Articles tagged "Donors"

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
Excellent Long Term Outcomes Transplanting Single Pediatric Kidneys from Donors Five Years and Younger into Adult Recipients
R. Shah,¹ M. Aull,² A. Watkins,² S. Kapur.²
¹Department of Surgery, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY; ²Surgery/Transplant Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Pediatric kidneys have been traditionally considered marginal organs for transplantation & are underutilized given concerns of poor outcomes. Furthermore, long term outcomes of single kidneys…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in Liver and Kidney Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donors: A Phase-1 of Clinical Trial
M. Ravaioli,¹ V. De Pace,¹ M. Cescon,¹ M. Del Gaudio,¹ V. R. Bertuzzo,¹ A. Siniscalchi,¹ A. D'Errico,² G. Comai,² G. La Manna,² A. D. Pinna.¹
¹General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy; ²Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy.
In the field of liver (LT) and kidney transplantation (KT), extended criteria donors (ECD) offer an additional organ source that is more vulnerable for early…
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…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Superior Outcomes Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion in CDCD Liver Transplantation
A. Hessheimer, E. Coll, A. Valdivieso, M. Gómez, J. Santoyo, P. Ramírez, M. Gómez-Bravo, R. López-Andujar, J. Villar, C. Jiménez, F. Lluís, L. Lladó, D. Casanova, M. Barrera, R. Charco, J. López-Baena, J. Briceño, F. Pardo, G. Blanco, D. Pacheco, B. Domínguez-Gil, V. Sánchez-Turrión, C. Fondevila.
Spanish Liver Transplant Registry, Spanish Society of Liver Transplantation, Madrid, Spain.
While there is increasing interest in its use, definitive evidence demonstrating superiority of normothermic regional perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory death liver transplant has…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Offspring Living Kidney Donors Should Not Be Ruled Out
X. Luo, A. Massie, C. Holscher, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
A recent study (AJT, January 2018) suggested that kidneys from offspring live donors conferred worse post-transplant outcomes than non-offspring live donors, and advocated selecting non-offspring…