2020 American Transplant Congress
UNOS Hard to Place Kidneys: Are We Working Too Hard?
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Kidneys requiring more than 100 offers before acceptance are defined by UNOS as “hard to place," but many are suitable for transplantation. We sought…2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist-Conditioned Transplant Rate is Not an Appropriate Metric for Benchmarking Access to Kidney Transplantation
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Transplant rate is used as a primary metric of center performance as reported by the SRTR. However, the calculation of transplant rate can be…2020 American Transplant Congress
Contract a Virus to Save a Life: A Comparison of Short Term Outcomes between Adult Hepatitis C Negative Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving a Hepatitis C NAT Positive versus Hepatitis C Negative Deceased Donor Kidney
1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The United States opioid use epidemic over the past decade has coincided with an increase in hepatitis C positive (HCV+) kidney donors. Our aim…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: As non-alcoholic steatohepatitis grows as an indication for liver transplant, the challenge managing obese pre-liver transplant patients will become more pronounced, especially because most…2020 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation of Murine Hearts Preserved 24h Under Subzero Ischemia Using Novel Bio-Inspired Next Generation Cryoprotectants
*Purpose: Extension of the organ ischemia window is of paramount importance to prolong viability of transplantable organs and to improve overall outcomes. Transport using a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pretransplant and Posttransplant 5-Tier Ratings with Candidate Mortality after Listing
*Purpose: The OPTN Final Rule mandates the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) to publish understandable reports of transplant rate, waitlist mortality, and posttransplant outcomes.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Favorable Waitlist Outcomes in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease in the MELD-Na Era
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a common indication for liver transplantation. Patients with ALD are often required to be abstinent for a period of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Unsuccessful Resuscitative Thoracotomy Patients Are Potential Kidney Donors
1University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Renal transplantation remains the most effective therapy in patients with end-stage renal disease, offering exceptional survival benefits and quality of life improvement. However, a…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Effect Of Missed Hemodialysis Treatment Prior To Transplant
*Purpose: Missed hemodialysis sessions confer heightened morbidity and mortality for ESRD patients. The effect of missed dialysis in the month prior to transplant on the…2019 American Transplant Congress
The National Landscape of Heart Transplant Candidates with HIV
*Purpose: Heart disease is a leading cause of death for HIV+ individuals, and the number of HIV+ heart transplant (HT) recipients is growing. Although understanding…
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