2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Expert Consensus Guideline for Skin Cancer Screening in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Importance Skin cancer is the most common malignancy affecting solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Transplant recipients have a significantly increased risk for developing both melanoma…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Policy Influences on Multiple Listing Practices for Kidney Transplantation between 2000 and 2017
BACKGROUND: Organ allocation policies continually evolve to address long transplant wait times and a limited donor organ pool. Transplant candidates may list at multiple centers…2018 American Transplant Congress
A 5-Tier System for Categorizing Program-Specific Adjusted Transplant and Waitlist Mortality Rate Ratios
SRTR may begin reporting tiers for program-specific transplant and waitlist mortality rate ratios. A 3-tier system based on statistical hypothesis testing has several deficiencies. Waitlist…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System on Young Pediatric Recipients
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Purpose: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) altered the priority of pediatric candidates for deceased donor kidney transplantation. Before long-term graft outcomes can be assessed, Delayed…2018 American Transplant Congress
What Happened When the 'Soft Opt-Out' to Organ Donation Was Implemented in Wales? Family and Professional Views and Experiences, and Consent Rates for the First 18 Months
On 01.12.15 Wales introduced a 'soft opt-out' system of organ donation.Co-productive, mixed-methods study partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant and patient and public representatives. Data…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Center Performance beyond Patient and Graft Survival
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Introduction: LT centers are judged by patient survival at 1-yr post LT; however risk incurred on the waitlist or center specific practices post LT are…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of an Organ Procurement Experience on Preclinical Medical Student Perceptions of Transplant Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of an Organ Procurement Experience elective on preclinical medical students' perceptions regarding Transplant Surgery.Material and MethodsOver one year, preclinical medical students'…2018 American Transplant Congress
Meeting OPTN Requirements for Living Kidney Donation Follow-Up: Findings from the KDOC Study
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) requires programs to submit complete, accurate and timely clinical information for 80% and laboratory data for 70% of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Critical Care Management of Organ Donors with Uncertain Consent Status
Department of Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
Introduction: Donor management is a foundation of organ transplantation. It requires professionalism, compassion, and collaboration between intensive care unit (ICU) staff, organ procurement organizations (OPOs),…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medical Crowdfunding for Organ Transplant Patients
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of patients and families are utilizing online crowdfunding to support their medical expenses related to organ transplantation. The factors that influence…
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