2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of an Ideal Body Weight-Based Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Dosing Protocol in Kidney Transplant Recipients to Decrease Cost and Maintain Outcomes at a Large Academic Medical Center
1Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: This quality improvement study sought to assess if rejection post-transplant was increased following implementation of an ideal body weight (IBW)-based dosing protocol for patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
Continuous Distribution: LSAM Simulation Study
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA, 3Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: This liver simulated allocation model (LSAM) study of a simple continuous distribution system for several parameter values introduces and describes its characteristics, demonstrating how…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Case Scheduling on Hospital Cost and Length of Stay in Living Donor Kidney Recipients
*Purpose: In an effort to optimize patient care and cost efficiency, we investigated if living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients incurred any difference in hospital…2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Kidney Transplantation Actually a Cost-Effective Alternative Also for Older Patients?
*Purpose: We aimed to study the health economic effects of kidney transplantation in a population of kidney transplant candidates > 65 years of age.*Methods: We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Limited Accessibility of Kidney Transplantation in Rural Residents: A Nationwide Data of South Korea
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is suggested that KT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Therapy is Cost Effective When Compared to Prophylaxis in Cytomegalovirus Donor Positive – Recipient Negative Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: To compare the cost effectiveness of preemptive therapy (PET) vs prophylaxis for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in high-risk donor seropositive/recipient seronegative (D+R-) liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Changing Paradigm of Ethics in Uterus Transplantation: A Systematic Review
*Purpose: The first uterus transplantation (UTx) was performed in 2000 and sparked ethical debate. As key milestones are reached (successful human UTx in 2011, and…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Economic Burden of Graft Failure in the United States
*Purpose: Despite recent advances, graft failure imposes a substantial burden on kidney transplant recipients. This study is the first to quantify this burden in economic…2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Listing for Kidney Transplantation in LMICs: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study in Brazil
*Purpose: Incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but citizens of LMICs face barriers to transplantation that are…2019 American Transplant Congress
Economic Impact of Donor Hepatitis C Kidney Transplantation: A Medicare Cost Analysis
*Purpose: In the era of highly effective direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), kidney transplant (KT) from Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive donors is increasingly considered as an…
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