Articles tagged "Renal failure"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant (SLKT) – Results from the US SLKT Consortium
G. Cullaro¹, J. Jo², J. Rassiwala², L. Van Wagner², R. Wong³, J. C. Lai³, J. Magee⁴, A. Schluger¹, P. Barman⁵, Y. Patel⁵, K. Walters⁶, S. Biggins⁶, P. Sharma⁴, E. C. Verna¹
¹New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The utilization of SLKT in the United States is rising in the MELD era. We aimed to understand the contemporary changes in characteristics and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Liver Transplantation in Patients with Renal Failure Since Implementation of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Allocation Policy
P. J. Altshuler, O. Shaheen, A. P. Shah, J. Glorioso, A. Frank, C. Ramirez, W. Maley, A. S. Bodzin
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To reduce potentially unnecessary kidney utilization, as of August 10, 2017 a new allocation policy was implemented restricting Simultaneous Liver Kidney (SLK) transplant to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Geographical Disparities in Transplantation: Exploring the Association between County Health Rankings and an Individual’s Access to Transplantation
A. J. Carter, R. D. Reed, D. Hendricks, K. N. Baldwin, A. C. Kale, J. E. Locke
Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Since 2004, living kidney donation has declined, with the southeastern United States disproportionately affected. Programs such as the Living Donor Navigator (LDN), designed to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
No Kidney after Liver Left Behind: An Analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network “Safety Net” Policy
T. C. Lee, K. Wima, M. C. Morris, A. Kassam, S. A. Shah, R. Quillin
Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) recipients who develop persistent renal dysfunction face increased morbidity and mortality. These patients may be eligible for prioritization on the kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Distribution of End-Stage Renal Disease in the US: The First Description of an “ESRD Belt”
R. D. Reed¹, H. Qu¹, P. A. MacLennan¹, M. N. Mustian¹, D. Anderson¹, A. C. Kale¹, B. J. Orandi¹, B. A. Shelton¹, V. Kumar², M. J. Hanaway¹, J. E. Locke¹
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Previous research has demonstrated that population health is associated with organ supply and transplantation; this is particularly true in the southeastern United States, which…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Native Kidney Biopsy to Predict Renal Dysfunction Following Liver Transplantation
D. O. Walls¹, L. Muraveika¹, M. B. Palmer², D. L. Sawinski³, B. J. Keating¹, P. L. Abt¹
¹Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Acute and chronic kidney injury are a common occurrence for patients with end-stage liver disease and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Using an Electronic Medical Record Tool to Document Transplant Option Discussions among Patients with EGFR ≤ 20 mL/min/1.73m²
A. Yishak¹, R. R. Brentari², R. M. Love La Londe³, E. Clark⁴, E. Clark⁴, J. Sun⁵, S. Vupputuri⁶
¹Nephrology, MAPMG, Mc Lean, VA, ²KP National Transplant Service, Oakland, CA, ³KP National Transplant Services, Oakland, CA, ⁴KP National Transplant Services, silver spring, MD, ⁵KP, Rockville, MD, ⁶MAPRI, MAPMG, Rockville, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study, in a large integrated health system, was to improve: 1) the documentation of transplant option discussions by providers among…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Delayed Renal Allograft Function after DCD with New Biomarkers in Donor Blood
X. Zheng
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To explore the relationship between new biomarkers in donor blood and delayed graft function (DGF) after DCD kidney transplantation, and to evaluate the clinical…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Reevaluating Cut-Off Points for the Expansion of Deceased Donor Criteria for Kidney Transplantation in Japan
Y. NAKAGAWA¹, M. Masahiro², M. Tasaki², K. Saito³, K. Takahashi⁴
¹Department of Urology,, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan, ²Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, ³Department of Urology,, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, ⁴Department of Urology,, Otsukadai Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: A shortage of donors poses a serious problem for organ transplantation around the world. In response, the concept of the Expanded Criteria Donor (ECD)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Renal Allograft Failure after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Evidence for Utilization of the Safety Net
G. Cullaro¹, E. C. Verna², B. J. Orandi³, J. C. Lai¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Utilization of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLKT) has increased dramatically during the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) era. Prior studies have demonstrated a modest…

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