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Articles tagged "Donation"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Really Old (>84 Years) Deceased Donor Livers Can Save Lives.

    A. Friedman, E. Marquez, K. DelliCarpini.

    LiveOnNY, New York, NY.

    Avoiding death of the liver transplant candidate who depends on the inadequate organ supply requires careful strategy. Nevertheless, transplantation of livers from potential donors older…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Evolution of Donor Nephrectomy: Long-Term Outcomes with Four Different Techniques Between 1963 and 2014 at a Single Institution.

    O. Serrano,1 A. Bangdiwala,2 D. Vock,3 E. Minja,1 A. Pugalendhi,1 K. Yadav,1 V. Kirchner,1 W. Payne,1 T. Dunn,1 S. Chinnakotla,1 E. Finger,1 T. Pruett,1 A. Matas,1 R. Kandaswamy.1

    1Surgery, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; 3Biostatistics, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

    PURPOSE: The development of minimally-invasive approaches to donor nephrectomy (DN) has been primarily driven by the potential advantages it presents the donor. Questions remain over…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Baseline Proteinuria on Long- and Short-Term Outcomes in Live Kidney Donors – 10 Year U.K Cohort Study.

    N. Krishnan,1 L. Bradbury,2 N. Raymond.1

    1Renal & Transplantation, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom; 2Statistics, National Health Service, Organ Donation & Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.

    Living kidney donation has significantly improved recipient and graft survival world wide. It is importanat to have a better understanding of the outcomes and risks…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Share 35 on Liver Allocation and Utilization: One DSA's Experience.

    J. Orlowski, C. Muse, J. Whaley, R. Squires.

    LifeShare of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.

    Background: In June 2013, U.S. liver allocation changed from a local-regional-national model to “Share 35”, broadening sharing to a regional level based upon recipient MELD…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Infections After Transplant Tourism in Organ Transplant Recipients

    D. Kumar,1 A. Humar,1 H. Crossman,2 C. Kotton,3 M. Levi.2

    1University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 2University of Colorado-Denver, Denver; 3Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston.

    Background:Transplant tourism is defined as travel abroad for the express purpose of receiving or donating an organ. Post-operative complications including infections after transplant tourism may…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Characteristics and Outcomes of Renal Transplant Recipients With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: An OPTN Registry Analysis

    B. Tanriover,1 M. MacConmara,2 R. Saxena,1 Y.-M. Shen.3

    1Medicine/Nephrology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; 2Surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; 3Medicine/Hematology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX.

    Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) accounts for <1% of renal transplants in the US. There is limited data on the characteristics and outcomes of in pediatric…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Nomogram for Predicting Patient Survival After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Patients With Devastating Neurological Injury

    G. Xu, X. He.

    Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, guangzhou, China; Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, guangzhou, China.

    Objective:Reliable prediction of time of death after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in patients with devastating neurological injury is crucial to successful donation after circulatory death.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Preserved Kidney Volume in Living Kidney Donors: Correlation With 2 Year Renal Function Using CKD-EPI Equation to Predict Remaining GFR

    A. Khalil,1 M. Yaqub,1 T. Taber,1 J. Powelson,1 C. Sundaram,1 W. Goggins,1 D. Mishler,1 M. Mujtaba,1 A. Diez,2 A. Sharfuddin.1

    1Indiana University; 2Ohio State University, Columbus.

    Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether preserved kidney volume correlates with donor renal function at 2-years post-donation using the CKD-EPI eGFR…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization and Characteristics of Liver Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status

    M. Ison,1,2 M. Abecassis,2 D. Ladner.2

    1Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Chicago; 2Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University, Chicago.

    Background: The number of candidates in need of liver transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Socioeconomic Predictors of Organ Donation in Pediatric Donors

    M. Shah, V. Vilchez, A. Goble, E. Maynard, R. Gedaly.

    Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

    BACKGROUND: The availability of pediatric donors does not meet the demand for pediatric recipients who are listed and waiting transplantation. There is a need to…
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