2019 American Transplant Congress
Immediate Post-Operative Extubation Decreases Pulmonary Complications in Liver Transplant Patients
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) have traditionally remained intubated in the early postoperative period. Recently, early extubation and fast track anesthesia (strategy for rapid…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the 2013 Change in Definition of Increased Risk Donors on Lung Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: The definition for donors at “increased risk” for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) was updated in 2013 from…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact Of Early Statin Use Following Lung Transplantation On The Development Of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
*Purpose: Conflicting data exists on the effect of statin therapy on the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation, and limited literature is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Simulation of DSA-Free Lung Allocation
*Purpose: In November 2017, the OPTN Executive Committee removed donation service area (DSA) as the first unit of adult donor lung allocation, replacing it with…2019 American Transplant Congress
Simulation vs. Reality: 250NM as First Unit of Lung Allocation
*Purpose: In November 2017, the OPTN Executive Committee removed donation service area as the first unit of donor allocation, replacing it with a circle of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Heart and Lung Graft Loss during the “High-Risk Age Window”
*Purpose: Pediatric kidney transplant recipients experience a high-risk age window of increased graft loss during late adolescence and early adulthood (17-24 years), termed emerging adulthood.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Waitlisted for Lung Transplant and the Role of Patient Travel Distance: A National Cohort Study
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Among patients waitlisted at the 75 lung transplant centers in the United States, the role of travel distance on waitlist outcomes is unknown. We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Retrospective Evaluation of Optimal Cmv Prophylaxis Regimens in Lung Transplant Patients: Analysis of Patient Outcomes Pre and Post Protocol Dosing Alterations
St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Given the heightened risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) following lung transplantation compared to other solid organ transplants, with minimal evidence based guidance specific to this…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Changes to the LAS Calculation
Purpose: On 2/19/2015 major revisions to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) calculation were made to more appropriately reflect candidates' waiting list urgency and post-transplant survival.…2018 American Transplant Congress
EVLP on Donor Lungs: National Trends and Outcomes
Purpose: The OPTN/UNOS added fields to the deceased donor registration form on 3/31/2015 to capture the intent to utilize ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) on…
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