2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Preferences: A Novel Use of a Visual Instrument to Quantify ESRD Risk Acceptance.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennyslvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago.
BackgroundGiven new data about the estimated lifetime risk of ESRD among living kidney donors (LKD) (Muzaale 2014), we elicited their willingness to accept the risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients' Willingness to Accept Risks to Living Kidney Donors.
Background: While many potential living kidney donors (LKDs) are willing to accept high levels of ESRD risk, receipt of a living donor kidney is also…2016 American Transplant Congress
Compensating Live Kidney Donors: The Views of United States Voters.
Purpose: An increasing number of U.S. patients die waiting for a kidney transplant. Financial compensation of living donors is one possible remedy for the organ…2016 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Nine National Policies Reimbursing and Incentivizing Live Organ Donation.
American Living Organ Donor Network, Lovettsville, VA.
Background: Organ shortage is a massive global issue, and the high costs of living organ donation only exacerbate the problem. In order to encourage citizens…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Survival of Deceased Donor Kidneys from Children Under Ten
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Background: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has adopted a new allocation algorithm that uses a Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) based on 10…2015 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life, Financial, and Mental Health Outcomes for Individuals Turned Down for Live Kidney Donation
1UPenn, Philadelphia, PA; 2Harvard, Cambridge, MA.
Introduction: Individuals considering live kidney donation should have a thorough understanding of the risks and benefits. Regulations focus exclusively on donation risks. However, no data…2015 American Transplant Congress
A 10 Min “No-Touch” Time – Is It Enough in DCD? A DCD Animal Study
Introduction: DCD is under investigation due to the lack of human donor organs. Required times of cardiac arrest vary between 75 seconds and 27 min…2015 American Transplant Congress
Should We Ever Pay Living Kidney Donors? Focus Group Study of Public Opinion
Background: The unmet demand for kidney transplantation has generated intense controversy about introducing incentives for living kidney donors to increase donation rates. Such debates may…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children With Intellectual Disability
Background:Heart transplantation in children with intellectual disability (ID) is a controversial issue. Previous research on this population has been limited to small case reports.Objective:To describe…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hispanic/Latino Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation – Role of a Culturally Competent Transplant Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background and objectives: Hispanic Americans face disparities in access to kidney transplantation, particularly living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT).Design, setting, participants, and measurements: Northwestern Medicine's® (NM)…
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