Articles tagged "Donors"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Warm Ischemic Time >80min Is an Important Predictor of Kidney Graft Survival from Donors After Cardiac Death.
J. Chen,¹ D. Mikhail,² H. Sharma,³ A. Hijazi,¹ D. Nap,¹ L. Stitt,⁴ J. Jevnikar,⁵ M. Cooper,⁶ P. Luke,² A. Sener.²
¹Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Canada; ²Urology, Western University, London, Canada; ³General Surgery, Western University, London, Canada; ⁴LW Stitt Statistical Services, London, Canada; ⁵Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; ⁶Georgetown University, Washington
We analyzed UNOS data to determine how donor warm ischemic time (WIT), donor BMI, donor hypertension (dHTN), cold ischemic time (CIT), and vasopressin use in…
2017 American Transplant Congress
“Donor Age or Quality” a Qualitative Analysis of Livers Declined for 830.
M. Dokus, E. DeAngelis, G. Ramaraju, K. Tomiyama, J. Huang, M. Levstik, R. Hernandez-Alejandro, M. Orloff, R. Kashyap.
Abdominal Transplant, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background: Efforts to improve organ utilization have been hindered by a lack of specificity on center's reasons for declining organs. One of the most frequently…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Retroactive Application of a New Risk Index for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LKDPI) to Renal Transplants in Veracruz, Mexico.
G. Martinez-Mier,^1,2 E. Soto-Miranda,¹ S. Avila-Pardo,² L. Budar-Fernandez,¹ M. Mendez-Lopez,¹ P. Moreno-Ley,¹ E. Aguilar-Sandoval,¹ G. Coello-Torres,³ F. Diaz-Trueba.³
¹Organ Transplantation, IMSS UMAE HE 14, Veracruz, Mexico; ²Organ Transplantation, HRAEV, Veracruz, Mexico; ³Research, IMSS UMAE HE 14, Veracruz, Mexico
Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) was designed to estimate the graft loss risk in deceased donor transplants. Recently, the Epidemiology Research Group for Organ Transplantation…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Prophylactic Therapy Against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Contamination of Preservation Solution in Renal Transplantation: A Single Center Experience.
R. Wang, J. Zhou, J. Wu.
Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Objectives: Rapidly increased multiple drug resistant (MDR) gram negative bacilli like Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) become the main pathogen in ICU nowdays. Our study is intended…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Objective Assessment of Graft Metabolism and Function During Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion.
J. Echeverri,¹ S. Cleland,² M. Kaths,¹ I. Linares,¹ R. Roizales,¹ N. Goldaracena,¹ D. Kollmann,¹ M. Hamar,¹ P. Urbanellis,¹ S. Ganesh,¹ O. Adeyi,³ D. Grant,¹ N. Selzner,⁴ M. Wasowicz,² M. Selzner.¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Pathology, University of Toronto - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
During EVLP no objective perfusion parameters have been found to predict outcome after transplantation.Methods: Livers with 4grades of injury were perfused for 4 hours and…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Single Kidney Transplantation from DCD Maastricht Category 3 Donors ≥ 60 Years: Is It Safe?
E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² M. Ferraresso,¹ S. Iesari,³ R. Cacciola.²
¹Renal Transplant, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Renal Transplantation, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ³Organ Transplant, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Salvatore, L'Aquila, Italy
Aim. Compared to DBD, DCD kidneys show higher rates of primary non function (PNF), DGF, rejection, and premature transplant (Tx) loss. Some authors have advised…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Organs Transplants When the Donor Is a Prior Recipient.
G. Lee,¹ D. Goldberg,² M. Levine,¹ P. Abt.¹
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction: Organ scarcity continues to limit the field of transplantation, which leads to death for patients on waiting lists. Organs from “Organ Donors After Transplant”…
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The Impact of Marginal Factors on the Postoperative Kidney Function of Complex Living Donors for Kidney Transplantation.
T. Hiramitsu, K. Futamura, M. Okada, M. Tsujita, N. Goto, S. Narumi, Y. Watarai.
Transplant and Endocrine Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
BackgroundMedically complex living donors with marginal factors are increasing.MethodsBetween January 2008 and May 2015, 639 living donors for kidney transplantation were included. Marginal factors for…
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Non-Directed Kidney Donor Candidate Referral, Care, and Attrition in an Online Portal.
R. Hays,¹ K. Schappe,¹ D. Kaufman,¹ D. Mandelbrot.²
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
When non-directed live kidney donation (NDD) was first described in the early 2000s, a high rate of inquiry per actual donor was noted. Since then,…
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Single Kidney Transplantation from Pediatric Donors Younger Than 3 Years to Adult Recipients.
L. Zhu, B. Liu, S. Chang, D. Du, N. Gong, J. Jiang, Z. Chen, G. Chen.
Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Background: Traditionally, the criteria of splitting pediatric en bloc kidneys for transplantation into two adults includes: donor age > 3 years, donor weight > 12kg,…