2016 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric En Bloc Kidney Transplants Reduce DGF and Are Misrepresented by the KDPI.
Controversy exists regarding optimal use of kidneys from small pediatric donors (SPDs). The study purpose was to compare outcomes between single and dual en bloc…2016 American Transplant Congress
Increased Utilization of High Risk Deceased Donors with Share 35 Does Not Affect Outcomes in Liver Transplantation.
Background: Demand for livers from deceased donors exceeds supply after Share 35 in June 2013. This leads liver transplant centers to consider high risk deceased…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Total Ischaemic Time, Donor Age and the Pathway of Donor Death on Graft Outcomes After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Prolonged ischaemia is a known risk factor for delayed graft function and its interaction with donor characteristics, the pathways of donor death and graft outcomes…2016 American Transplant Congress
What Living Organ Donors See as Their Unmet Needs in the United States.
Study PurposeTo collect data on what living organ donors themselves say they want and need to make living organ donation safer and easier.MethodFor 12 months,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus (EVR) versus Mycophenolate Sodium (MPS) for Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (r-ATG) and Tacrolimus (TAC).
Introduction: There is no standard of care immunosuppressive regimen for recipients of kidneys recovered from expanded criteria donors. Several centers use r-ATG induction due to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Discard of HCV+ Donor Livers in the Advent of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy.
While 45% of liver candidates are hepatitis C (HCV)-antibody positive (+) and might benefit from a HCV+ donor liver, only a small proportion receive one.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Incidence of Rejection in AB0-incompatible Kidney Transplantation – Five Year Follow-Up in a Single Center.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Introduction:Living kidney donation is the method of choice to expand the donor pool in times of severe organ shortage. In many centers, AB0-incompatible kidney transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Location Matter for Withdrawal of Donation After Cardiac Death Donors ?
1Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA; 2Lifesharing, San Diego, CA.
Purpose: Withdrawal for DCD donors traditionally occurs in the OR. Families often refuse to proceed with DCD donation if they are unable to be present…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Correlation Between Pairs of Kidneys Transplanted from the Same Donor.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Concordance of allograft outcomes between kidneys transplanted from the same donor has previously been reported. However recipient characteristics become increasingly important after the immediate…2016 American Transplant Congress
Thrombolytic Protocol in Organ Procurement from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors Reduces Ischemic Cholangiopathy in Liver Transplantation.
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami.
Liver transplantation (LT) with donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors has been associated with a higher rate (up to 50%) of complications of ischemic cholangiopathy…
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