2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donation After Brain Death Followed by Circulatory Death Confers Comparable Outcomes with Kidney Donation After Brain Death.
The shortage of donor organs is an obstacle to meet the growing need of grafts. Although using DBD donors is the best available strategy, brain…2017 American Transplant Congress
Send Diabetes on a Long Trip: The Pancreas Travels Well.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Pancreas transplantation (PTx) has been on a dramatic decline in the last decade. Numerous factors have contributed to the waning momentum seen in the early…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donation Among Transplant Centers Located in the Stroke Belt.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background: The prevalence of comorbid disease continues to increase in the United States, particularly in areas like the Stroke Belt, but it is unknown whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Unfunded OPTN/UNOS Mandate of Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up: Fewer Than 50% of Centers in Compliance.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
OPTN/UNOS began requiring 2-year living donor follow-up (LDF) in 2013. Current LDF, and changes associated with the new guidelines, have not been evaluated.METHODS: Using SRTR…2017 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends and Variation in BMI Thresholds for Living Donation Across the US.
1U Michigan, Ann Arbor; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester; 3St. Louis U, St Louis
The acceptable BMI threshold for living kidney donation is controversial. We examined the variability in center acceptance of living donors with high Body Mass Index…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Residual Renal Compensation in Living Kidney Donors Post-Donation.
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
In living kidney donors it is well established that post-donation the remaining kidney undergoes functional hypertrophy; resulting in a 20% – 40% in increase in…2017 American Transplant Congress
ABO Incompatible Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation: Exploring the Possibilities.
Background: There is significant variation in waiting times for deceased donor (DD) renal transplants based on recipient blood group. Furthermore, there is an increased discard…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Donor Vasoactive Drugs with Pancreas Transplant Graft Survival.
Introduction: Vasoactive drugs (VaD) are commonly used to correct abnormal haemodynamics of organ donors in Intensive Care Units (ICU). VaDs can differentially affect insulin secretion…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Renal Function Compensation in Live Donor Nephrectomy.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is the preferred option for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). It provides better quality of life and lower mortality rates…2017 American Transplant Congress
Vendor to Center in 0-60: A Safe and Effective Blueprint for Creating an In-House On-Call System for Organ Offers.
Transplant, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Introduction: Our center returned to an in-house nurse coordinator on-call program 7/2016 after using a vendor from 11/2012 to 7/2016 for organ allocation. It was…
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