2020 American Transplant Congress
Human Organ Culture: A Novel Method for Evaluation of Reperfusion Injury in Human Kidney
*Purpose: Evaluate the ability of human organ culture to assess protein secretion during a model of reperfusion injury.*Methods: Biopsies are obtained from transplanted-declined human kidneys…2020 American Transplant Congress
Easier Said Than Done? Stated versus Actual Usage of Less-Than-Ideal Kidneys
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Despite long candidate waiting times and a persistent supply to demand gap, less-than-ideal (LTI) kidneys continue to be underutilized in the U.S. Usage rates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Enhancing Kidney Allograft Decision Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study
*Purpose: This study was designed to identify opportunities to improve UNOS organ allocation as well as providers’ decision-making process for cadaveric kidney offers. Using its…2020 American Transplant Congress
Getting to Yes Faster: Multifactorial Filters to Reduce Unwanted Offers
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: Using recursive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Gross Morphological Score for Deceased Donor Kidneys Can Predict Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Kidney Transplantation, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Both microscopy and kidney donor profile index (KDPI) scoring systems have been used to predict kidney transplant outcomes. Utilizing gross renal morphology, we designed…2020 American Transplant Congress
Modelling Patient Outcomes after Listing for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the UK: A Novel Technique
*Purpose: Novel methods of data analysis and communication are needed to aid clinician and patient understanding of clinical outcomes. We aimed to demonstrate patient outcomes…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Organ Donor Infections on Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes
*Purpose: Donor-derived infections can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in organ transplant recipients. There is variability by center on treatment of positive donor cultures…2020 American Transplant Congress
Longer-Term Outcomes from the THINKER and EXPANDER Trials of Transplantation Using HCV-Viremic Kidneys
*Purpose: The practice of transplanting HCV-viremic kidneys into HCV-negative recipients has become more common, but longer-term outcomes have not been reported. We present data on…2020 American Transplant Congress
Tetramethylpyrazine Activated Pparγ in Resuscitating the Liver Graft Donatedafter Cardiac Death
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: to identify whether Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) pretreatment can protect DCD grafts preserved during cold storage or/and HMP and transplanted.The protective mechanisms of TMP were also…2020 American Transplant Congress
Successful Heart Utilization and Outcomes with Long-Distance Transport of Deceased Donor Hearts: One Large Organ Procurement Organization’s Five-Year Experience
LifeCenter Northwest, Bellevue, WA
*Purpose: Long-distance transport of deceased donor hearts has been associated with reduced organ utilization rates and risk of inferior outcomes. One U.S. Organ Procurement Organization’s…
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