Articles tagged "Donation"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Addressing Low Live Kidney Donation Rates in African Americans through the Live Donor Champion Program
E. King,¹ J. Garonzik-Wang,³ M. Bowring,¹ K. Kumar,¹ D. Segev.^1,2
¹Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; ³Transplantation, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Background: African-Americans (AAs) are least likely to receive a live donor kidney transplant, and AAs account for < 20% of all live donors. Differences in…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Implications of Living Donor Kidney Histology, Volume and Function on Post-Donation GFR
Z. Zaky,¹ B. Lankowsky,² S. Shah,¹ L. Herlitz,¹ A. Chiesa-Vottero,¹ K. Wallenfelsz,¹ A. Caplin,¹ D. Goldfarb,¹ S. Flechner,¹ J. Schold,¹ E. Poggio.¹
¹Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
Living kidney donor transplantation is the best modality for treating ESRD as it confers excellent outcomes to patients and it is safe for donors. Postdonation…
2015 American Transplant Congress
When Do DCD Donors Die? Outcomes and Implications of DCD at a High-Volume, Single-Center OPO in the United States
J. Scalea,¹ R. Redfield,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ R. Bennett,² J. Anderson,² M. Anderson,² D. Kaufman,¹ H. Sollinger,¹ L. Fernandez,^1,2 A. D'Alessandro,^1,2 J. Mezrich.¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Dept. of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Organ Recovery, UW Organ and Tissue Donation, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Successful donation (SD) is not always possible following attempted donation after circulatory death (DCD). The goal of this study was to determine the fate…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Prehypertension and Abnormal Fasting Glucose Are the Main Factors Associated With Progressive Deterioration of Renal Function in Kidney Donors
J. Arreola-Guerra,¹ M. Arvizu-Hernandez,² R. Correa-Rotter,² L. Morales-Buenrostro,² J. Alberu.¹
¹Transplantation, National Institute of Nutrition and Medical Sciences Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; ²Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, National Institute of Nutrition and Medical Sciences Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Background: For reasons unclarified, some kidney donors (KD) are patients (pts) that throughout its evolution remain with the same renal function (RF) or even continue…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Are Living Kidney Donors Who Apply Via a Web-Based Screening Application as Likely to Be Evaluated and Donate as Compared to Phone Applicants?
H. Schaefer, M. Tanaka, I. Feurer, A. Dreher, P. Newbern, D. Moore.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Purpose: Most transplant centers screen self-referring donors using phone and written surveys. Previous research at our center has shown that a web-based application for screening…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Can We Use MDRD or CKD-EPI Equation for Donor Selection?
B. Moura, D. Machado, F. Agena, F. Paula, W. Nahas, E. David-Neto, F. Lemos.
Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION: Determination of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is critical for the selection of a potential living kidney donor. Since July 2008 our center has…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Recovery After Living Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
D. Larson, J. Wiseman, D. Berglund, C. Jacobs, C. Garvey, H. Ibrahim, A. Matas.
U of MN, Mpls.
Living donors (LDs) require time away from daily activities and work for the surgery and recovery. In general, LDs are counselled that they should be…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Transplant Attitudes: Understanding Minority Men's Perspectives on the Multifarious Barriers to Organ Donation
B. Hinck, B. Naelitz, B. Jackson, M. Howard, A. Nowacki, C. Modlin.
Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute - Minority Men's Health Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
African-Americans comprise 13% of the US population; yet compose 34% of the kidney transplant waiting list and only 14% of cadaveric donors and 11% of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Hispanic/Latino Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation – Role of a Culturally Competent Transplant Program
E. Gordon, J. Lee, R. Kang, D. Ladner, A. Skaro, J. Holl, D. French, M. Abecassis, J. Caicedo.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background and objectives: Hispanic Americans face disparities in access to kidney transplantation, particularly living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT).Design, setting, participants, and measurements: Northwestern Medicine's® (NM)…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Characteristics of Kidney Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status
M. Ison,^1,2 B. Ho,² J. Leventhal,² D. Ladner.²
¹Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, Chicago; ²Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University, Chicago.
Background: The number of candidates in need of kidney transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…