2018 American Transplant Congress
Consistency of DCD Procurement Procedures across Organ Procurement Organizations – Preliminary Findings
Intro: Variation among procedures across Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) may account for discrepancies in outcomes associated with the use of deceased after cardiac death (DCD).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Death, Good Outcomes after Very Long Time
Introduction: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best renal replacement therapy but the shortage of organ is the main limitation. Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Death (uDCD)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with the Development of Chronic Kidney Disease after Liver Transplantation
Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
BackgroundRenal dysfunction is a common complication after liver transplantation. The increased use of DCD livers has been associated with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
No Kidney Left Behind: Are We Maximizing Utilization of Deceased Donors with AKI?
Renal Transplantation, Columbia University, New York City, NY.
Introduction: Kidneys from donors with elevated terminal creatinine (Cr) and acute kidney injury (AKI) can be transplanted safely, yet many of these organs are not…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of KPD: Does It Improve Overall Transplant Center Performance?
Introduction: The medical community is facing a constant shortage of kidneys for transplant patients. The most effective way to combat the deficit is to increase…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Older Donor after Cardiac Death Allografts in Liver Transplantation: An Opportunity to Increase the Donor Pool
Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
BackgroundDonors after cardiac death (DCD) liver allografts have been underutilized in liver transplantation especially in case of old donor age due to concerns of worse…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients: Preemptive High KDPI Kidney vs. Lower KDPI Kidney after Varying Dialysis Vintage
Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dialysis vintage is an independent predictor of adverse long-term kidney transplant outcomes. Transplantation of "marginal" kidneys also results in inferior outcomes. We sought to analyze…2018 American Transplant Congress
Aggressive Pursuit of Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Donors with High Kidney Donor Profile Index: Good Use of Resources?
Clinical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Pursuit of donation after cardiac death (DCD) organ donors requires a significant investment in resources. As an Organ Procurement Organization which very aggressively pursues such…2018 American Transplant Congress
Viability Outcomes for Donor Livers Discarded Due to Steatosis Following Extra-Corporeal Machine Perfusion of the Liver
Background: Steatosis is the main reason for discarding donor livers worldwide. Ex-vivo machine perfusion offers superior preservation for marginal organs and permits viability testing during…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Acute Kidney Injury Does Not Affect Fibrosis on 1 Year Post-Transplant Kidney Biopsy
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
PurposeThe use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of donation is a potential method by which to expand…
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