Articles tagged "Donation"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation and Correlation with Explant Pathology
A. Shingina¹, J. N. Menachem¹, S. Brown¹, I. A. Ziogas², W. K. Wu³, M. J. Izzy⁴, J. Liang¹, K. Washington¹, S. Alexopoulos⁵
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Thoracic Surgery; Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴GI and Hepatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁵Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a well-described complication of Fontan physiology. More patients with failing Fontan are being evaluated for heart transplant and evidence-based…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Management of Brain-Dead Organ Donors by a Dedicated ICU Team Improves Organ Yield
G. L. Piper¹, B. E. Sullivan¹, G. Boulton¹, T. C. Lewis¹, J. Pavone¹, C. Ezzell², D. E. Smith III³, L. Angel¹, N. Moazami³, R. Montgomery¹
¹NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, ²LiveOnNY, New York, NY, ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: Management of brain-dead (BD) donors can be challenging in hospitals with limited ICU bed availability, lack of accessible diagnostic capabilities, and a culture that…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Black Race Modifies the Association Between Increasing Donor Age and Graft Failure Following Living Kidney Transplantation
K. Atiemo, R. Baudier, A. Anderson
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Transplantation utilizing Black living donor kidneys is associated with poorer outcomes.A possible explanation is genetic(APOL1). Kidneys from healthy older Black donors are considered lower…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Proteinuria in Diseased Kidney Transplant Donors for Prediction of Chronic Lesions in Pre-Transplant Biopsies – A Prospective Observational Study
F. Haupenthal¹, J. Kläger², F. Bauernfeind³, A. Heinzel¹, K. Doberer¹, K. Mayer¹, L. Naar¹, M. Eigenschink¹, K. Hu¹, H. Regele², T. Szekeres⁴, R. Reindl-Schwaighofer¹, G. Bond¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*Purpose: Pre-transplant kidney graft biopsies have been suggested for organ quality assessment. Data on the association between donor proteinuria and organ quality of deceased donors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplantation From Donors With Active Sars-cov-2 Infection: The Italian Experience
P. A. Grossi¹, R. Romagnoli², S. Gruttadauria³, M. Colledan⁴, L. De Carlis⁵, S. Martin-Suarez⁶, G. M. Ettorre⁷, F. Parisi⁸, F. Di Benedetto⁹, U. Maggiore¹⁰, G. Tisone¹¹, E. Andorno¹², M. Carmellini¹³, L. G. Lupo¹⁴, U. Livi¹⁵, A. Montemurro¹⁶, L. Lombardini¹⁷, M. Cardillo¹⁸
¹Medicine and Surgery, Univ degli Studi dell'Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy, ²Liver Transplant Center -General Surgery 2U, University of Turin, Torino, Italy, ³Abdominal Surgery and Organ Transplantation Unit, ISMETT, Palermo, Italy, ⁴Medicine and Surgery, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24127 Bergamo, Italy, ⁵CHIRURGIA GENERALE E DEI TRAPIANTI, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, 20162 Milano, Italy, ⁶Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Bologna S.Orsola - Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy, ⁷Dipartimento Interaziendale Trapianti Silvio Natoli, A.O. San Camillo - Forlanini, 00149 Roma, Italy, ⁸DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOCHIRURGIA CARDIOLOGIA E TRAPIANTO CUORE POLMONE, Ospedale Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, Italy, ⁹Medicine and Surgery, AOU Policlinico, 41124 Modena, Italy, ¹⁰Dipartimento di Medicina Generale e Specialistica, Ospedale Maggiore - Parma, 21100 Varese, Italy, ¹¹Chirurgia Generale, A.O.U. Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy, ¹²Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy, ¹³Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, A.O.U. Senese - S.M. Alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy, ¹⁴E’mergenza e trapianti di organi, AOU Consorziale Policlinico, 70124 Bari, Italy, ¹⁵Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy, ¹⁶Centro Nazionale Trapianti Operativo, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy, ¹⁷Medical DirectOR, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy, ¹⁸General Director, CNT, 00162 Roma, Italy
*Purpose: In the present study we want to report safety and outcome of organ transplantation from donors with active SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy.*Methods: In November…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Outcomes from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCRs in New York: A Case Series
A. L. Friedman¹, M. Pereira², M. Rana³, J. Akpede⁴, A. Dhand⁵
¹LiveOnNY, New York, NY, ²New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴LiveOnNY, Long Island City, NY, ⁵Westchester Medical Center, Chappaqua, NY
*Purpose: Rapid evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic over the past 24 months has demanded agility in managing selection criteria for deceased organ donors, with the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Navigating the Ethics of Transplant Research Involving Newly Deceased
B. Parent¹, T. Schiff², E. Weldon³, N. Lawson⁴, S. Mehta⁵, R. A. Montgomery⁶
¹Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medical Ethics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Langone Health-Transplant Institute, New York, NY, ⁴NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, ⁵New York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, ⁶NYU Langone, New York, NY
*Purpose: The most promising innovations for overcoming the organ shortage include novel organ sources such as xenotransplant and bioengineered organs. Studying these organs in mechanically…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Finding Living Donors on Social Media for Pediatric Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates
D. Yoeli¹, S. Mathai², J. Kaar³, C. Mata³, A. Feldman⁴, M. Bock⁵, W. Jackson⁶, M. Adams¹
¹Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO, ²School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO, ³Center for Research in Outcomes for Children's Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁵Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁶Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Living donor kidney and liver transplantation are associated with superior outcomes in children. We hypothesized that social media can be a valuable tool to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Streamlining Donation Transplantation Communication Via HIPAA-compliant App
J. Piano, W. Liu
Transplant Connect, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Communication across the donation transplantation ecosystem is fractured and ineffectual, often necessitating the use of unsecured methods such as texting in order to accomplish…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Terminal Creatinine – Does It Matter?
V. G. Menon, Y. Wert, W. Hoffman, D. Ladie, M. Singh, M. Waybill, H. Yang
UPMC, Harrisburg, PA
*Purpose: When assessing deceased donor kidneys, the transplantation team studies several donor variables including creatinine. A creatinine that is elevated immediately prior to procurement can…

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