2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation in Patients Older Than 60 Years with High Comorbidity. Is There a Survival Benefit? A Multicenter Study in Argentina
*Purpose: The impact of renal transplantation (RT) in the elderly with comorbid conditions is a matter of concern. Our aim was to assess the impact…2019 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Incidence and Transplantation of Individuals Listed with Alcoholic Liver Disease
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) has recently become the most common indication for liver transplantation in the US; it is important to characterize changes in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Major Liver Allocation Policy Changes on Waitlist Outcomes in Multivisceral Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver-intestine allocation is determined in the liver waitlist. This study aimed to evaluate effects of recent updates in liver allocation policy on waitlist outcomes…2019 American Transplant Congress
Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Lung Transplant Candidates: A National Survey of Policies and Practices
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic has raised the question of how transplant teams should work with patients who are prescribed opioids. Benzodiazepine use has also received…2019 American Transplant Congress
Using Transplant Referral Regions to Measure Access to Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: The transplant community has advocated to emphasize pre-transplant quality metrics to promote access to kidney transplantation (KT). Measuring access to transplant requires a well-defined,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Extreme Hyponatremia as a Risk Factor for Early Mortality after Liver Transplantation in the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium Period
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: While we reported that implementation of MELD-Na based liver allocation improved waitlist outcomes in patients with hyponatremia, its impact on post-transplant outcomes in this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Enteric Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Colonization on Waitlist Outcomes among Liver Transplant Candidates
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
*Purpose: To determine the impact of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization on 90-day Liver Transplant (LT) waitlist outcomes.*Methods: Single center, retrospective observational study of LT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Willingness to Acquire Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Infection May Reduce Waitlist Mortality for Heart Transplant Candidates
NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: Hearts from deceased donors with hepatitis C infection (HCV+) are disproportionately discarded because most waitlist registrants are HCV negative (HCV-). For some with end-organ…2019 American Transplant Congress
Center Variability in Organ Offer Acceptance and Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation
*Purpose: Lung transplantation (LTx) offers a survival benefit for patients with end-stage lung disease. When suitable donors are identified, centers must accept or decline the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Probability of Kidney Transplant Varies Considerably for Waitlisted Patients
*Purpose: Prior studies identify reducing time spent on the waitlist as a top priority for deceased donor kidney (DDK) transplant (Tx) candidates. Despite well-described geographic…
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