2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Prolonged Cold Ischemia Affect Outcomes in Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplants?
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) in the setting of donation after cardiac death (DCD), with requisite warm ischemia time (WIT), produces a 'dual hit'…2018 American Transplant Congress
Unilateral vs. Bilateral Dual Kidney Transplantation: University of Bologna Experience
One option for using organs from donors with a suboptimal nephron mass, e.g. expanded criteria donors (ECD) kidneys, is dual kidney transplantation (DKT)Methods: Ninety-three DKT…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes and Risk Factors of Kidney Transplantation from Pediatric Donors to Adult Recipients
Objective To investigate the outcomes of kidney transplantation from pediatric donors to adult recipients, and explore the risk factors for DGF and graft loss after…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of HCV Ab+/NAT- Donors in HCV Naïve Renal Transplant Recipients
1Univeristy of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; 2The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
The continued organ shortage in renal transplantation (RT) has stimulated use of organs from increased-risk donors to expand the donor pool. The rate of denovo…2018 American Transplant Congress
Are Deceased Donor Characteristics Associated with Liver Graft Failure among Low MELD Patients Receiving a Liver Transplant Changing
1Nothwestern, Chicago; 2Western University, London, Canada.
Intr Low MELD patients have less access to liver transplantation (LT) and increasingly receive 'marginal' organs with risk of graft failure (GF). Despite increased utilization…2018 American Transplant Congress
DonorNet and Biases in Decision-Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study
Background: Behavioral science research has revealed that the way information is presented can impact decision-making. UNOS has developed a DonorNet-like simulation tool to send hypothetical…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Aggressive Phenotype: Center-Level Characteristics in the Use of Suboptimal Lungs
The disparity between organ supply and demand has led some centers to expand their criteria for donor selection. We explored utilization of suboptimal lungs to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Discards for Deceased Kidney Donors over Age 50 by Restricting Biopsy Criteria
Clinical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The placement of kidneys from deceased organ donors of advanced age is an ongoing challenge. An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) evaluated its discard rate for…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Benefit of Higher KDPI Renal Transplantation over Waiting for a Better Offer
Background: The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) helps discern kidney function. While recipients must consent for KDPI >85% kidneys, clinicians often decide whether to accept…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hard-To-Place Kidney Offers: System- Level Predictors of Discard
Background: Deceased-donor kidney discard rates remain high. Inefficiencies in the allocation of hard-to-place kidneys may be contributing to discard suggesting that system-level factors represent opportunities…
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