2021 American Transplant Congress
Simulation Model for Cytomegalovirus Matching in Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation System in the U.S.
*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
*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
*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…2020 American Transplant Congress
Inactive Status Changes Disproportionately Impacts the Probability of Obtaining a Deceased Donor Liver Transplant in Donation Service Areas with Higher MMaT
1Yale, New Haven, CT, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) rate is typically calculated by including both active and inactive patients, despite the fact that inactive patients are unable to receive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Potential to Regenerate Damaged Allografts
*Purpose: The chronic shortage of allografts has generated intense interest in the field of regenerative medicine. Given the limited regeneration that can be accomplished in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors of Post-Transplant Erythrocytosis in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Post-transplant erythroytosis (PTE) is clinically important condition after kidney transplantation (KTx). Previously published literature from single-center studies, demonstrated variable incidence rates between 8-15%. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing the Gift: One OPO’s Experience Maximizing the Gift of Organ Donation by Successfully Increasing the Number of Organs Transplanted from Non-Braindead Donors
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018 in the United States, donation after circulatory death (DCD) cases accounted for 20% of deceased organ donor recoveries1. Our organ procurement organization's…2020 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Outcomes of DCD Kidneys with and without Donor TPA Administration
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Our OPO utilizes a TPA administration protocol for DCD liver donors to be transplanted at our center. This results in a series of DCD…2020 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Families and Authorization for Research: Differences among Ethnic Groups
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Clinical research in transplantation is key to advancement of the field. NIH-sponsored trials such as HOPE in Action and APOLLO network require deceased donor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Liver Transplantation in Patients with Renal Failure Since Implementation of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Allocation Policy
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To reduce potentially unnecessary kidney utilization, as of August 10, 2017 a new allocation policy was implemented restricting Simultaneous Liver Kidney (SLK) transplant to…
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