Articles tagged "Living donor"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Bone Fractures Are Not Increased in Older Prior Living Kidney Donors
H. Amer¹, H. Maradit Kremers¹, D. Larson¹, I. Zaniletti¹, W. K. Kremers¹, A. Matas², B. Kasiske³, S. Khosla¹, R. Kumar¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Living kidney donors were shown to have derangements of bone biomarkers resembling those occurring in early chronic kidney disease within 36 months of donation.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Donor Hepatectomy; Useful Method for Donor Safety? Or Unnecessary Hindrance?
H. Choi¹, G. Na², H. Park¹, Y. Woo¹, Y. Choi¹, S. Park¹, Y. You¹
¹Seoul St. Mary's hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Bucheon St. Mary's hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs have been reported to reduce the rate of postoperative complications and shorten hospital stays in liver surgery. However,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes Toward Organ Donation in Arab-Based Population
R. A. Almubark¹, M. Alghonaim², N. F. BinDhim³, B. Attar⁴, F. Abaalkhail⁵, F. Al Ammary⁶, S. A. Alqahtani⁷
¹Scientific Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²CEO, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Medical Department, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Comprehensive Transplant Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Commitment to organ donation may vary among willing younger and older adults. We aimed to understand attitudes toward organ donation among Arab adults.*Methods: We…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Ties That Transplant: The Social Network Determinants of the Living Kidney Donor Relationship Distribution
J. Daw
Sociology & Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
*Purpose: To describe and explain the distribution of social relationships of living kidney donors to kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Using an original dataset of transplant candidates…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor-Recipient Age Discrepancy in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation – The Need for Better Matching
N. K. Prabhu¹, V. Villani¹, K. P. Samy¹, D. Sudan¹, K. Ravindra¹, W. Irish²
¹Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) was implemented in 2014 to address donor-recipient matching in deceased donor kidney transplantation, with the goal of maximizing life-years…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Impact of Financial Obstacles and Reimbursement for Lost Wages on the Decision-Making Process for Living Organ Donation
R. J. Mandell¹, A. R. Smith¹, K. A. Gifford², B. A. Hong³, N. P. Goodrich¹, A. K. Mathur⁴, M. A. Fava¹, A. O. Ojo⁵, R. M. Merion¹
¹Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, ²American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA, ³Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: This study examined the impact of financial obstacles (e.g., lost wages, travel, and dependent care expenses) on the decision to initiate an evaluation for…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Graft Type, Presence and Type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
S. Kumar¹, S. Lin², J. D. Schold³
¹Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ²Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Center for Populations Health Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: In Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), concerns exist regarding outcomes following donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation (LT) due to risk of ischemic cholangiopathy…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Creating a Workflow for the Electronic Medical Record Allows Living Donor Liver Transplantation Programs to Track Candidates and Identify Areas for Optimization
A. Liapakis¹, R. Batra¹, E. Cohen², D. Haakinson¹, M. Schilsky¹, K. Ventura², D. Mulligan¹
¹Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: To provide a pathway to increase living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) opportunities through creation of a simple workflow algorithm embedded within the EPIC electronic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of the Living Kidney Donor Profile Index in Living Kidney Donors for Predicting of Post-Transplant Outcome: Korean Organ Transplantation Registry
J. Kim¹, D. Kim¹, S. Yoon¹, S. Kang¹, J. Kim¹, H. Hwang¹, K. Jeong¹, H. Ko², C. Jung³, D. Kim⁴, Y. Kim⁵, J. Yang⁶, C. Ahn⁷
¹Department of Nephrology, Kyung Hee University hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Department of Nephrology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: According to recent reports, a risk index for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) such as the Kidney donor profile index (KDPI), a non-invasive method…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Do Videos Work Better Than Digital Ads at Reaching Audiences? Examining Which Message Types Engage and Encourage Further Exploration of Living Donation
L. A. Davis¹, A. Livingston², A. Waterman³
¹HMH, Houston, TX, ²Multiview, Irving, TX, ³Transplant Research and Education Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Testing and examination of media campaigns focused on deceased donor transplant abound. Fewer studies examine the effectiveness of different media strategies at increasing not…