2020 American Transplant Congress
A Data-Driven Approach to Defining the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Renal Transplantation
*Purpose: Advances in immunosuppression and management continually improve short- and long-term outcomes of renal transplantation. However, center volume and expertise, while commonly believed to affect…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes and Health Care Utilization after Early Hospital Dismissal in Kidney Transplantation: An Analysis of 1001 Consecutive Cases
*Purpose: Perioperative care after kidney transplantation has improved with reduction in length of operative stay to as low as two days, but this has an…2020 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Re-Admissions in an Adult Urban Renal Transplant Population
1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital re-admissions increase morbidity, decrease quality of life, and increase healthcare costs after renal transplant (RT). The purpose of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Margin: Using Kidneys from Donors on Dialysis
*Purpose: Outcomes for transplantation from donors with acute kidney injury have been favorable. The definition and severity of AKI have been variable. Donors who are…2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival Following Simultaneous Liver-Lung versus Liver Alone Transplantation: Results of the US National Experience
Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Although simultaneous thoracic-abdominal transplants are undoubtedly complex, there is little data to compare the post-transplant survival between lung-liver transplant (LLT) and liver alone recipients.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Nursing Education on Organ Donation
1Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 2Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
*Purpose: Organ transplantation is the gold-standard for patients with end-stage organ disease. For organ donation to occur, potential donors need to be identified and referred…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Expanding Utilization of Living Donor Liver Transplantation tn the United States
*Purpose: We estimated the effect that expansion of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) would have on mortality for individuals added to the waitlist.*Methods: Using data…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Data-Driven Approach to Defining the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Liver Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) who undergo liver transplantation experience significant survival benefit, with a 1-year survival rate after liver transplantation of 91%.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Safely Increasing the Number of Renal Transplants Performed in a Small Center Through the Use of Acute Kidney Injury Donors
*Purpose: New Mexico is medically underserved state with a significant end-stage renal disease population. This study aims to further demonstrate the safety of utilizing AKI…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Machine-Learning Approach for Estimating Likelihood of Transplant Benefit from Older-Donor Kidneys
*Purpose: There is a shortage of transplantable kidneys in the US. Yet, the discard rate among older donors (55+) is approx. 38% per year. The…
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