Articles tagged "Donation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Time is Now: Improving Waiting Times in Minority Populations
L. Mendez-Castaner, L. Preczewski, M. Muldoon, A. Harshman, M. Goble, G. Guerra
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A significant limiting factor to transplantation resides on waiting time based on blood type. Historically candidates in blood groups B and O experience higher…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Estimating the Potential Pool of Uncontrolled DCD Donors in the United States
B. J. Boyarsky, K. R. Jackson, A. B. Kernodle, J. V. Sakran, J. M. Garonzik Wang, S. E. Ottmann, D. L. Segev
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In contrast to donation after brain death (DBD), donation after circulatory death (DCD) involves recovery of organs from people with devastating neurologic injury who…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Inequitable Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Black and Asian Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK: A Single Centre Cross-Sectional Cohort Study
A. Cronin, K. Sran, R. Gokmen, A. Copley, L. Silas, R. Zakri
Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities constitute 11% of the UK population, yet represent 31% of the national kidney transplant waiting list. Moreover,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Less is More: A Single Brain Death Exam Improves Organ Donation Outcomes
A. J. Matar¹, H. Wichmann², L. Kenney², A. Subramanian³, J. Ratcliff⁴, V. Patel⁴, B. M. Tracy², R. B. Gelbard²
¹Surgery and Transplantation, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Surgery, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Fort Pierce, FL, ⁴Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The diagnosis of brain death in adults has historically required two brain death examinations (TBD) before considering organ donation. Despite American Academy of Neurology…
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…