Articles tagged "Donors, marginal"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Miami Protocol for Liver Deceased Donors After Circulatory Death: Increased 1-year Overall Survival for Selected Patients
V. Venkatasamy, P. Abreu, J. Riella, R. Miyashiro, A. Tector, A. Tekin, G. Selvaggi, R. Vianna
University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The use of deceased donors after circulatory death (DCD) for liver transplantation (LT) is still underutilized. It provides an acceptable solution to increase the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Very Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys Utilizing Belatacept-Based Immunosuppression in Adult Recipients
K. Heinen¹, A. Carlson², A. Chan¹, M. M. Eiting¹, T. Larson¹, B. Sirandas¹, C. Truax¹, L. Smith¹
¹University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Johnston, SC
*Purpose: Due to the lack of data utilizing belatacept as primary immunosuppression for adult recipients of very small pediatric donor kidneys, this study seeks to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Increased Use of DCD Liver Grafts Does Not Adversely Affect Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience
M. Finotti, G. McKenna, H. Fernandez, J. Bayer, S. Lee, E. Martinez, N. Onaca, G. Saracino, R. Ruiz, G. Testa, A. Wall, A. Gupta
Baylor University Medical Center/Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are underutilized in liver transplantation (LT), partly due to fear of inferior outcomes. Our center has evolved from…
2022 American Transplant Congress
High KDPI Kidneys: Lifelong Freedom from Dialysis for Elderly Patients
M. M. Romine¹, W. Irish², H. Jones³, A. Aaron², D. Leeser⁴
¹Department of Surgery, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ²Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ³Eastern Nephrology Associates, Greenville, NC, ⁴East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: According to national data, there is an increase in kidney transplants in patients over 65, corresponding to an overall general increase. Elderly patients continue…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends in Utilization, Discard, and Outcomes for Extended Criteria Donor Lungs
A. Hallett¹, L. Zeiser¹, W. Lightle², J. Ruck¹, J. Alejo¹, A. Massie¹, D. Segev¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Baylor, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Extended criteria donor lungs (ECDL) are defined as those failing to meet ≥1 standard donor criteria (P/F > 300, age < 55, smoking <…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Improvement in Kidney Function After Early Conversion to Belatacept-Based Regimen in Allografts with Biopsy-Proven Donor Vascular Disease
T. Ommert¹, J. Javier¹, J. Jackson¹, C. Klein²
¹Piedmont Transplant Institute, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor arteriosclerosis in the kidney allograft predicts poorer graft outcomes and is a risk factor for tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity. Belatacept conversion has been utilized as…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Disposition AI Model to Predict Transplant for Recovered Deceased Donor Kidneys
L. Ashiku¹, R. Threlkeld¹, C. Dagli¹, M. Schnitzler², C. Canfield¹, K. Lentine², H. Randall²
¹MST, Rolla, MO, ²SLU, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Current practice for accelerated kidney placements rely heavily on the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) to determine if recovered deceased-donor (DD) kidneys are hard-to-place.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Biopsy Characteristics of Kidneys from a Single Large OPO
S. Bunnapradist¹, T. Seto², A. Cohen², T. Rosenthal¹, G. Danovitch¹
¹David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²One Legacy, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As deceased donor pool have expanded, kidney biopsy has been increasingly used to help determine organ suitability for transplant. There are concerns that biopsy…
2022 American Transplant Congress
CD31⁺ Extracellular Vesicles in Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Are Associated with Unsuitability for Transplant
G. C. Madu¹, S. Moshkelgosha², A. Chruscinski³, A. Sage², M. Cypel², S. Keshavjee², S. Juvet²
¹Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Multi-Organ Transplantation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality following lung transplantation and results in part from injuries sustained in the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. C. Gruessner
Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver transplants (DDLT) that have achieved or came close to 100 years of function first in the donor…