Articles tagged "Waiting lists"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Allograft Importation Should Be Fostered by Any Transplant Center Challenged by Excessively Long Waitlist Times
J. Torabi, J. P. Rocca, L. Lirano, Y. Azzizi, M. Ajaimy, C. Pynadath, E. Akalin, M. Kinkhabwala, J. A. Graham
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation is a durable option for patients with insulin dependent diabetes. However, geographic inequity has created a supply side problem for our region.…
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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Should First and Second Transplant Candidates Be Treated Equally?
S. Clark, M. Kadatz, J. Gill, J. S. Gill
Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: To inform future organ distribution policy.*Methods: We determined access to deceased donor transplantation, transplant survival, the duration of additional renal replacement therapy needed within…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Persistently Low MELD-Na Scores Continue To Be At Risk Of Liver Related Death
N. Mazumder, K. Atiemo, S. Montag, A. Daud, A. Kho, M. Abecassis, J. Levitsky, D. Ladner
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Model for End Stage Liver Disease-Sodium (MELD-Na) score is a reliable predictor of 90-day mortality however its long term predictive ability is unclear,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Screening for Renal Cell Masses in Kidney Transplant
H. E. Fernandez, D. Tsapepas, D. J. Cohen, M. Sumit, L. E. Ratner
Columbia University MC, New York, NY
*Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a risk factor for development of acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) with the incidence of ACKD rising from 90%…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in Pediatric Liver Transplant Waitlist Access
S. C. Kim¹, K. Ross¹, E. Hsu², R. Patzer¹, R. J. Lynch¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: While disparities in access to liver transplant are well documented among adults, differences in access to the waitlist for children in remote or underserved…