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Articles tagged "Screening"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Getting to Yes Faster: Multifactorial Filters to Reduce Unwanted Offers

    A. Toll, H. McGehee, J. Rosendale, D. Stewart, R. McTier

    United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Evaluate if multifactorial filters can reduce unwanted kidney offers to centers, thereby reducing administrative burden and getting to the accepting candidate quicker.*Methods: Using recursive…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Because That is Not How The Hierarchy Works: Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Liver Transplant Referral and Access to Transplant

    V. Madabhushi1, A. Murphy2, C. Reams3, R. Gedaly3, M. Shah3, N. Pope4, M. Gupta5

    1General Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 3Surgery, DIvision of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 4University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY, 5Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

    *Purpose: In rural America, the road to obtaining a liver transplant (LTX) often starts at the primary care provider’s (PCP) office. Patients in rural communities…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Testing Deceased Organ Donors for Infections: An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Survey

    N. M. Theodoropoulos1, P. Chin-Hong2, M. Greenwald3, M. G. Ison4

    1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 3Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 4Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: We surveyed the 58 U.S. OPOs to update our knowledge about the current methods of infectious disease testing in deceased organ donors.*Methods: An IRB…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation Scores to Medication Adherence Assessment Findings in Kidney Transplant Candidates Undergoing Living Donor Transplant

    J. Trofe-Clark1, G. Malat1, M. Norris1, M. Bleicher2, E. Smith3, D. Sawinski2, R. Weinrieb4, R. Bloom2

    1Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Renal Division, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Social Work, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 4Pyschiatry, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) is a standardized, evaluation tool intended to assess psychosocial health in organ transplant candidates. The purpose…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Association between Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Airway Colonization, Ammonia Levels and Outcomes Post Lung Transplantation

    B. Buzo1, J. Preiksaitis1, K. Halloran2, J. Nagendran3, D. Townsend4, N. Zelyas5, W. Sligl4

    1Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2Pulmonary Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Cardiac Surgery, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 4Critical Care Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 5Lab Med & Pathology, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    *Purpose: Hyperammonemia syndrome (HS) is a rare complication that can occur after lung transplantation. This syndrome is characterized by increased ammonia levels with altered sensorium,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Early Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: How Impactful Are Donor-Derived Infections?

    T. T. Miller1, E. J. Kwak2, G. Floridia3, F. Tuzzolino3, A. Luca3, A. Mularoni3

    1School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate risk factors for early post-transplant infections by multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDRGNB).*Methods: We retrospectively assessed the…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Medication Adherence in Thoracic Transplant Candidates

    K. Pennington1, R. Benzo1, S. Jowsey1, M. Budev2, S. Chandreashekaran3, D. Erasmus4, E. Lease5, D. Levine6, K. Thompson1, D. Yip4, B. Hardaway7, S. Dunlay1, C. Kennedy1

    1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 4Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 5University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 6University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 7Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

    *Purpose: Medication non-adherence is associated with poor outcomes in transplant recipients. It can be challenging to identify candidates at risk for medication non-adherence. The simplified…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Facebunk: Does Social Media Have a Positive Impact on Living Kidney Donation

    E. K. Venniro1, R. Kashyap2, J. G. Taylor1

    1Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    *Purpose: More kidney transplant recipients are reaching out beyond their immediate contacts in order to find potential living donors. In addition, transplant centers and organizations…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Identification of Novel Gene Targets Inducing Resistance in Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by CRISPR Screening

    C. Kuscu, A. R. Wolen, C. Kuscu, C. Watkins, A. Bajwa, J. D. Eason, D. Maluf, V. Mas

    Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

    *Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is the best treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). However, the gap between available donors and recipients in…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Self-Reported Marijuana Use and its Effects on Overall Approval in Potential Living Kidney Donors

    C. Delvalle, R. Fatica, J. Augustine

    Kidney & Pancreas Transplant, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Past and present substance use is an important part of the psychosocial evaluation of potential living kidney donors. Increasing state legalizations and social acceptance…
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