2022 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth Clinic Visits Precipitated by the Covid-19 Viral Pandemic
*Purpose: The transplant community had to adjust to a new way of practicing medicine during the COVID-19 viral pandemic. Our transplant center quickly adapted to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends of Optn Hope Act Variance Participation
*Purpose: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) created a research variance allowing for transplantation of HIV+ donor kidneys and livers into HIV+ recipients after…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Liver Transplant Centers
Keck Medical Center at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Care for the liver transplant (LT) recipient requires expertise and consistency. Due to the rotation of trainees and the emphasis on surgical experience for…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Impact of the Mission Act on Utilization of Veterans Affairs Transplant Centers
*Purpose: The Veterans Affairs (VA) Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 was implemented in 2019 to increase veteran access to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Kidney Allocation Change on Low Volume Kidney Transplant Centers
*Purpose: Effective March 15, 2021, the OPTN launched a new policy for matching kidney and pancreas transplant candidates with organs from deceased donors. The new…2022 American Transplant Congress
Thromboelastography in Liver Transplantation: A Target Group
*Purpose: Liver dysfunction results in derangement of hemostasis and thrombosis. Thromboelastography (TEG) has emerged as a tool to guide resuscitative efforts. However, its utilization and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Low-Quality Kidney Allograft Use in Kidney Transplantation is Associated with a Prolonged Post-Transplant Length of Stay
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-quality kidney allografts on recipient hospital length of stay following transplant using five…2022 American Transplant Congress
Technical Report to Increased Utilization of Injured Kidneys: CT Scan to Evaluate Organ and Reduce Discard
Surgery, Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
*Purpose: To reduce discard of injured kidneys with parenchymal injury or perinephric hematoma . Young donors with good function but injury are at high risk…2022 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Transplant Awareness in Pre-Kidney Transplant Recipients – Role of Surgeon Visit
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Education for pre-Kidney Transplant recipient candidates aims to improve their knowledge and understanding about the transplant process, outcomes and potential complications and facilitate adjustment…2022 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytology for Detection of Malignancy or Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The role of cytologic evaluation in the diagnosis of acute allograft dysfunction has been described. Specific changes in cell count of bronchoalveolar lavage during…
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