2018 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Initiated Kidney Transplant Exchanges and the Forgotten Incompatible Directed Donor Recipients
Although incompatibility is usually viewed as affecting potential recipients of live donors, it is also encountered in instances of directed donation of deceased donors. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes of African Canadian Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease toward Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:African Canadian patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to receive a living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) compared to Caucasian Canadians. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Ethical Turmoil of Imminent Death Donation
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
A. Imminent Death Donation (IDD) is a term to describe organ procurement from a live donor before withdrawal of ventilator support and/or from a patient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Foreign Nationals: Lower Rates of Waitlist Mortality and Higher Rates of Lost to Follow-Up Post-Transplant
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: A highly contentious issue in the transplant community is whether or not to provide deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) to non-citizen/non-residents (NCNRs) who travel…2018 American Transplant Congress
Legal Status, Criminal History, and Substance Use in Listing Decisions
Background: Psychosocial criteria constitute absolute and relative contraindications to listing, which can bar patients from access to organ transplantation at a program. Refusing to list…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medical Crowdfunding for Organ Transplant Patients
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of patients and families are utilizing online crowdfunding to support their medical expenses related to organ transplantation. The factors that influence…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Kidney Allocation System on a Solitary, Isolated, Rural Transplant Program
The new kidney allocation system (KAS) was expected to create an impact on smaller, rural and geographically isolated centers.Methods. We examined the changes by the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Psychiatric Disorders and Disturbances in Transplant Listing Decisions
Background: Poorly controlled mental health disorders pose contraindications to listing because they are associated with increased noncompliance and graft loss.[1] Once managed, these conditions do…2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (1): Scale
Background and PurposeIn 2006, allegations emerged that the People's Republic of China has been harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (2): Continued Growth after Gaining International Attention
PurposeThe government of China has responded to allegations that China has been harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a large scale…
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