Articles tagged "Cadaveric organs"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Simulation Model for Cytomegalovirus Matching in Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation System in the U.S.
B. Tanriover¹, V. K. Ariyamuthu¹, T. Zangeneh², M. M. Al Obaidi², Y. Ulukus³, M. A. Ergun³, B. Sandikci⁴
¹Department of Medicine / Nephrology, University of Arizona, COM Tucson, Tucson, AZ, ²Department of Medicine / Infectious Disease, University of Arizona, COM Tucson, Tucson, AZ, ³Operations Management, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Operations Management, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The prevalence of positive and negative cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology among transplant recipients and donors are approximately 60-65% and 30-35%, respectively. CMV mismatch, donor-positive/recipient-negative status…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing Usage of High KDPI Kidneys
Y. Ng¹, C. Kling², L. Sibulesky², J. Perkins²
¹Medicine/Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Surgery/Transplant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Among recipients of high kidney donor profile index (KDPI) kidneys, it is unclear if certain recipients fair better than others. Using data from the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Usage of Organs from Deceased Organ Donors with Sepsis – A Single-center Experience
A. Sharma¹, D. Choudhary¹, D. Kenwar¹, S. Singh¹, S. kumar¹, K. jain², N. Bansal³, A. Ravi¹
¹Renal & Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, ²Anesthesiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, ³Transplant Coordinator, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
*Purpose: The deceased Organ Donation rate is around 0.8/million in our nation. There remains a severe shortage of organs worldwide, leading to a trend towards…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Edge of Glory: Determinants of Success and Failure for Prolonged Cold Ischemia in Kidney Transplantation
A. Turner¹, M. Hamidi¹, V. Ariyamuthu², R. Harland¹, B. Tanriover²
¹Surgery, Banner University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Medicine, Banner University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT>30 hours) is associated with an increased risk of primary non-function and early graft loss in kidney transplantation, although this…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Recipient BSA Matching is Prognostically Significant in Solitary and En-bloc Kidney Transplantation from Pediatric Circulatory Death Donors
C. J. Little, A. A. Dick, J. D. Perkins, J. D. Reyes
Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pernicious effects of inadequate functional nephron mass in size disparate donation after cardiac death (DCD)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor CPR and Solid Organ Transplantation
E. Larsen¹, K. Cardoza², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar¹, V. Bowers⁴, J. Buggs⁴
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In 2010, the American Heart Association and Emergency Cardiac Care (AHA ECC) set a 10-year impact goal of doubling cardiac arrest survival by 2020.…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Centers Avoided 67% of Kidney Offers by Participating in the OPTN’s Multifactorial Offer Filter Pilot Project
A. Toll, H. McGehee, D. Stewart, R. McTier
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Evaluate if multifactorial filters can reduce unwanted kidney offers to centers, thereby reducing administrative burden and getting to the accepting candidate quicker.*Methods: 40 centers…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Black Transplant Recipients Reside in the Most Socially Vulnerable Communities
A. C. Killian¹, M. C. McLeod¹, B. Shelton¹, R. D. Reed¹, P. MacLennan¹, H. Qu¹, B. J. Orandi¹, D. Sawinski², J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Racial and socioeconomic disparities in post-transplant outcomes have been described for all solid organ recipients. While the importance of the social determinants of health…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs) Comparing Brain Dead Donors’ vs Donation After Cardiac Death Stratified by KDPI, Focus on Marginal Kidneys: A UNOS Database Analysis
B. Chopra¹, K. K. Sureshkumar¹, D. Rajasundaram², E. C. Rodrigo³
¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
*Purpose: In deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT), donation after cardiac death (DCD) is associated with increased cytokine release and renal tubular injury with consequent increase…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Abdominal Transplant Recipients Who Receive Organs from Donors with Positive Cultures
A. Perez Cortes Villalobos, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Due to limited organ availability, use of donors with positive bacterial cultures is common practice. One of the main concerns is transmission to the…