Articles tagged "Resource utilization"

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…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Race, Income, and Insurance Status Predict Migration for Liver Transplantation in the United States
A. Kwong, A. Mannalithara, W. Kim.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Background: Ongoing organ shortage and regional differences in organ availability have encouraged patients in need of liver transplantation (LT) to travel in order to increase…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Resident Perceptions and Evaluations of a Fellow-Led Transplant Service versus Resident-Led Surgical Services
A. Williams, M. Barrett, N. Matusko, S. Dennahy, R. Sung, G. Sandhu, K. Woodside.
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Transplant rotations as a core requirement for surgical training have been questioned. However, surgical resident perceptions of a fellow-led transplant service have not been…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Surgeon Perspectives on General Surgery in Transplant Recipients
S. DiBrito, M. Bowring, S. Rasmussen, C. Haugen, C. Holscher, N. Zonnenberg, M. Henderson, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Transplant recipients (TR) often require other general surgical procedures; however, it is controversial who should provide surgical and peri-operative care for this unique population. While…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Kidney Allocation System from the Perspective of a Small Program in a Donor Service Area
K. Brown,² S. Hill,² L. Lipscomb,² A. Jones,² S. Hanna,² J. Africa.¹
¹Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.
This study investigated the impact of the new kidney allocation system (KAS) on a small transplant program (SP) when compared with the 3 other centers…