Articles tagged "Donors"

2017 American Transplant Congress
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…
2017 American Transplant Congress
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,…
2017 American Transplant Congress
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,…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor-Recipient Relationship on Development of CKD.
A. Matas, D. Vock, H. Ibrahim.
UMN, Mpls, MN.
Two studies have reported a small increase of ESRD in LDs compared to healthy matched controls. However, the majority of ESRD has been in relatives…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Standardized Pre-Implantation Kidney Biopsies of Expanded Criteria Donors to Improve the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) for the Evaluation of Marginal Donors.
A. Sánchez-Escuredo,¹ A. Sagasta,² F. Diekmann,¹ I. Revuelta,¹ L. Rodas,¹ D. Paredes,³ M. Musquera,⁴ N. Esforzado,¹ M. Ricart,¹ F. Cofan,¹ V. Torregrosa,¹ J. Campistol,¹ M. Sole,² F. Oppenheimer.¹
¹Nephrology and Renal Transplant, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; ²Pathology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; ³Transplant Foundation, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Urology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
There is no consensus of selection criteria used to allocate renal transplants from expanded criteria donors (ECD). The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) has been…
2016 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-Modular Approach for Training in Liver Procurement Accelerates Proficiency Gain.
I. Al Hasan,^1,2 H. Sharma,^1,2 M. Tun-Abraham,¹ D. Quan.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; ²Multi-Organ Transplant Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
BACKGROUND: Modular training has been established as an educational tool in colorectal and urology surgery for the last 5 years. This modular operative approach is…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The UK Kidney Donor Risk Index Score Predicts the Development of TRAS Post Deceased Donor Transplantation.
M. Willicombe, A. Baheerathan, S. Moser, A. McLean, M. Hammady, W. Gedroyc, D. Taube.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a heterogeneous disorder with different subtypes and aetiologies, which include traditional cardiovascular and transplant specific risk factors. Whether…
2016 American Transplant Congress
A Call for a New Paradigm of Organ Allocation within the Confines of MELD for Those Who Are Not “the Sickest”.
T. Baker, A. Siarris, P. Accoh, D. Ladner.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
BACKGROUND: Liver Allocation policy in the United States is in dynamic flux, with revisions in policy reflecting designs to optimize access to and outcomes for…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hydrogen Sulfide Supplementation Helps Mitigate Effects of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in a Murine Model of Donation After Cardiac Death Renal Transplantation.
J. Grewal,¹ I. Lobb,¹ M. Saha,² J. Jiang,² A. Haig,¹ A. Sener.^1,2
¹Microbiology & Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; ²Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada.
Donation after cardiac death(DCD) renal grafts experience a combination of prolonged warm and cold ischemia leading to greater ischemia reperfusion injury(IRI) that results in higher…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Grafts from Donors with Very High Transaminases.
P. Martins, A. Rawson, P. Mahboub, B. Movahedi, N. Dolgin, I. Bruggenwirth, A. Bozorgzadeh.
Department of Surgery, Transplant Division, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA.
Introduction: Traditionally, elevation of transaminases has been broadly used as markers of hepatic ischemic injury and crucial parameters for liver graft assessment. We wanted to…