Articles tagged "Donation"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Living Kidney Donors
Y. Yoon,¹ K. Choi,² D. Joo,³ K. Huh,³ M. Kim,³ S. Kim,³ Y. Kim,³ S. Yang,² W. Han.¹
¹Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Urology, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea; ³Department of Transplantation Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Introduction: To assess the association between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and renal function of living kidney donor and to evaluate the value of an AAC…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Speed of Onset of Donor Brain Death Leads to Differences in Renal Function and Expression of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Rat Kidneys
D. Hoeksma,¹ R. Rebolledo,² M. Hottenrott,³ Y. Bodar,¹ H. Leuvenink.¹
¹Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
IntroductionDonor brain death (BD) is an independent risk factor for primary and delayed renal graft function. Furthermore, the speed of onset of brain death, traumatic…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Why Patients Are Unwilling to Ask for a Living Donor: A Mixed Methods Study
A. Waterman,¹ C. Kynard-Amerson,¹ A. Parnicky,¹ E. Schenk,² J. Chahal,¹ J. Peipert.¹
¹David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ²Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Multiple studies find that kidney patients are uncomfortable asking potential living donors to donate, but less is known about the specific reasons why not. This…
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Ten-Year Follow-Up After Live Kidney Donation – A Prospective Cohort Study
S. Janki,¹ K. Klop,¹ I. Dooper,² W. Weimar,³ J. IJzermans,¹ N. Kok.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of HPB and Transplant Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands; ³Department of Nephrology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
BACKGROUNDPreviously reported short-term results after live kidney donation, show no negative consequences for the donor. The occurrence of e.g. cardiovascular diseases takes years to emerge,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…