their causes remain largely unknown. This study investigated variations in…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Geographic Variation in Listing Practices Represents Competetive Behaviors and Access to Care Rather Than Differences in Demand for Liver Transplantation

    J. Voss,1 R. Gilroy,1 D. Goldberg,2 T. Schmitt,1 S. Kumer.1

    1University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Purpose: This study evaluates whether program and patient demographics influence liver transplant listing practices.Methods:2013 liver waiting list and transplant (Tx) variables, US Census socioeconomic variables,…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Retransplantation in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant Recipients

    W. Shields, J. Zimmerman, P. Mohan, F. Nooh, D. Hickey.

    National Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

    Introduction:Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation(SPK) is standard of care in selected patients with end stage renal failure secondary to diabetes mellitus. There is little literature examining…
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