Articles tagged "Resource utilization"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Dependence, Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality
A. Muzaale¹, N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, S. Norman², S. Sison¹, D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-Demarco¹
¹JHU, Baltimore, MD, ²UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Among patients with ESRD, functional dependence is common and an important determinant of both HRQOL and adverse outcomes. Kidney transplant (KT) may help patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Renal Replacement Therapy Strategies in Haiti
J. S. Pyda¹, L. James², J. J. Kim², K. Khwaja¹, M. Shrime³
¹Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the optimal renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in high-income countries (HICs) conferring the highest…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Organ Procurement Organization Surgeon on Utilization of High KDPI Kidneys
C. S. Hwang¹, J. Reese², T. Anthony², P. Vagefi¹, B. Tanriover³, V. Ariyamuthu³, S. Levea³, M. MacConmara¹
¹Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX, ³Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: In 2014, TXSB organ procurement organization (OPO) employed a full-time donor surgeon. We previously demonstrated that presence of a donor surgeon had a beneficial…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis A Hospitalizations among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States: A Nationwide Study
W. Cheungpasitporn¹, C. Thongprayoon², P. Ungprasert³, K. Wijarnpreecha⁴, P. T. Kroner⁴
¹Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Hepatitis A illness severity increases in immunosuppressed patients and one of important indicators of hepatitis A illness severity is whether patients require hospitalization. This…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Analysis Evaluating Various Tissue Biopsy Scoring Systems in Predicting Recipient Outcomes Following Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys
A. Hijazi¹, D. Nap¹, M. Gabril², M. Moussa², V. Ibrahim³, M. A. Levine⁴, M. Madruah⁴, P. Luke⁴, A. Sener⁴
¹Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada, ²Pathology, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada, ³Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Urology, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Organ selectivity for transplantation can be quite challenging, especially for marginal kidneys. We examined the prognostic utility of the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index (MAPI)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Hepatitis C Donors is Safe and Cost Effective
J. Shaw, D. Reino, N. Kapila, K. Al Khalloufi, S. Ebaid, S. Rhazouani, X. Zervos, J. Vanatta, N. Agrawal
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL
*Purpose: The use of hepatitis C (hep C) positive donors has become increasingly attractive with the advent of improved curative pharmacologic treatments. As a result…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Costs Associated with A2 to B Kidney Transplantation: A Barrier to Its Utilization?
R. Forbes, B. Concepcion, D. Shaffer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: In 2014 the updated Kidney Allocation System (KAS) allowed for allocation of blood type A2 kidneys to B recipients in an effort to ameliorate…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Procurement Organization Performance is Not Related to Educational Spending
J. P. Roberts¹, J. Bragg-Gresham², P. Held³
¹Univ of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: We examined the educational spending by OPOs in relationship to OPO performance metrics.*Methods: Data sources: OPO Cost Reports (CMS 216-94 Form), SRTR OPO Specific…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Validation Of The Optimized Prediction Of Mortality (Opom) Machine Learning Model For Non-hepatocellular Carcinoma Candidates Awaiting Liver Transplant
L. Lau¹, X. Xie², F. Jia², P. D. Greig¹, T. C. Chan²
¹Multi-Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Currently the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) is used to rank candidates for liver transplant in many jurisdictions. However, MELD does not provide…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Characterization Of Microscopic Hematuria Following Renal Transplant
M. L. McDonald¹, T. N. Duong², N. Datta², H. A. Gritsch¹, S. Bunnapradist²
¹Department of Urology, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Nephrology, Kidney and Pancreas Programs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends a CT Urography and cystoscopy for the evaluation of a single episode of microscopic hematuria (MH) in the…

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