2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Kidney Donors Older Than 80 Years Does Not Affect Graft Survival in the Medium Term.
1Nephrology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 2Nephrology, Hospital de León, Leon, Spain.
INTRODUCTION:Kidney transplantation is the best option for renal replacement therapy. One of its main limitations is the organs shortage. We analyzed the results in kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Dual Kidney Transplants as Policy to Optimize the Allocation of Marginal Donor Kidneys: Analysis of the French Cohort Since 2002.
The aim of this national multicentre cohort study was to assess the safety of dual kidney transplantation (DKT) in terms of patient and graft survival…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System with Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience.
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: In December 2014, UNOS implemented broad sweeping changes in the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Recent summary reports by UNOS suggest that nationally, key…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the National Overdose Death Epidemic on the Deceased-Donor Pool.
Beginning in 2010, there was a dramatic increase in heroin and other opioid overdose(OD) deaths in several regions across the country, primarily among young Caucasians.…2016 American Transplant Congress
The UKKDRI Score Predicts Outcomes of Deceased Donor Transplantation Using a Steroid Sparing Immunosuppressive Protocol.
Imperial College REnal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The UK kidney donor risk-index (UKKDRI) was developed to provide a simplistic clinical tool to help determine quality of an allograft and aid informed consent.…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Users Guide to Maximizing Utility and Outcome in >70 Year Old Donors.
Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY.
Background Among 10 million stroke fatalities in the US since 2002, donated livers were recovered from 28,313. Unfortunately, only 2,402 livers were yielded from 7.5…2016 American Transplant Congress
Validation of the Newly Developed North America Islet Donor Scoring System in the Medium Volume Islet Transplant Center.
Background.North America Islet Donor Scoring (NAIDS) system has been recently developed for selection of the optimal pancreas donor based on analysis of the results from…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Call for a New Paradigm of Organ Allocation within the Confines of MELD for Those Who Are Not “the Sickest”.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
BACKGROUND: Liver Allocation policy in the United States is in dynamic flux, with revisions in policy reflecting designs to optimize access to and outcomes for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Relative Distribution of Livers from HCV+ Donors in the U.S.
1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco; 2Loma Linda University, Loma Linda.
Background: HCV-antibody positive donors represent an effective strategy to increase liver availability to HCV+ recipients. However, many HCV+ liver transplant (LT) candidates are now receiving…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Location Matter for Withdrawal of Donation After Cardiac Death Donors ?
1Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA; 2Lifesharing, San Diego, CA.
Purpose: Withdrawal for DCD donors traditionally occurs in the OR. Families often refuse to proceed with DCD donation if they are unable to be present…
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