Articles tagged "Waiting lists"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Potential Significance of ABO Genotyping for Donor Selection in Kidney Transplantation
Y. Zhou¹, W. Deng¹, Y. Wang¹, N. Cui¹, Y. Wu¹, J. Xu¹, S. Fu¹, L. Xiao¹, H. Liu¹, F. Xiong², Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Organ Trasplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China, ²Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: The ABO blood group system is clinically important in kidney transplantation, but ABO genotyping fails to attract sufficient attention in China. We identified one…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of DSA-Free Heart Allocation
V. Patel¹, M. Skeans², T. Cascino¹, R. Davies³, M. Colvin¹
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Currently, donation service area (DSA) is the first geographic unit for heart allocation, which creates discrepancies in access for high-urgency candidates. We studied the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Mortality in Children with Biliary Atresia: A Competing Risks Analysis
I. A. Ziogas, F. Ye, Z. Zhao, L. K. Matsuoka, M. I. Montenovo, S. P. Alexopoulos
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common indication for liver transplant (LT) in children. The current PELD allocation algorithm does not accurately reflect the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Higher Probability of Living Donor Liver Transplantation is Associated with DSAs Having a Higher Median Meld at Transplant
D. Haakinson¹, S. Noreen², D. Stewart², R. Batra¹, G. Gan¹, Y. Deng¹, S. Kulkarni¹
¹Yale, New Haven, CT, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Recent studies show that outcomes of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) are superior compared to those receiving deceased donor grafts. Access to deceased donor…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlisting for Kidney Transplant and Social Determinants of Health Predict Health-Related Quality of Life (hrqol) in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
S. L. Swift¹, S. Wang², C. H. Chang³, J. Pleis⁴, M. Dew³, R. Shapiro⁵, M. Unruh¹, K. Kendall⁶, E. Croswell⁷, J. D. Peipert⁸, L. Myaskovsky¹
¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, ³University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁶Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Getting waitlisted for a KT has important health implications for patients with ESRD. Less is known about the relationship between waitlisting and subsequent HRQoL…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Access To The Kidney Transplant Waitlist For Patients With Hiv And End-stage Renal Disease
A. A. Shaffer¹, H. Ying², N. Chu¹, A. G. Thomas³, C. Haugen², S. Norman⁴, D. L. Segev¹, M. A. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Surgery & Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Patients with HIV and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience higher mortality on dialysis than those without HIV. These HIV+ dialysis patients may face barriers…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Human Leukocytic Antigen Matching on Clinical Outcomes after Deceased Donor Renal Allograft Transplant: A Single Centre Experience
M. E. Gramlick¹, M. K. Heer², S. Yausis², P. R. Trevillian²
¹Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, ²Newcastle Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
*Purpose: Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) matching has been the cornerstone of kidney allocation policies. With increasing expertise in assessing and managing immunological risks, the impact…
2019 American Transplant Congress
MELD-Na Alterations on the Liver Transplant Waiting List and Its Impact on Listing Outcome
G. Silberhumer¹, G. Gyoeri¹, L. Baumann¹, S. Zehetmayer², T. Soliman¹, G. Berlakovich¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Statistics Department, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*Purpose: Currently, MELD Score listing is state of the art for liver transplant recipients. Our department could show by our own data and confirmed by…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life After Islet/Pancreas Transplantation in Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
I. Mosca¹, S. Knight², S. Mittal³, P. J. Friend¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Simon Knight, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Shruti Mittal, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To investigate the current literature on Quality of Life after Islet and Pancreas Transplantation in Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients with or without renal failure.*Methods:…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Primary Indications and Waitlist Status for Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplants
K. Goli¹, K. Hosek², A. Rana³, J. Goss³, T. Miloh³
¹Rice University, Houston, TX, ²Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Abdominal Transplant, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Since 1989, living donor liver transplantation (LD) has been used for a selected population and has shown improved long-term graft survival. The aim was…