Articles tagged "Donation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Outcomes ≥ 50 Years Post Donation
D. Keys, S. Jackson, A. Matas
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Data on true long-term follow-up (LTFU) of living kidney donors (LD) is sparse. Given this, the acceptance of young donors can be a challenging…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Improving Access to Lung Transplant through Donor Strategy: A Decision Analysis
W. Tsuang, B. Udeh
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The use of Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) donors in addition to Donation after Brain Death (DBD) donors may increase patient access to lung…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Ultra-Short Duration Direct Acting Anti-Viral Prophylaxis to Prevent Virus Transmission from Hepatitis C Viremic Donors to Hepatitis C Negative Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. Gupta, I. Yakubu, C. Bhati, A. Ferreira-Gonzalez, D. Kumar, I. Moinuddin, L. Kamal, A. King, M. Levy, A. Sharma, A. Coterell, T. Reichman, A. Khan, P. Kimball, R. Stiltner, M. Baldecchi, N. Brigle, T. Gehr, R. Sterling
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Two recent pilot trials have shown that transplanting hepatitis C (HCV) viremic kidneys in to HCV negative recipients is feasible. These trials used 12…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends Following Uncontrolled Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplantation: Implications for Normothermic Regional Perfusion?
R. A. Choudhury, K. Prins, D. Yoeli, H. B. Moore, T. L. Nydam
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation following uncontrolled donation after cardiac (uDCD) remains an underutilized resource in the United States when compared to controlled DCD (cDCD) which has…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unusual Suspects: Real Time Physiological Evaluation of Stressors during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
C. A. Wilson¹, S. Chahine¹, S. Cristancho¹, S. Aquil², M. Mandurah², M. A. Levine², A. Sener²
¹, Psychology and Center for Education Research & Innovation, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Stress is an important physiological response influenced by cognitive and emotional state. Faculty surgeons must balance teaching with ensuring good patient outcomes. Electrodermal activity…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation from a Living Donor with a Horseshoe Kidney
J. CHOI, J. Jung, J. Kim, H. Kwon, S. Shin, Y. Kim, D. Han
Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Horseshoe kidney is one of the most common urinary congenital abnormalities, with an incidence of 1 in 400 to 800. Because of complexity, the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Renal Function on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Homeostasis in Kidney Donors and Recipients
M. Y. Said¹, R. M. Douwes¹, M. van Londen¹, I. Minović¹, A. Frenay², M. H. de Borst¹, E. van den Berg¹, M. R. Heiner-Fokkema³, A. A. Kayacelebi⁴, A. Bollenbach⁴, H. van Goor⁵, G. J. Navis¹, D. Tsikas⁴, S. J. Bakker¹
¹Internal medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Gynecology and Obstetrics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Inst. of Toxicology, Core Unit Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: ADMA is a methylated form of arginine and an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Plasma ADMA (pADMA) is known as a strong cardiovascular risk…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Predictors of Post-Donation End Stage Renal Disease in Living Kidney Donors
J. Wainright¹, A. Robinson¹, A. Wilk¹, D. Klassen², W. Cherikh¹, L. Cartwright¹, D. Stewart¹
¹Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: We studied associations between kidney transplant recipient diagnosis and other factors and development of ESRD among related living kidney donors (LKDs).*Methods: Using OPTN listing…
2019 American Transplant Congress
External Validation of the DCD-N Score and a Linear Prediction Model to Identify Potential Candidates for Donation after Circulatory Death: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study
M. F. Nijhoff¹, R. A. Pol¹, M. Volbeda¹, A. M. Kotsopoulos², J. P. Sonneveld³, J. van Dongen⁴, W. F. Abdo⁵, V. Silderhuis⁶, C. Moers¹
¹Surgery – Organ Donation and Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Department of Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Elisabeth Twee Steden Hospital, Tilburg, Netherlands, ³Department of ICU, Isala, Zwolle, Netherlands, ⁴Department of ICU, Catharina hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands, ⁵Department of ICU, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Department of ICU, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is most often a controlled procedure after planned withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) at an intensive care unit. In…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incorporating Tangible Benefits into the Risk-Benefit Analysis of Living Organ Donation Decisions
M. Robin¹, S. Rasmussen², A. Saha², A. Eno², M. Waldram², D. Segev², M. Henderson²
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The risk-benefit framework currently used in living organ donation presumes all benefit is afforded to the recipient, whereas the donor only assumes risks. However,…