2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Focus Groups to Explore the Public Attitudes on the Use of Imminent Death Donation
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to inform the development of a questionnaire to explore the feelings, attitudes, and values the public has towards…2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes Following Uncontrolled Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplantation: Opportunity for Increasing Donor Pool?
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Uncontrolled donation after cardiac death (uDCD) represents an underutilized source of donors in the United States. However, controversy surrounding the long-term durability of uDCD…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation is an Indication for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
*Purpose: A retrospective review of cases from one large organ procurement organization (OPO) was performed to determine whether the delivery of RRT as a component…2019 American Transplant Congress
Opening the Doors of Hope: HIV-Positive Living Kidney Donation
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Living donation (LD) has been allowed under the HOPE Act since 2013, yet to date there have been no HIV+ LD organ transplants performed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of the Relationship between Inflammation and Glomerular Filtration Rate
*Purpose: Since the inflammatory phenomena that occur after transplantation are decisive factors for developing renal rejection, we decided to study how the elevation of some…2019 American Transplant Congress
Can Financial Incentives Improve Patient Compliance with Optn Live Kidney Donor Follow-Up Policy? Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
*Purpose: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) requires transplant hospitals to monitor live kidney donors (LKDs) for 2 years post-donation. However, the majority (57%)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Unhinged or Unselfish: A Deep Dive into Non-Directed Donors
*Purpose: Non-directed donors (NDDs) bring great excitement to living donor centers. However, evaluating NDD motivation can be challenging. Our group compared the altruist (NDD) with…2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient Response to a Formal Living Donor Liver Transplant Educational Program
Transplantation Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Informed consent for liver waitlist candidates is required and includes discussion of donor graft options. Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is an established option…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation Rates And Transplantation Activity Comparing Opt-out Versus Opt-in Systems: A Cross-sectional Study Of Oecd Countries
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare organ donation and transplantation rates between opt-out versus opt-in countries to investigate for any significant difference…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends, Patterns, and Recipient Outcomes of Kidney Transplants from Older (>60) Living Donors. A UNOS Database Analysis
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Backgroud: The selection of older donors (>60 years) has become more common. Our aim was to analyze the recent national trends of such donors and…
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