2020 American Transplant Congress
Experiences and Challenges Faced by Organ Transplant Recipients with Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection
*Purpose: Recently, transplantation of organs from viremic donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV-V) has increased. Currently, there is a lack of standardization of consent forms…2020 American Transplant Congress
UK Residents Transplanted Overseas: A Summary of UK Data from 2000-2016
*Purpose: Organ shortage has prompted UK residents to source organs overseas. Little is known about the circumstances in which these transplants take place, but stories…2019 American Transplant Congress
African American Living Kidney Donors’ Perceptions of APOL1 Genetic Testing and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants may contribute to live kidney donors’ (“donors”) kidney failure post-donation. Because professional guidelines suggest informing potential donors with African…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…2018 American Transplant Congress
What Happened When the 'Soft Opt-Out' to Organ Donation Was Implemented in Wales? Family and Professional Views and Experiences, and Consent Rates for the First 18 Months
On 01.12.15 Wales introduced a 'soft opt-out' system of organ donation.Co-productive, mixed-methods study partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant and patient and public representatives. Data…2018 American Transplant Congress
Critical Care Management of Organ Donors with Uncertain Consent Status
Department of Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
Introduction: Donor management is a foundation of organ transplantation. It requires professionalism, compassion, and collaboration between intensive care unit (ICU) staff, organ procurement organizations (OPOs),…2018 American Transplant Congress
Willingness to Consider Increased Risk Donors: A Single Center Experience
Background: The number of Public Health Service increased risk organ donors (PHS IRD) is growing, largely due to the opioid epidemic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective…2017 American Transplant Congress
African American Living Kidney Donors' Attitudes About APOL1 Genetic Testing: Implications for Evaluation and Informed Consent.
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester
BackgroundAfrican American (AA) live kidney donors (LKDs) have a greater risk than European American live donors of kidney failure. Apolipoprotein 1 (APOL1) gene variants in…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
Peri-Operative Events and Complications in Minimally-Invasive Live Donor Nephrectomy: What Should We Tell Potential Donors?
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
PURPOSE: To systematically assess perioperative events in minimally-invasive live donor nephrectomy, and to compare different techniques currently employed for this procedure.METHODS: A literature search was…
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