Articles tagged "Donation"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor App Increases Awareness and Overall Rates of Living Kidney Donation
T. Shamaa¹, I. Bajjoka¹, H. Kandalaft¹, R. Prashar², M. Callaghan¹, C. Crombez¹, S. J. Serra¹, M. Abouljoud¹, J. Denny¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Transplant Nephrology, Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: The rate of living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs) performed has declined overall regardless of race. Studies show that web-based tools increase access to living…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of CT Volumetry versus Nuclear Renography for Predicting Remaining Kidney Function After Uninephrectomy in Living Kidney Donors
S. Eum¹, H. Lee¹, E. Ko¹, H. Cho², H. Yoon³, S. Shin³, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) and nuclear renography are used to determine kidney procurement strategy in living kidney donors (LKDs). The present study investigated which modality…
2022 American Transplant Congress
ESRD is Increasing Faster After Living Kidney Donation Than it Does in the Unselected US Population: A New Risk Metric?
R. W. Steiner
UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: ESRD rates increase exponentially both after kidney donation and as the US population ages. Increases in ESRD rates from the first to the second…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Discard of Organs from Covid -19 Infected Donors: A Us National Registry Analysis
A. Azhar¹, I. Moinuddin¹, A. B. Gungor², M. K. Morales¹, M. Z. Molnar³, B. Tanriover², G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ, ³University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Expansion of the donor pool remains a major unmet need for solid organ transplants (SOT). Early data suggests that at least some severe acute…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Placement of COVID Positive Organs: An Early Analysis
A. M. Hawxby, R. Ketcham, J. P. Orlowski, R. Squires, C. Hostetler
Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Until recently, donor COVID positivity was seen as a contraindication for donation or transplantation. Our OPO has recently adopted a practice in which organs…
2022 American Transplant Congress
OPO Education Spending and Donation Rates
J. Roberts¹, J. L. Bragg-Gresham², T. Peters³, F. McCormick⁴
¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Florida, Jacksonville, CA, ⁴Bank of America (former), Walnut Creek, CA
*Purpose: The shortage of organs for transplantation in the United States has endured for decades despite the efforts of transplantation professionals, organ procurement organizations, volunteer…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Prediction Model of Post-Donation Renal Function Using Dynamic Kidney CT Volumetry in Living Donor
S. Lim¹, J. Kwon², Y. Ko¹, H. Kwon¹, J. Jung¹, H. Kwon¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Park², K. Lee², S. Shin¹
¹Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Songpa, Korea, Republic of, ²Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Gangnam, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The risk of renal failure after live kidney donation can be predicted based on various clinical information. We tried introduce a model to predict…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Circumstances Influencing Likelihood to Become an Organ Donor
L. Clayton¹, K. S. Holland², C. W. Nonterah³
¹Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, ²Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, ³Department of Psychology, University of Richmond and Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Currently, there are approximately 102,000 patients on the waitlist for a renal or liver transplant (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), 2021). In 2021,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Increased Use of DCD Liver Grafts Does Not Adversely Affect Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience
M. Finotti, G. McKenna, H. Fernandez, J. Bayer, S. Lee, E. Martinez, N. Onaca, G. Saracino, R. Ruiz, G. Testa, A. Wall, A. Gupta
Baylor University Medical Center/Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are underutilized in liver transplantation (LT), partly due to fear of inferior outcomes. Our center has evolved from…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Achieving Balanced Altruism for Compatible Pairs (CP) Participating in KPD Program: A Single Centre Experience
K. Almeshari¹, D. Broering², I. Alahmadi³, T. Ali¹, F. Alzayer⁴, M. Mankowski⁵, A. Algharabli¹
¹Kidney & Pancreas Health Centre, OTCoE, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵King Abdullah University for Science & Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: To avoid the potential for unbalanced altruism for the participation of CP in KPD programs, we sought to define clear criteria for their inclusion…