2016 American Transplant Congress
Same Policy, Different Impact: Center and Regional Effects of SHARE 35 Liver Allocation.
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…2016 American Transplant Congress
Do All cPRA 100% Candidates Have Equal Access to Organ Allocation?
Renal transplant candidates with cPRA values of 98%, 99%, and 100% received local, regional, and national priority, respectively, for deceased donor kidneys with the new…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.
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.
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…2015 American Transplant Congress
Is BMI of 28 an Appropriate Cutoff for Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant in Type II Diabetes?
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
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
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
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
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
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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