2022 American Transplant Congress
Novel Portable Hypothermic Cardiac Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Viability and Function of the Isolated Porcine Hearts
Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Cardiac heart transplantation is the gold standard for treating end-stage heart failure; however, the list of patients waiting for heart transplants continues to increase.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Upper Extremity Donation in the United States
*Purpose: To date, upper extremity transplantation (UET) is the most frequently performed type of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA). UET can most closely restore form, function,…2022 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Ineligible Donor Use in the United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Increasing and standardizing the use of donors who do not meet the OPTN-defined eligibility criteria would increase the number of organs available for transplantation…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Donor Exclusion Criteria in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience
Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Liver donation is fundamental in increasing the pool of available grafts. Careful evaluation of each donor ensures the best outcomes for the recipient and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Organs from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ Testing: A Report from the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee
1OPTN, Richmond, VA, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Decision to transplant organs from SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ donors(N+D) balances risk of donor-derived infection with the scarcity of available organs to meet the needs of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Novel Social Factors on Living Kidney Donation
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: General demographic information including age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status are often used to describe living kidney donors (LKDs). Little is known about more…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CMS Organ Procurement Organization Performance Metrics
*Purpose: CMS introduced new performance metrics for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO). CDC death records define donation eligible deaths, the denominator of the donation and transplant…2022 American Transplant Congress
Donors’ Perceptions of Uterus Donation Motivations, Informed Consent and Value: A Qualitative Study of Dallas Uterus Transplant Study (duets) Participants
*Purpose: Clinical trials have demonstrated the feasibility and reproducibility of uterus transplantation (UTx) to treat absolute uterine factor infertility. Successful live births have resulted from…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Culturally Sensitive Chatbot to Inform Living Donor Candidates of African Ancestry About Apol1 Genetic Testing
*Purpose: Living kidney donor candidates of African ancestry are increasingly asked to undergo Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) genetic testing to better understand their risk of kidney…2022 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Organ Preservation: The New Standard?
*Purpose: Normothermic perfusion (NMP) is a new technique that has been introduced into transplantation expanding capacity for organ utilization. NMP has been shown to be…
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