Articles tagged "Living donor"

2021 American Transplant Congress
The Experience of 1000 Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi², K. Futamura², M. Okada², N. Goto², T. Ichimori², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Myokencho Showaku, Japan, ²Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: Due to the profound organ shortage, living donor kidney transplantation becomes more necessary. Hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) is widely performed to lessen…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplant Center Volume on Waiting List and Post-Transplant Outcomes
D. Yoeli, R. A. Choudhury, H. B. Moore, T. L. Nydam, M. E. Wachs, E. A. Pomfret, M. A. Adams
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare pediatric liver transplant (pLT) waiting list and post-transplant outcomes by center pediatric living donor liver transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Paired Exchanges in LDLT- A Good Option for Patients with Incompatible Donors
A. Humar, C. Hughes, G. Mazariegos, S. Kyle, A. Gallatin, K. Emmett, A. Tevar, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, V. Gunabushanam, S. Ganesh
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: In the US, paired exchanges are common for LD kidney transplant but not for LDLT. We present our series of paired exchanges for LDLT,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Risk of Post-donation Kidney Function Impairment for Prospective Living Kidney Donors with Persistent Isolated Microscopic Hematuria
J. v. Weijden¹, M. van Londen¹, I. M. Nolte², M. H. De Borst¹, S. P. Berger¹
¹Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: According to current guidelines, a kidney biopsy is indicated in prospective living kidney donors who present with persistent isolated microscopic hematuria (PIMH) during evaluation,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Patient Survival After Living Donor Kidney Donation
M. G. Naik, K. Sakurayama, K. Budde, F. Halleck
Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation [LDKT] is associated with best patient survival and life quality among kidney replacement therapies in case of chronic kidney disease.…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Living Kidney Donation: A Closer Look at Declined Donors
M. Anand, S. Barhorst, S. Bumb, B. Abu Jawdeh, T. Kaur, A. Govil
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Medically complex donors are increasingly being assessed for donation. Due to concern for donor safety, there is a wide variation amongst transplant providers in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Disparities in Living Kidney Donation in the US
J. Wainright, S. Booker, J. Foutz, A. Henderson, R. Goff, L. Cartwright, D. Klassen
Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic decrease in living kidney donation (LKD) in the U.S. This study investigated the effect of the COVID…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Wage Reimbursement by the NKR: A Critical Step Towards Financial Neutrality for Living Kidney Donors
N. Garg¹, T. D’Alessandro², M. Ronin², A. D. Waterman³, M. Cooper⁴, G. Hil², D. A. Mandelbrot¹
¹UW-Madison, Madison, WI, ²NKR, Babylon, NY, ³UCLA, Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The potential for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by living kidney donors has been identified as an important barrier to proceeding with live donation, with financial…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Stone Former Donors at the University of Minnesota
A. Khan¹, S. M. Riad¹, D. Keys¹, S. Jackson¹, A. Matas²
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: As the National kidney shortage continues to rise, efforts to expand the donor pool by utilizing living kidneys from stone-forming donors have become widely…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Totally Robotic Living Donor Hepatectomy Graft Parenchymal Transection Time
Y. L. Cheah, J. Kim, C. J. Simon, S. Meade, R. Jenkins, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Evaluate duration of parenchymal transection in a series of totally robotic living donor hepatectomies in order to improve time coordination between living donor and…