2017 American Transplant Congress
Fibromuscular Dysplasia in Living Kidney Donors: Characteristics and Recipient Outcomes.
Introduction: Presence of incidentally detected fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a challenging and controversial issue for selection of living kidney donors (LKD). Whether donors with FMD…2017 American Transplant Congress
Brain-Dead Donors Terminal Inflammation Is Associated to Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
BACKGROUND: in kidney transplantation recipients, increased biomarkers of systemic inflammation before and after the transplant are associated to worse short- and long-term renal outcomes. However,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Body Mass Index and Utilization of Liver Biopsy: An Evaluation of National Practices and Organ Utilization.
Background: As the prevalence of obesity in America increases, so has the proportion of donors with elevated body mass index (BMI). While graft steatosis >30%…2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing Support for Living Kidney Donors: Insights from a Prospective Study.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago
PurposeTo assess how potential living kidney donors (LKDs) perceived support from the transplant team and areas for improvement.MethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of individuals…2017 American Transplant Congress
Potential Living Kidney Donors (LKD) Concerns About Opting Out and Preferences for an 'Alibi'.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2Northwestern U, Chicago; 3U Pennyslvania, Philadelphia
PurposeTo evaluate potential LKDs comfort discussing opting out with their intended recipient (IR) and preferences for alibisMethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of potential LKDs…2017 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Differences in Living Donor and Recipient Pairs Estimated GFR at Six Months Over Time.
Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Previous studies of the United States Kidney Transplant Database revealed that the median estimated GFR (eGFR) has improved over the last decade for living donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy, Single Center Experience.
Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Right donor nephrectomy,especially when conducted laparoscopically,has not been accepted by most transplant surgeons because of the consequent short right renal vein and the possible increased…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Adult Living Donor Renal Transplants in Different Era: Analysis of UNOS Database.
Surgery, State University New York, Syracuse, NY
Background:Living donation is the potential solution to increasing donor donor shortage. This retrospective analysis of UNOS database analyses the outcome of living donor transplantation across…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Families' Perspectives of the Harms of Failed Donation After Circulatory Death: A Qualitative Analysis.
Introduction: We sought to identify harms perceived by families of patients who underwent an unsuccessful attempt to donate organs after circulatory death.Methods: We identified a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Organ Underutilization: 15-Year Analysis.
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Pancreas recovery has declined by 32% over 15yrs. We analyzed national pancreas utilization rates for donors with suitable criteria for pancreas retrieval to understand this…
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