2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor and Recipient Factors Important in Determining the Estimated GFR Difference Between Living Donor and Recipient Pairs Six Months After Transplant.
Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Analysis of the relationship between living donor and recipient estimated GFR (eGFR) six months after transplant revealed that in the first half of the last…2017 American Transplant Congress
A New Methodology for Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants.
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
Background: The OPTN monitors progress on increasing the number of transplants, improving patient outcomes, and other goals. However, a well-established methodology for assessing system performance…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donation Among Transplant Centers Located in the Stroke Belt.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background: The prevalence of comorbid disease continues to increase in the United States, particularly in areas like the Stroke Belt, but it is unknown whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Unfunded OPTN/UNOS Mandate of Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up: Fewer Than 50% of Centers in Compliance.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
OPTN/UNOS began requiring 2-year living donor follow-up (LDF) in 2013. Current LDF, and changes associated with the new guidelines, have not been evaluated.METHODS: Using SRTR…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Infrainguinal Revascularization in Renal Transplant Patients.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, MD
Objective: While there have been a number of studies suggesting poor outcomes of lower extremity revascularization in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), little is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Dialysis Facility Providers' Awareness of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation.
Background Racial disparities persist in access to kidney transplant (KTx) in the US, where African Americans (AAs) have lower rates of waitlisting than whites. Despite…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Delayed Graft Function on Long Term Graft Survival Adjusted for Donor Kidney Quality Assessed by the KDPI.
Nephrology Charite Campus Mitte, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
IntroductionDelayed graft function (DGF) is associated with impaired graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is increasingly evaluated as a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hepatic Artery and Biliary Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients with Radioembolization Bridging Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Locoregional treatments are commonly applied in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients as a bridge to liver transplantation to prevent tumor progression during waiting time. We hypothesized…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Clinical Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
BackgroundThere is no clear consensus on whether asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) should be treated in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We sought to identify patient or episode…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Kidney Transplantation and Mortality: Distance to Transplant Center Matters.
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
INTRODUCTION: The distance traveled by adults to kidney transplant centers contributes to disparities in access and outcomes. We hypothesized that distance would adversely affect the…
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