Articles tagged "Donation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Incorporating Tangible Benefits into the Risk-Benefit Analysis of Living Organ Donation Decisions
M. Robin¹, S. Rasmussen², A. Saha², A. Eno², M. Waldram², D. Segev², M. Henderson²
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The risk-benefit framework currently used in living organ donation presumes all benefit is afforded to the recipient, whereas the donor only assumes risks. However,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donate HCV Trial: Transplanting Thoracic Organs from Hepatitis C Donors to Uninfected Patients
A. E. Woolley¹, S. K. Singh², H. J. Goldberg³, M. M. Givertz⁴, M. R. Mehra⁴, A. Coppolino, III⁵, V. Cheng¹, J. Fanikos⁶, D. P. Harrington⁷, H. R. Mallidi², L. R. Baden¹
¹Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Pulmonary, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Cardiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Pharmacy, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Given the need for thoracic organs and the high mortality of patients awaiting heart or lung transplantation, it is imperative to find ways to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Outcomes of DCD Kidneys Recovered with vs. without Pre-Recovery Heparin Administration
J. Narvaez, L. Kayler
Division of Transplantation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: DCD kidney transplants are associated with higher rates of delayed graft function (DGF) and primary non-function (PNF) likely due to ischemic events during recovery.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Two-Year, Single Center, Retrospective Review of Herbal Supplement Use in Living Kidney Donors
N. Persun¹, D. Johnson¹, A. Leonberg-Yoo², J. Bahrainwala², P. P. Reese², D. M. Collins³, M. Houston³, A. Naji⁴, J. Trofe-Clark¹
¹Pharmacy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Herbal supplement use in the evaluation phase of live kidney donors (LKD) poses challenges to providers. No formal management guidelines exist. Herbal supplements can…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Complex Live Donor Anatomy Does Not Preclude Kidney Transplantation
P. Veitch, T. Brown, A. Courtney, J. McDaid
Transplant Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation is the optimum form of renal replacement therapy for suitable patients. Decline of otherwise suitable potential donors on the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Twin Epidemics: Drug Overdoses And Suicides Are Increasingly Fueling The United States Donor Liver Supply
M. Goss¹, M. Kueht¹, N. Galvan¹, J. Reece², A. Rana¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: In 2010, 6893 donor livers were procured for United States (U.S.) transplant. A reduction from the former pinnacle of U.S. liver transplant in 2006,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donor Kidneys into Hepatitis C Negative Older Recipients
J. A. Graham¹, M. Ajaimy², J. Torabi¹, T. Powell³, J. Weiss⁴, T. Weinstein⁵, S. Greenstein¹, O. Andacoglu¹, A. Campbell⁶, J. Carrero¹, J. Lapponese¹, M. Kinkhabwala¹, E. Akalin², J. P. Rocca¹
¹Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Epidemiology and Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Medical Affairs, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁵Risk & Loss Prevention, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁶Pharmacy, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Patients awaiting transplantation are often at risk of developing life-threatening disease and complications. Older patients have a disproportionately higher risk of dropping out of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Surgeon Readiness For Entry Into Practice: A Survey Of Abdominal Transplant Surgeons In The United States
M. Abouljoud¹, R. Hirose², S. Nagai¹, C. Gordon³, D. Farmer⁴
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Transplant Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) provides a framework for the training and development of a competent transplant surgery workforce. Practice-readiness and phase-in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Transplant Hospital Organ Procurement on Medicare Cost Report Reimbursement
E. Y. Zavala¹, J. Rogers²
¹Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Medicare organ acquisition reimbursement from the Medicare Cost Report includes costs associated with transplant hospitals acquiring an organ for Medicare transplant patients and the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation in the United States
J. Wainright¹, C. Wholley², W. Cherikh¹, D. Klassen³
¹Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Policy and Community Relations, UNOS, Richmond, VA, ³Office of Chief Medical Officer, UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Characterize patterns in VCA transplantation in the U.S.*Methods: Analyses include all VCA recipients in the U.S through October 2018 and all VCA candidates between…