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Identical Kidneys Are Discarded at Higher Rates When Labeled as High KDPI
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The kidney donor risk index (KDRI) and percentile conversion kidney donor profile index (KDPI) were introduced with the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) to provide…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of MMaT Policy on Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma at a Single Center
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant hepatic tumor. Currently, liver transplantation may be the optimal treatment for HCC. Patient selection criteria…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Pre-Transplant Dialysis Time and the Survival Benefit of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2University of Chicago, Hinsdale, IL
*Purpose: The US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) allows for deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) candidates not yet on dialysis to accrue waiting time points by…2022 American Transplant Congress
CIAT: A New Kidney Exchange Program with Better Options for Highly Sensitized and Long Waiting Patients
*Purpose: A number of alternative, both living and deceased donor kidney transplant programs have been developed for incompatible pairs and difficult to match patients. The…2022 American Transplant Congress
The US Kidney Allocation System Should Not Allocate En Bloc Kidneys from Deceased Donors < 18 Kg as Equivalent to Top 20% KDPI Single Kidneys
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: In December 2020, the US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) revised the allocation rules for deceased donors under 18 kg, stating that both kidneys must…2022 American Transplant Congress
Physician Preferences When Selecting Candidates for Marginal Quality Kidney Offers: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
*Purpose: This study assesses the tradeoffs that physicians make when accepting marginal-quality kidneys, and the extent to which recipient-specific factors influence the acceptability of these…2022 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Relevance of Class II HLA Mismatches in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: The benefit of class II HLA matching is primarily shown in deceased donor kidney transplantation. The objective of this study was to determine the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Designing Continuous Distribution for Liver Allocation
*Purpose: The continuous distribution framework is required for all future organ allocation policies. Continuous distribution changes the allocation paradigm, prioritizing candidates according to a composite…2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial Barriers to Kidney Transplant After Listing, 2015 – 2020
*Purpose: We sought to evaluate racial disparities in access to deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) following changes to kidney allocation system (KAS) implemented in 2014.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Are Autoimmune Conditions Disadvantaged Compared to Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a lifesaving therapy for patients with irreversible liver damage caused by autoimmune liver diseases (ALD) including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH),…
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