Articles tagged "Donation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Cold Ischaemia Time on Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Outcomes
S. C. van de Laar¹, M. Robb², R. Hogg², V. Papalois¹, F. J. Dor¹
¹Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, White City, London, United Kingdom, ²NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Living donor KTx (LDKT) provides the best option for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). ESKD patients who have an incompatible living donor still…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Donation in Brazil
J. Bastos¹, M. Mankowski², S. Gentry³, A. Massie⁴, C. Bisi¹, C. Duarte¹, V. Colares¹, D. Segev⁴, G. Ferreira¹
¹Transplant, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, ²King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, ³US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, ⁴JHU, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: It is estimated that up to 30% of potential living donor/recipient pairs are unable to proceed to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) for immunological…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Outcomes of DCD Kidneys with and without Donor TPA Administration
E. Shipman, W. De Faria, L. Preczewski, R. Vianna, G. Guerra
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
Non-Self-Advocacy is Associated with Improved Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. C. Kale, A. S. Elston, R. D. Reed, V. Kumar, B. Berry, D. Hendricks, A. Carter, B. A. Shelton, M. N. Mustian, H. Qu, P. A. MacLennan, B. J. Orandi, R. M. Cannon, M. J. Hanaway, J. E. Locke
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Our Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program aims to help potential transplant recipients (PTRs) identify live donors with the help of an advocate. These advocates…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Kidney Discard among Donors Age 0-3: A Discard Risk Index
M. Joshi, M. Price, A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Among pediatric kidney donors the discard rate is highest among donors under 3-years-old. This study aims to identify factors predicting discard and construct a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Heart of the Matter: The Impact of the 2018 Heart Allocation Policy at a Single Organ Procurement Organization
A. J. Boyer, J. B. Nave, C. A. Hostetler, C. C. Muse, R. A. Squires, J. P. Orlowski
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018, allocation policy changed with the goal of lowering waitlist mortality by increasing access to donor hearts. We sought to describe the impact…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation from Elderly Donors in United States
S. Shah, B. Abu Jawdeh, S. Bumb, T. Kaur, M. Anand, A. Govil, R. Jain
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation offers survival benefit and improved quality of life in end-stage renal disease patients. Because the waiting list continues to grow, there has…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Perioperative Management of Patients Undergoing Living Donor Nephrectomy Reduces Postoperative Length of Stay and Nausea and Vomiting
R. Chadha¹, S. Aniskevich¹, D. Perry², C. Taner², J. Burns²
¹Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Renal transplantation with organs from living donors saves thousands of lives every year. In the perioperative period, poorly controlled nausea and pain can prolong…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Diabetes after Kidney Donation
A. J. Haugen¹, S. Hallan², K. Birkeland¹, A. Reisæter¹, A. Hartmann¹, H. Holdaas¹, G. Mjøen¹
¹Transplant Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Nephrology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
*Purpose: Kidney donors may be at increased risk of hypertension and end-stage renal disease after donation. If diabetes mellitus is more common in donors remains…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Time-Trend of Metabolic Risks in Living Kidney Donors in South Korea
E. Kang¹, J. Park¹, S. Park¹, Y. Kim², J. Jeong³, J. An⁴, S. Lee⁵, S. Kim⁶, J. Cho⁷, M. Han⁸, H. Lee¹
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁸Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Considering westernized lifestyles and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases occurred in Korea, time-trend exploration of metabolic risk in live kidney donors may help to…