Articles tagged "Economics"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Financial Barriers Experienced During the Transplant Process by Caregivers of Children with End Stage Kidney Disease
R. Goldfarb Terry¹, A. Edwards¹, U. Parlin², A. Chung¹, S. Amaral¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Known socioeconomic disparities in transplant referral and evaluation exist in adults with end-stage kidney disease, but little is known about the financial burden that…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Coordinated, Multimodal Care After Kidney Transplantation Improves Graft Survival and Cardiovascular Risks – Results of the Kidney Transplantation 360°- Study (ktx360°)
L. Pape¹, M. DeZwaan², V. Kliem³, H. Nolting⁴, J. Wolff⁴, U. Tegtbur⁵, M. Schiffer⁶
¹Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany, ²Pediatrics II, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³Nephrologic Center Hannoversch Münden, Hannoversch Münden, Germany, ⁴IGES Insititue, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
*Purpose: Cardiovascular events and reduced graft survival due to non-adherence are the most important reasons for morbidity and mortality after KTx. Outpatient care in Germany…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of an Intra-Operative Renal Allograft Cooling Device
K. Hansen¹, C. Yock², J. Pietzsch²
¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Existing literature shows intra-operative cooling of a renal allograft during anastomosis reduces the incidence of delayed graft function in deceased donor kidney transplant recipients…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Area Deprivation Index is Associated with Worse Patient Survival Following Adult Liver Transplantation
J. Hendele¹, J. Perkins², J. Nichols³, A. Dick¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Clinical and Bio-Analytics Transplant Laboratory (CBATL), University of Washington, Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seattle, WA, ³School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Area Deprivation Index (ADI) has been utilized as a granular measure of local socioeconomic status for nearly two decades. This study is the first…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation at a Centralized Donation Facility Compared to Donation at Referral Hospitals
A. M. Hawxby¹, R. Ketcham², J. E. Leader¹, D. Burch², M. Benoit², R. A. Squires², C. Hostetler², J. P. Orlowski²
¹Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, ²LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: An emerging model of donor management includes utilization of a Specialized Donor Care Facility (SDCF) - essentially a stand-alone OPO-based procurement facility in which…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Cost And Kidney Allocation In Liver Recipients With Kidney Disease
Y. Lu¹, X. Cheng², S. Sanoff³, L. McElroy³
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: End stage kidney disease (ESKD) in liver transplant (LT) candidates is associated with worse survival. We sought to identify the predictors of ESKD in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Delayed, Low-Dose Valganciclovir in High-Risk Cytomegalovirus Liver Transplant Recipients
S. Anders¹, A. Freeman¹, L. Hutchinson¹, U. Kaszubski¹, M. Janusek¹, A. Hooter², D. Raymond², C. Nguyen²
¹Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: The goal of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of a delayed valganciclovir (VGCV) dosing protocol for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of Transplanting Hepatitis C Donor Hearts Into Hepatitis C Uninfected Recipients
A. R. Gandhi¹, A. E. Woolley², L. R. Baden², M. M. Givertz², M. L. Jones¹, J. Kim³, H. R. Mallidi², M. R. Mehra², A. M. Neilan¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To examine the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C viremic (HCV+) heart organ donation in the United States.*Methods: We used a microsimulation model…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Direct Health Care Costs Before and After Kidney Transplantation in Germany – A Longitudinal Analysis Based on Claims Data
S. Ronicke¹, K. Budde¹, D. Schmidt², W. Düttmann¹, M. G. Naik¹, C. J. Wagner³, J. Freitag³, B. Osmanodja¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Buisiness Unit IT, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³AOK Nordost Statutory Health Insurance Fund, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation can improve long-term survival and quality of life in transplant candidates with end-stage renal disease and has shown to have long-term economic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Area Deprivation Index is Associated with Worse Patient Survival Following Adult Kidney Transplantation
J. Hendele¹, J. Perkins², J. Nichols³, A. Dick⁴
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Clinical and Bio-Analytics Transplant Laboratory (CBATL), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Area Deprivation Index (ADI) has been utilized as a granular measure of local socioeconomic status for nearly two decades. This study is the first…