2020 American Transplant Congress
Most Complications of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy Occur after Initial Discharge Including Most Reoperations: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Kidney Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: While most studies of hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (HALLDN) report complications until discharge, this study examined complications up to 120 days.*Methods: We assessed…2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: How Impactful Are Donor-Derived Infections?
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate risk factors for early post-transplant infections by multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDRGNB).*Methods: We retrospectively assessed the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Survey of Public Attitudes Towards Imminent Death Donation in the United States
*Purpose: Imminent Death Donation (IDD) has been proposed as a method to increase the number of high-quality organs available for transplant. Although IDD was ethically…2020 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions about Liver Disease and Living-Donor Liver Transplant- Results of a National Survey
*Purpose: There are more than 14,000 people on the national waiting list for a liver transplant. Approximately 25% will die before receiving a life-saving transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Case Against Race: Proportion of Minorities Does Not Explain Low DSA Donation Performance
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Chronic organ shortages result in unnecessary waitlist deaths, making improvements in donation an urgent problem in transplantation. Historically, barriers to donation have been noted…2020 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donation is Associated with Accelerated Podocyte Loss Early after Donation
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Living kidney donation (LKD) is associated with increased long-term risk of CKD/ESRD. Post donation DM/HTN are associated with this increased risk. However, the remaining…2020 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Living Kidney Donation in the United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: After peaking in 2014, the number of LKDTs per year dropped substantially in the US despite an increasing waitlist. However, trends in the KAS…2020 American Transplant Congress
Promotoras De DonacióN: An E-Learning Module on Organ Donation
*Purpose: Latinx are overrepresented on the transplant waitlist, an underrepresented as posthumous organ donors. Promotoras (community health workers) have proven effective at advocating and spearheading…2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum αKlotho after Living Kidney Donation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: αKlotho (klotho) is a known anti-aging protein that exerts diverse physiological effects. Defect in klotho gene expression in mice can result in a syndrome…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Trend of Non-Utilization and Decline of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Deceased Donor Kidneys
*Purpose: With more transplant centers are accepting hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) deceased donor kidneys (dHCV+), the trend of non-utilization and decline of these organs…
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