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Articles tagged "Donors"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Steatotic Human Livers Show Inferior Function Compared to Non-Steatotic Livers During Ex-Situ Viability Assessment by Oxygenated Machine Perfusion.

    N. Karimian,1 V. Huang,1 F. Fontan,1 M. Aburawi,1 S. Geerts,1 S. Mert,1 I. Beijert,2 R. Porte,2 M. Yarmush,1 K. Uygun,1 J. Markmann,1 H. Yeh.1

    1Division of Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; 2Division of Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    Fatty livers are frequently declined for transplantation due to high risk of primary non-function. Ex-situ oxygenated machine perfusion (MP) is superior to static cold storage…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Outcomes in Renal Transplantation Using Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of Kidneys from Expanded Criteria Donor.

    E. Savoye, M. Macher, Kidney Working Group, C. Legeai, C. Antoine.

    Agence de la Biomedecine, Saint Denis La Plaine, France

    Introduction:The shortage of kidney grafts led to retrieve organs from old donors with one or more co-morbidities, considered as “expanded criteria donors” (ECD). In France,…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Proteins in Preservation Fluid Predict Delayed Graft Function of Kidneys from Donors After Circulatory Death.

    B. van Balkom,1 H. Gremmels,1 L. Ooms,4 R. Toorop,2 F. Dor,5 O. de Jong,1 L. Michielsen,1 G. de Borst,2 W. de Jager,3 A. van Zuilen,1 M. Verhaar.1

    1Nephrology and Hypertension, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Vascular Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 3Laboratory of Translational Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 4Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 5Renal and Transplant Services, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Background and objectivesKidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage kidney disease, and donor kidney shortage urges proper donor-recipient matching. Zero-hour biopsies provide predictive value…
  • 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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