2016 American Transplant Congress
Traditionally Unacceptable Organs Promote Liver Transplantation in Patients with Long Waiting Times in the Share 35 Era.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains the most commonly granted MELD exception (M/E). Share 35 has disadvantaged this population. We have developed a strategy to use traditionally…2016 American Transplant Congress
What Are the Charges and Costs of Transplanting High MELD Patients?
Transplant Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
Purpose: There is a significant variation in the MELD scores and subsequent morbidity among liver recipients in the US. Larger OPOs consistently serve patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of CMS Policy on Delisting of "Too Sick" Liver Transplant Candidates.
Surgery, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Background: The Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD)-based allocation system (2002) transformed liver transplant waitlist mortality by prioritizing the “sickest first.” We examine the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission Among Immunologically Vulnerable Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: We previously established that 31% of all kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience early hospital readmission (EHR), or readmission within 30 days of discharge following…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Sick Patients with MELD Score ≥ 35.
Background: The liver transplant candidates with MELD score ≥ 35 were very sick and with high mortality without liver transplantation. All these patients are in…2015 American Transplant Congress
National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry: Cholestasis of Pregnancy in Liver Transplant Recipients
Cholestasis of pregnancy (COP) occurs in approximately 1% of pregnancies and is associated with increased risk of premature delivery. The purpose of this study was…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting and Preventing 30-Day Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Study
Purpose: Readmissions are a major morbidity following kidney transplantation (KT). Prior studies report a 30-day readmission rate of 30%. Limited data exist on risk facotors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Pre-Transplant Prescription Narcotic Use With Clinical Complications After Kidney Transplantation
Background: Associations of narcotic use before kidney transplantation with post-transplant clinical outcomes are not well described.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of linked national registry…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of 2007 CMS Conditions of Participation on High Risk Renal Transplantation: A Study of the United States Renal Data System
Division of Transplantation, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
BACKGROUND: On June 28, 2007, CMS introduced new Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Transplant Centers- the impact of these regulations on adult patients at high…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Characteristics of Pancreas and Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status
Background: The number of candidates in need of pancreas transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…
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