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Articles tagged "Donation"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Analysis of Factors Affecting Postoperative Hepatic Volume Increase in Liver Donor

    J. Cho, K. Lee, S. Hong, J. Lee, E. Han, K. Hong, N. Yi, K. Suh

    Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: In living donor liver transplantation, donor safety is the top priority.Thus, the debate over how much a donor’s liver can be taken to recipient…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    National Landscape of Hope Act Transplant Candidates and Recipients in the United States

    A. R. Wilk1, R. Hunter2, M. A. McBride2, D. K. Klassen2

    1Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 2United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, enacted on 11/21/13, allows for the transplantation of organs from HIV+ donors into HIV+ recipients in the…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Capitalizing On Donor Density To Increase Organ Pool – An Analysis Of Urban And Rural Organ Donors

    S. Bakhtiyar, S. Ahmed, J. A. Goss, A. Rana

    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: The primary factor limiting access to organ transplantation is the limited supply of deceased donor allografts. While there are multiple potential strategies to increase…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Trends and Geographic Variation in the Recovery of Organs from Drug-Overdose Deaths with Donor Potential

    V. Garcia, D. Stewart, J. Rosendale

    Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: The opioid crisis in the US and related increase in donors that died from drug-intoxication are well-documented. We set-out to estimate the proportion of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    VCA Deceased Donor Solid Organ Yield

    J. Wainright1, G. Vece1, C. Wholley2, J. Rosendale1, W. Cherikh1, C. Curran3, A. Robinson1, D. Di Battista4, D. Klassen5

    1Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2Policy and Community Relations, UNOS, Richmond, VA, 3New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA, 4Professional Education, UNOS, Richmond, VA, 5Office of Chief Medical Officer, UNOS, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: VCA provides life-changing transplants, but the perception exists that VCA procurement complicates the donation process and impedes solid organ donation. This study examined the…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Cold Ischemia Time on DCD Kidney Transplant Outcomes

    J. Narvaez, L. Kayler

    Transplant Surgery Division, Dept of Surgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

    *Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTX) from Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) donors is associated with high rates of delayed graft function (DGF) and potential worse graft…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Innovations in Transplant Education: 360⁰ Virtual Reality Videos of a Live Kidney Donation and Transplantation

    V. A. Huurman1, A. D. Pieterse2, F. Luk2, M. E. Reinders2

    1Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    *Purpose: 360⁰ degree Virtual Reality (VR) is a digital technology where learners are able to "look around" in an artificial world. The VR experience gives…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    How Challenging Will Be My Living Donor? CT Scan and Clinical Evaluation Can Predict Technical Difficulty of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

    V. Bianchi1, G. Spagnoletti1, R. Iezzi2, F. E. Rossini1, A. Posa2, A. E. Rossini1, M. P. Salerno1, F. Citterio1, J. Romagnoli1

    1Renal Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy, 2Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy

    *Purpose: There are no objective parameters for predicting the difficulty of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). Our aim was to identify the correlation between demographic and…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Use of Mobile Software for Real-Time, Secure, Team-Based Procurement and Transplantation Team Communication to Improve the Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation Process

    E. Pahl

    HealthTech Solutions, Inc., Coralville, IA

    *Purpose: Deceased donor organ (DDO) transplantation is an effective cure for patients suffering from organ failure. Organ transplantation is cost-effective, provides a significant survival benefit,…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Regional Disparities In The Transplant Rates Across Unos Regions Pre- And Post-kidney Allocation System Policy Implementation

    A. C. Perez-Ortiz, E. Heher, N. Elias

    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Geographic distribution of organs for transplant is a critical component of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policies. However, there is no single…
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