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  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Can Organ Donor Potential Be Determined from Death Certificates? A Case Report

    S. Gunderson, J. Kemink, C. Topp, W. Payne, T. Brown, B. Welsch

    LifeSource, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: The 12/17/19 CMS proposed rule revises outcome measures for OPOs using CDC Multiple Cause of Death to determine donation potential defined as the number…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplant Outcomes Across the Age Distribution and Interactions with County Health

    S. K. Niazi1, E. Vargas2, A. Spaulding3, J. Crook2, T. Schneekloth4, A. Keaveny5, A. Vasquez6, M. Gentry4, T. Rummans6, C. Taner5

    1Psychiatry & Psychology; Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 2Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 3Heath Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 4Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 6Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

    *Purpose: We examined risk of graft failure and patient mortality after liver transplant (LT) across the age continuum and county Health Outcomes & Health Factors…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Because That is Not How The Hierarchy Works: Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Liver Transplant Referral and Access to Transplant

    V. Madabhushi1, A. Murphy2, C. Reams3, R. Gedaly3, M. Shah3, N. Pope4, M. Gupta5

    1General Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 3Surgery, DIvision of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 4University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY, 5Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

    *Purpose: In rural America, the road to obtaining a liver transplant (LTX) often starts at the primary care provider’s (PCP) office. Patients in rural communities…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Perspectives of Nephrologists and Urologists on Financial Incentives for Altruistic Non-Directed Living Kidney Donors

    F. Aziz1, B. Hafeeq1, J. C. Gopinathan1, R. Narayanan1, A. Krishnakumar1, N. A. Uvais.2

    1Nephrology, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India, 2Psychiatry, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India

    *Purpose: Several strategies have been suggested to remove financial barriers that can arise from donating a kidney, including payment in the form of incentives, rewards…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes in Non-A1 and Non A1 B to B Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Are Comparable to B Donor Renal Transplants

    A. Brar, L. Kwon, A. Gruessner, F. Tedla, R. Gruessner, N. Sumrani, D. John, J. Renz, M. O. Salifu

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

    *Purpose: Blood type B patients wait longer to get deceased donor (DD) renal transplants compared to other blood types. On December 2014, the US national…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Hepatopancreatobiliary Training In Transplant Fellowships: H And B, Maybe?

    R. Borscheid1, A. Saharia2, E. Cho1, F. Lewis1, H. Osman1, J. Kurtz1, D. Jeyarajah1, A. Gaber2

    1Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: HPB surgery is an evolving specialty, but only about 15% of the active HPB surgeons have undergone training in a dedicated HPB program -…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Lower Alcohol Taxes Are Associated with Increased Liver Transplant Listing

    N. T. Shen1, M. Raver1, N. Hutchison1, A. Jesudian1, J. Bray2, B. Schackman3, R. S. Brown1

    1Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, New York, NY, 2Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Greensboro, NC, 3Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading indication for liver transplantation worldwide with rising prevalence. Whether relationships exist between transplant listing for ALD and…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Lung Transplant Candidates: A National Survey of Policies and Practices

    H. Bruschwein1, V. Andersen1, H. Patel2, J. Fleming3, A. Shahane1, M. Weder1

    1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: The opioid epidemic has raised the question of how transplant teams should work with patients who are prescribed opioids. Benzodiazepine use has also received…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Availability of Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Treatment Services at US Hospitals Providing Transplantations

    S. K. Niazi1, A. Spaulding2, T. Schneekloth3, A. Keaveny4, A. Vasquez1, E. Vargas2, T. Rummans1, C. Taner5

    1Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 2Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 3Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 5Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

    *Purpose: Comprehensive pre-transplant psychosocial assessment is recommended by organ-specific professional transplant (TX) organizations. Given the significant impact on TX outcomes of untreated psychiatric (PSYCH) comorbidities,…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    A Multi National Study Ofkidney Transplantation In Inmates

    Y. Qazi, A. Mahajan, D. Bahl, F. Jan

    Keck Medical Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Over 10 million inmates exist in prison worldwide, with United States accounting for over fifth of this population. The number of inmates with ESRD…
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