2018 American Transplant Congress
High Body Mass Index in Organ Donor is Significantly Correlated to Low PaO2/FiO2 Ratio in SRTR Database
Background:Atelectasis is a major cause of hypoxemia in organ donors. However, the risk factors of hypoxemia unknown. Our previous study suggested that donors with high…2018 American Transplant Congress
Offspring Living Kidney Donors Should Not Be Ruled Out
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
A recent study (AJT, January 2018) suggested that kidneys from offspring live donors conferred worse post-transplant outcomes than non-offspring live donors, and advocated selecting non-offspring…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Transmitted Nut Allergy Following Solid Organ Transplantation: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond.
Introduction: Transplant Acquired Food Allergy may cause fatal allergic reactions, and is an under-recognized and poorly understood. Specifically, nut allergy transfer after solid organ transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of KPD: Does It Improve Overall Transplant Center Performance?
Introduction: The medical community is facing a constant shortage of kidneys for transplant patients. The most effective way to combat the deficit is to increase…2018 American Transplant Congress
UPMC Living Donor Champion Program
Transplant Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Aims: Living donation is a good option to address organ shortage and waitlist mortality, but finding a living donor can be a challenge. The goal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Unique Recipient Benefits with Paired Kidney Donation
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the treatment choice for ESRD with improved survival and cost benefit compared with dialysis. The imbalance of supply over demand along…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Impacts of Deceased Donor Oxygenation Status in Liver Transplant
Background: PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio of > 300 mmHg in donors is a criterion of standard lung donors, while several studies demonstrated that the utilization of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization to Facilitate Matching in a Large, National Kidney Paired Exchange Clearinghouse
In kidney paired exchange (KPE) programs, the use of incompatible transplantation has been necessary to prevent long waiting times for sensitized candidates and to facilitate…2018 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Long Term Outcomes Transplanting Single Pediatric Kidneys from Donors Five Years and Younger into Adult Recipients
Pediatric kidneys have been traditionally considered marginal organs for transplantation & are underutilized given concerns of poor outcomes. Furthermore, long term outcomes of single kidneys…2018 American Transplant Congress
Do High-Risk Categories Convey the Wrong Message to Waitlisted Patients – Is It Time to Reconsider the Absolute Risk of Graft Loss?
Transplant Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Many waitlisted patients (pts) do not consent to accept livers from “high-risk” donors (HRD), possibly due to lack of understanding of the absolute risk (AR)…
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