2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Individualized Online Shared Decision Making Tool for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Background: Inadequate knowledge hinders informed decision making in kidney transplant candidates. We conducted qualitative interviews and focus groups with patients and providers to inform development…2018 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Delays and Reduced Rates of Waitlisting and Kidney Transplant among American Indians
Introduction: American Indian (AI) patients experience delays in every step of the kidney transplant (KTx) evaluation. Our objective is to determine the contribution of co-morbid…2018 American Transplant Congress
Poverty, End Stage Liver Disease, and Transplantation in Georgia
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, GA.
Background: Though discussions of equity in liver transplantation remain focused primarily on relative availability of allografts as a measure of access, differences in disease burden…2018 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Initiated Kidney Transplant Exchanges and the Forgotten Incompatible Directed Donor Recipients
Although incompatibility is usually viewed as affecting potential recipients of live donors, it is also encountered in instances of directed donation of deceased donors. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Fate of Older Candidates Referred for Kidney Transplantation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older ESRD/CKD patients have reduced access to transplantation compared to younger counterparts as measured by waitlisting and transplantation rates. This is true even in…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Ethical Turmoil of Imminent Death Donation
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
A. Imminent Death Donation (IDD) is a term to describe organ procurement from a live donor before withdrawal of ventilator support and/or from a patient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Second Opinion Kidney Transplant Evaluations
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Background: Potential kidney transplant (KT) candidates may obtain differing opinions on their transplant candidacy depending on where they are evaluated. Little is known on outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
National Landscape of HIV+ Liver Transplant Candidates
1JHU, Baltimore; 2SRTR, Minneapolis; 3UAB, Birmingham.
The annual number of HIV+ liver transplant (LT) recipients has increased >10-fold since 2002. However, candidate HIV-status is not collected by UNOS, and the national…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Policy Influences on Multiple Listing Practices for Kidney Transplantation between 2000 and 2017
BACKGROUND: Organ allocation policies continually evolve to address long transplant wait times and a limited donor organ pool. Transplant candidates may list at multiple centers…
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