2020 American Transplant Congress
Transarterial Chemoembolization and Radio-Embolization are Similarly Efficacious in Achieving Successful Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Down-Staging: Results from the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size Before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium
*Purpose: United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 5 has reported excellent liver transplantation (LT) outcomes after successful down-staging (DS) in HCC patients exceeding Milan…2020 American Transplant Congress
Center Effects Substantially Explain Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplants, Yet DSA Effects Remain
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The OPTN developed a novel methodology in 2016 to monitor equity in access to deceased donor kidney transplants (Tx) among waitlisted candidates. Results have…2020 American Transplant Congress
One Year of the OPTN’s SLK Allocation Policy
*Purpose: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) allocation policy went into effect on 8/10/17, establishing medical eligibility criteria for adult SLK candidates and creating a “Safety Net” for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Worsening Renal Function While Waiting for Heart Transplantation
*Purpose: Pre transplant renal function has been shown to be a strong predictor of long term renal as well as patient survival in heart transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Attenuates the Gender Gap in Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Multi-Center Study with 1,240 Patients with Cirrhosis
*Purpose: Women LT candidates experience higher rates of waitlist mortality than men. Frailty is a critical determinant of mortality in patients with cirrhosis but it…2019 American Transplant Congress
Reduction in Waitlist Time Using HCV Positive Liver Grafts in HCV Negative Recipients
Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: With direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, we feel that HCV+ organs are safe for all patients regardless of their HCV status and have adopted a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Investigating Deceased Donor Kidney Discard Trend – An Opportunity To Expand The Donor Pool
*Purpose: As the number of patients awaiting kidney transplantation increases from year to year, centers must maximize efforts to transplant kidneys procured. One way of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Patient Education: Information Retention is Associated with Improved Waitlist Outcomes
Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Patients who present for a kidney transplant (KT) evaluation undergo extensive education in a short period of time in the form of a one…2019 American Transplant Congress
Gait Speed Predicts Kidney Transplant Candidate Mortality
*Purpose: Waiting list mortality is increasingly scrutinized as a metric of transplant center quality. It is unknown if gait speed assessments may augment physician evaluations…2019 American Transplant Congress
Preserved Heart Rate Variability and Endothelial Function One Year after Pancreas Transplantation
Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, OSLO, Norway
*Purpose: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation are prevalent in patients listed for pancreas transplantation and associated with increased cardiovascular risk in the general…
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