2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Donation in Pediatrics: An Underused Opportunity?
*Purpose: Kidney paired donation (KPD) provides the opportunity for ABO-mismatched or HLA-incompatible pairs to receive a living donor kidney transplant. The superior graft survival among…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) of a Height-Based Policy Change to Improve Sex Disparity in Liver Transplantation (LT)
1UCSF, SF, CA, 2City U, HK, Hong Kong, 3CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Since the introduction of the MELD-based allocation system, women are now 30% less likely than men to undergo LT and have 20% higher waitlist…2021 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing the Early Impact of the Kidney Accelerated Placement Project on Hard-to-place Kidneys
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In 2019, the OPTN implemented the Kidney Accelerated Placement Project (KAPP) in an effort to increase the utilization of kidneys with a high Kidney…2021 American Transplant Congress
Regional Impact of Covid-19 on Kidney Transplant in the Southeast
*Purpose: Despite categorization of kidney transplantation as Tier 3b with guidelines against postponing, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound but geographically diverse.…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Evolution of the National Liver Review Board
1UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2BSWHealth, Dallas, TX, 3UCHealth, Aurora, CO, 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: The National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented 5/14/2019, establishing a national structure for liver exceptions comprised of three specialty review boards and a…2021 American Transplant Congress
Seeing is Believing: Efficacy of a Video-based Intervention in Improving Awareness of Skin Cancer Risk for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
1Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Our research focuses on the efficacy of using a novel video-based intervention to educate solid organ transplant recipients on their increased risk of skin…2021 American Transplant Congress
Sensitized Lung Candidates Experience Reduced Access to Donor Organs
1UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2UNOS, Richmnd, VA
*Purpose: Most studies of sensitization in transplant candidates have focused on kidney candidates, and unacceptable antigens (UAs) for non-kidney candidates are believed to be underreported.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Equity in Access to Kidney Transplants by Race/ethnicity in the Covid-19 Era
*Purpose: The direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on minority populations has been well documented, and it is conceivable that disparities in access to kidney…2021 American Transplant Congress
A Fresh Look at Urbanicity and Its Impact on Additions to the Kidney and Liver Transplant Wait Lists
General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Our aim is to examine the collective effects of social determinants of health (SDH) on kidney and liver wait list additions in the United…2021 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Outcomes of TPIAT in African American and Caucasian Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet auto-transplantation (TPIAT) is becoming the standard of care for patients with chronic pancreatitis, as it provides pain relief and improved…
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