2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of the Global Practice of Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Comparison of U.S. and International Programs
*Purpose: As programs have become more experienced with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), technical hurdles have been overcome and superior graft and patient survival has…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Scope and Limitations of Current Public Education Materials on Vascular Composite Allotransplantation and Donation in the United States
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As the field of Vascular Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) evolves and more VCAs are performed, the demand for VCA donations will increase. However, the public…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Predictive Value Of Pre-transplant Biopsies For Short-term And Long-term Graft Function In Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: The predictive capacity of previous pre-transplant histologic scoring systems for short-term and long-term graft function in kidney transplantation has not been adequately validated.*Methods: Deceased…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Opioids and NSAIDs in Living Kidney Donors: Clinical Correlates and Early Outcomes
*Purpose: Data are limited regarding pain medication use in living kidney donors (LKD). Concerns relate to opioid use, and to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) use in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Overcoming Sex Disparity In Japan
Nephrology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: Despite its superior outcomes relative to chronic dialysis, living kidney transplantation are less likely to occur in female in Japan. The aim of this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the 2013 Change in Definition of Increased Risk Donors on Lung Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: The definition for donors at “increased risk” for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) was updated in 2013 from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transportation by Drone: Surgeon Perspectives
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: We recently reported on the first transport of a human kidney using a drone. Ahead of large scale adoption of such a technology, understanding…2019 American Transplant Congress
National Landscape of Hope Act Transplant Candidates and Recipients in the United States
*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
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
*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…
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