2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Screening Tool to Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Post-Nephrectomy Living Kidney Donors
Purpose: We aimed to develop a prediction models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for the 1-year period after donor nephrectomy in living donors.Materials and Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Perceptions, Motivations, and Concerns about Living Organ Donation among People Living with HIV
Background: The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act permits persons living with HIV (PLWH) to donate organs within research protocols. Motivations and concerns related to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cumulative Sum Analysis of the Learning Curve for Video-Assisted Minilaparotomy Donor Nephrectomy in Healthy Kidney Donors
Background:Video-assisted minilaparotomy surgery (VAMS) is a hybrid of open and laparoscopic surgical techniques, so has advantages of both approaches. Here we examined the learning curve…2018 American Transplant Congress
Consistency of DCD Procurement Procedures across Organ Procurement Organizations – Preliminary Findings
Intro: Variation among procedures across Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) may account for discrepancies in outcomes associated with the use of deceased after cardiac death (DCD).…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of the Discard Rate in Hepatitis C Deceased Liver Donors between Two Eras, 2008-2013 and 2014-2017. A Single Organ Procurement Organization Experience
With the introduction of new hepatitis C medications in 2014 , there is a growing concern for an increase in the discard rate of hepatitis…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Demographic and Medical Characteristics of Liver Transplant Recipients
IntroductionThe characteristics of liver transplant (LT) recipients have evolved over time as centers adapt to allocation policy changes and the shifting demographics of the US…2018 American Transplant Congress
Post‐Donation eGFR Levels Predicts New‐Onset Antihypertensive Medication Use after Living Kidney Donation
Limited data are available on the outcome implications of renal function after living kidney donation.We constructed a novel database linking SRTR registry identifiers, serum creatinine…2018 American Transplant Congress
What Deceased Donors Do KPD Candidates Accept?
Background: Possible utilization of deceased donors (DDs) to initiate KPD chains has been of interest to the transplant community. OPTN KPD candidates are required to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Gains from Joining Kidney Paired Donation with Several Incompatible Donors
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
In kidney paired donation (KPD), a transplant candidate with an incompatible donor joins a pool of similar pairs in an effort to find new transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improving Organ Donation Rates through a Primary Care Physician Office-Based Intervention
Background: The inadequate supply of suitable deceased donor organs is well documented. Studies have suggested that Primary Care Providers (PCPs) could help improve donor registration…
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