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Articles tagged "Resource utilization"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Advantage of Utilizing ABO and HLA Compatible Pairs in Kidney Paired Donation

    A. Basu,1 C. Kosberg,1 H. Khamash,2 M. Mai,3 M. Prieto,1 C. Schinstock.1

    1Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 3Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

    BACKGROUND: Kidney paired donation (KPD) programs are mainly used to facilitate transplantation for candidates with ABO or HLA incompatible living donors. However, the benefit of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Blood Transfusion is a Critical Determinant of Resource Utilization and Total Hospital Cost in Liver Transplantation

    C. Garcia, A. Dugan, D. Davenport, R. Gedaly.

    Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

    Objective: The aim of this study is to identify factors associated with increased resource use and total hospital cost after liver transplantation (LT).Methods: A study…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Morphometric and Metabolic Correlates of Frailty in Pancreas Transplant Recipients

    R. Parsons, J. Wolosyn, R. Lynch.

    Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

    Background: Prediction of survival and health resource utilization in the pancreas transplant population requires novel approaches to risk stratification. We studied whether sarcopenia and osteopenia,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Exploring the Viability of Kidneys Discarded in the US: A Comparison of Kidney Utilization Patterns and Outcomes in the US and France

    O. Aubert, P. Reese, M. Raynaud, D. Viglietti, C. Loheac, N. Kamar, M. Delahousse, C. Legendre, D. Glotz, C. Lefaucheur, A. Loupy.

    Paris Translational Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.

    Approximately 2,000 donated kidneys are discarded in the US each year. Some transplant leaders have questioned the viability of these lost organs, while others suggest…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    National Study of Living Donor Program Protocols, Processes, and Resources within U.S. Transplant Centers

    D. Moore,1 M. Dietrich,1 P. Buerhaus,2 J. Rodrigue,3 A. Minnick.1

    1Vanderbilt University, Nashville; 2Montana State University, Bonzeman; 3Beth Israel Deaconess MC, Boston.

    Purpose: There is limited research that describes living donor (LD) program processes and protocols. This study aimed to describe LD program protocols, processes, and resources…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Aggressive Pursuit of Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Donors with High Kidney Donor Profile Index: Good Use of Resources?

    J. Rogge, C. Hostetler, B. Nicely, S. Rudich.

    Clinical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

    Pursuit of donation after cardiac death (DCD) organ donors requires a significant investment in resources. As an Organ Procurement Organization which very aggressively pursues such…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Living Kidney Donation: Impact of Transplant Center Labor, Organization, and Resources

    D. Moore,1 M. Dietrich,1 P. Buerhaus,2 J. Rodrigue,3 A. Minnick.1

    1Vanderbilt University, Nashville; 2Montana State University, Bozeman; 3Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston.

    Purpose: Impact of transplant center program size, staffing, and organization on LKD outcomes is unknown. This study describes the labor inputs, organization, and resources available…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Time-Effect of Donor and Recipient Characteristics on Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation

    E. Molmenti,1 J. Yang,3 C. Molmenti,2 E. Grodstein,1 H. Rilo,1 L. Teperman.1

    1Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY; 2Feinstein Institute, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY; 3Epidemiology, Mailman Schoool of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.

    BackgroundThe current kidney allocation system (KAS) is based on the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and the Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS), quality-based “longevity matching” strategies…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant without Borders – A New Project for Decentralization of Transplant Centers in Brazil.

    M. Perosa, J. Branez, L. Mota, B. Zeballos, H. Noujaim, M. Paredes, T. Miranda, G. Martinho, T. Genzini.

    Organ Transplantation, Bandeirantes Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    The regional disparity in transplant activity is one of the main problems in Brazil and in other countries. Brazilian transplant centers are concentrated in the…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Predictors of Web-Based Patient Portal Usage Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.

    A. Ruiz, K. Smith, J. Wedd, K. Little, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.

    Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    BackgroundLittle is known about the characteristics of patients who use web-based patient portals for healthcare purposes. The aim of this study was to examine patient…
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