2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Factors of the Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Liver Transplantation Through the Analysis of Donor Characteristics
*Purpose: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is one of the most severe complications after liver transplantation. It is treated as soon as possible to avoid irreversible…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Electronic Donor Referral Technology on Deceased Donor Referrals
*Purpose: Hospitals likely fail to refer many medically eligible potential deceased donors to OPOs. As such, increasing eligible referrals may increase the donor pool. We…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Abdominal Transplant Recipients Who Receive Organs from Donors with Positive Cultures
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…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Implementation of the New Unos Policy That Relegates C-peptide and Body Mass Index Criteria Has Resulted in Shifting Recipient Demographics
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Waitlist time accrual for SPK was previously limited to candidates on insulin that had either a c-peptide ≤ 2 ng/ml, or a c-peptide >…2021 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Pca and Regional Anesthesia Requirements Following Robotic Donor Nephrectomy
Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Robotic donor nephrectomy is increasingly popular, however, studies have not yet shown a clear benefit. The main aim of this study is to evaluate…2021 American Transplant Congress
Elevated BMI (>28) and High Titer ANA are the Most Common Causes of Abnormal Selective Pre-donation Liver Biopsies in Living Liver Donors
Transplant, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic yield of selective pre-donation liver biopsy in living donor liver candidates and its impact…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Organs from Donors That Do Not Meet Eligibility Criteria in the United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Increasing the number of organs available for transplantation could reduce waitlist morbidity and mortality for patients with end organ failure. Most transplanted organs come…2020 American Transplant Congress
Testing Deceased Organ Donors for Infections: An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Survey
*Purpose: We surveyed the 58 U.S. OPOs to update our knowledge about the current methods of infectious disease testing in deceased organ donors.*Methods: An IRB…2020 American Transplant Congress
Using Trajectory Analysis to Characterize Trends in OPO Performance with Population-Based Metrics
1Emory University, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Identifying the organ procurement organizations (OPOs) with the greatest opportunity to improve donation rates may help increase the number of transplants in the United…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocols on Robotic Living Kidney Donor Outcomes: A Single Center Experience
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Traditional management of living donor nephrectomies includes intraoperative volume loading to maintain renal perfusion and urine output. Recently our center initiated fluid restriction as…
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