2018 American Transplant Congress
Informed Clustering of Donor Service Areas for Better Benchmarking
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
The 58 Donor Service Areas (DSA) represent territories of varying geographic sizes, densities and populations. The intention of this project is to group DSA based…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
Early Blockade of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Reduces Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Improves Islet Transplantation Outcomes
Purpose: Inflammatory damage to islets during isolation is a major hurdle for success in transplantation. We investigated the safety and therapeutic potential of pharmacological blockade…2017 American Transplant Congress
Truth in Pathology: Autopsy Findings in Lungs Declined for Transplantation.
Healthy lungs are scarce among available organ donors who are becoming progressively older and have increasing numbers of comorbidities. Selection criteria that include excellent oxygenation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Disparities in Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant.
In 2015, SRTR was asked by HRSA to investigate geographic disparities in access to deceased donor kidney transplant. To account for the potential impact of…2017 American Transplant Congress
The American Transplant Congress Effect on Kidney Discard Rates in the United States.
1Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background: Deceased-donor kidneys with high kidney donor risk index (KDRI) are often discarded despite evidence that certain candidates would have better survival accepting these kidneys…2017 American Transplant Congress
An OPO Offer Acceptance Report for Hard-to-Place Kidneys.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
Transplant program offer acceptance behavior varies substantially for kidneys after 100 previous offers (i.e., “hard-to-place offers”). An organ procurement organization (OPO) offer acceptance report could…2017 American Transplant Congress
OPO Performance Metrics: Relationship with Kidney Transplant Program Performance Metrics and Kidney Utilization.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
Organ procurement organization (OPO) performance metrics have been scrutinized due to the perceived disincentives of the regulatory system. In kidney transplantation, OPOs are evaluated on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Accepting a High-KDPI Kidney versus Waiting for Another Offer Can Improve Chances of a Functioning Graft.
1Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Less than 50% of waitlisted candidates undergo a first deceased donor transplant within 5 years. Yet approximately 20% of recovered kidneys and >50% of kidneys…2017 American Transplant Congress
Modular Training in Organ Procurement, in the Present Era of High BMI Donors: Validation by Results.
Multi Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Back ground: Last year, we presented our improved quality care data of modular training program (step wise surgical training) for all abdominal organ procurements at…
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