Articles tagged "Donors"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of HCV Ab+/NAT- Donors in HCV Naïve Renal Transplant Recipients
A. Dao,¹ M. Cuffy,¹ T. Kaiser,¹ A. Loethen,¹ J. Cafardi,² A. Shields,² M. Cardi,² R. Alloway,¹ A. Govil,¹ K. Sherman,¹ S. Shah,¹ E. Woodle.¹
¹Univeristy of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ²The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
The continued organ shortage in renal transplantation (RT) has stimulated use of organs from increased-risk donors to expand the donor pool. The rate of denovo…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Economic Evaluation of Contemporary Kidney Transplant Practice
D. Axelrod,¹ M. Schnitzler,² H. Xiao,² W. Irish,³ J. Tuttle-Newhall,³ S-.H. Chang,⁴ B. Kasiske,⁵ T. Alhamad,⁴ K. Lentine.²
¹Lahey Clinic, Burlington; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis; ³East Carolina University, Greeneville; ⁴Washington University, St. Louis; ⁵Hennepin County, Minneapolis.
Kidney transplantation (KTx) has been established as the optimal therapy for medically suitable patients with end-stage renal disease, prolonging survival and reducing health care spending.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Antiviral Therapy for Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection after Solid Organ Transplantation
A. Kwong,¹ A. Wall,² M. Melcher,² U. Wang,³ A. Ahmed,¹ K. Khush,³ A. Subramanian,³ J. Tan,³ P. Kwo.¹
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ²Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Background: In the context of organ shortage, the opioid epidemic, and the advent of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV), more…
2018 American Transplant Congress
DCD Utilization in Cholestatic Liver Disease: Distinct Outcomes between PSC and PBC Recipients
J. Pasko, E. Maynard, E. Dewey, K. Roayaie, S. Orloff, D. Scott, W. Naugler, J. Ahn, C. Enestvedt.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Background: Concern for inferior outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have limited utilization of donation after cardiac death…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Kidney Allocation System from the Perspective of a Small Program in a Donor Service Area
K. Brown,² S. Hill,² L. Lipscomb,² A. Jones,² S. Hanna,² J. Africa.¹
¹Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.
This study investigated the impact of the new kidney allocation system (KAS) on a small transplant program (SP) when compared with the 3 other centers…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Influence Factors of DCD Donors' Family Members' Willingness in Chinese Current Status (Hunan Province Experience)
B. Tu, C. Li, C. Li, S. Liu, Y. Zhao, X. She, Y. Ming.
Transplantation Center of the 3rd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changssha, Hunan, China.
Background: Organ donation after citizen death (DCD) in China has developed gradually since the government promotes it powerfully from 2012, but the donation rate in…
2018 American Transplant Congress
UPMC Living Donor Champion Program
C. Caruso, C. Zell, G. Swaytha, B. Angela, S. Sarah, L. Elaine, P. Susan, W. Travis, H. Abhinav.
Transplant Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Aims: Living donation is a good option to address organ shortage and waitlist mortality, but finding a living donor can be a challenge. The goal…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Very Old Kidney Recipients of Grafts from Very Old Donors
H. Trujillo, A. García, T. Cavero, B. Redondo, C. Moliz, T. Bada, E. González, M. Praga, A. Andrés.
Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Aims: Describe the outcomes of very old kidney recipients of grafts from very old donors. Identify pretransplant clinical factors associated with graft and recipient survival.Methods:…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing Utilization in Pancreas Transplantation: Phenotypic CharacteristicsDifferentiating Aggressive from Nonaggressive Transplant Centers
O. K. Serrano,¹ D. M. Vock,² T. B. Dunn,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ E. B. Finger.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Given the increasing shortage of deceased donor pancreas allografts and their declining acceptance rate, maximizing utilization requires a balance between donor selection and transplant…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Benefit of Higher KDPI Renal Transplantation over Waiting for a Better Offer
E. Grodstein,¹ J. Yang,² V. Nair,¹ E. Molmenti,¹ L. Teperman.¹
¹Transplant Institute, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY; ²Department of Epidemiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
Background: The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) helps discern kidney function. While recipients must consent for KDPI >85% kidneys, clinicians often decide whether to accept…