2022 American Transplant Congress
An In Depth Assessment of Unsuccessful DCD Donor Procurement Attempts: Areas for Improvement
Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: DCD donors are a key way to expand allograft supply but an aggressive strategy of pursuing DCD liver allografts is associated with significant number…2022 American Transplant Congress
The US Kidney Allocation System Should Not Allocate En Bloc Kidneys from Deceased Donors < 18 Kg as Equivalent to Top 20% KDPI Single Kidneys
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: In December 2020, the US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) revised the allocation rules for deceased donors under 18 kg, stating that both kidneys must…2022 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury: Realities and Costs
*Purpose: The use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the options to expand donor pool. Several studied have…2022 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Outcomes from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCRs in New York: A Case Series
*Purpose: Rapid evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic over the past 24 months has demanded agility in managing selection criteria for deceased organ donors, with the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Retrieval of the Right Kidney for Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation is Feasible and Reduces Costs
*Purpose: Combined heart and kidney transplants (cHKT) have increased in recent years. Standard procurement practice often necessitates kidney extraction and packaging after the heart team…2022 American Transplant Congress
OPO Education Spending and Donation Rates
*Purpose: The shortage of organs for transplantation in the United States has endured for decades despite the efforts of transplantation professionals, organ procurement organizations, volunteer…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Cost of Procuring Deceased Donor Livers: Evidence from OPO Cost Reports 2013-2018
*Purpose: The cost of procuring deceased donor organ for transplantation include costs for the assessment of potential organ donors, maintenance of the donor while waiting…2022 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility and Short-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Following Donation After Circulatory Death Using Thoracic Normothermic Regional Perfusion in the United States
Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) is an important component of kidney transplants in the US. Cardiac transplantation from DCD donors has previously been…2022 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Nonprocurement in Deceased Donors with Acute Kidney Injury
*Purpose: Deceased donor acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high rates of kidney discard by transplant centers, despite evidence of excellent post-transplant outcomes. High…2022 American Transplant Congress
Management of Brain-Dead Organ Donors by a Dedicated ICU Team Improves Organ Yield
*Purpose: Management of brain-dead (BD) donors can be challenging in hospitals with limited ICU bed availability, lack of accessible diagnostic capabilities, and a culture that…
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