2018 American Transplant Congress
Why the Low Usage of HIV Positive Donors? A Survey of the Transplant Community
BackgroundSince the HIV Policy Equity Act of 2013, 22 programs have been approved to use HIV+ kidneys and livers, yet these transplants remain uncommon. It…2018 American Transplant Congress
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors in Korea
1Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; 2Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.
Background. Mild elevation of blood pressure after unilateral nephrectomy may contribute to elevate gestational hypertension or preeclampsia in women donors. To date, impact of kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
HOPE Act Deceased Organ Donors: True and False Positive Donors
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Mount Sinai, New York; 3Emory, Atlanta.
HOPE in Action is a multicenter trial designed to evaluate the safety of HIV+ to HIV+ transplantation (NCT02602262). In this trial, organs from donors with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Living Kidney Donor
Introduction: Smoking is known to result in the decline of renal allograft function and survival of recipients. However, effect of smoking on living kidney donor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Probability of Developing Chronic Kidney Disease 1 Year after Living Donor Nephrectomy Correlates with Baseline Kidney Volume and Function
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Purpose: Living kidney donor outcomes are tremendously important, especially given expanding donor eligibility. Relative to other predictors, the relationship between remaining kidney volume and post-donation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Initiated Kidney Transplant Exchanges and the Forgotten Incompatible Directed Donor Recipients
Although incompatibility is usually viewed as affecting potential recipients of live donors, it is also encountered in instances of directed donation of deceased donors. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Living Donor Lost Wages Trial: Study Rationale, Protocol, and Update
Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the optimal treatment for adults with renal failure. However, living kidney donation has declined in the past decade, particularly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of On-Site Overestimation of Macrosteatosis on Donor Liver Biopsy
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans.
Introduction: Estimation of hepatic steatosis is an important variable in determining suitability of a donor liver allograft for transplantation. Differentiation between and quantification of macro-…2018 American Transplant Congress
After Action Review of Emergency Preparedness for “Hurricane Harvey” for LifeGift Houston
ProblemReview and evaluate a Texas based OPO's response to Hurricane Harvey. The storm hit the Texas Coast on Aug. 25, 2017 and flooded the area…2018 American Transplant Congress
Procurement Travel Safety: Current Practices, Accident Frequency, Perceptions of Safety and Means to Reduce Risk
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Transplant procurement teams travel extensively. Though considered hazardous, little data on the necessity and risks of this travel exist. We conducted a survey of ASTS…
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