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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Health and Economic Disparities in Waitlist Access and Liver Distribution Policy
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background:Sociodemographic disparities compound mortality on the liver transplant waitlist, but the relevance of waitlist disparities to mortality and access among the general population remains unclear.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
MELD-Na Score Based Liver Allocation: Hyponatremia is No Longer a Risk Factor for Waitlist Mortality
Background: Hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of liver transplant (LT) waitlist mortality. The aim of this study was to compare waitlist outcomes between…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Foreign Nationals: Lower Rates of Waitlist Mortality and Higher Rates of Lost to Follow-Up Post-Transplant
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: A highly contentious issue in the transplant community is whether or not to provide deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) to non-citizen/non-residents (NCNRs) who travel…2018 American Transplant Congress
Estimation of Mortality on the Wait List
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Since the introduction of MELD and MELDNa, the waitlist population has changed. Further, serum creatinine is a poor surrogate of renal dysfunction in patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Utility of an Online Survival Calculator in Selecting Older Candidates for Kidney Transplantation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older patients referred for kidney transplantation are medically complex. A posttransplant survival prediction model is publicly available online and may aid physicians in selecting…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic and Age Disparities in Outcomes among Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC.
Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in older adults, there is no consensus to determine suitability for liver transplantation (LT) in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frequency of Whole-Organ in Lieu of Split-Liver Transplantation over the Last Decade: Children Experienced Increased Wait Time and Death
Background: Organ shortage is a barrier in liver transplantation (LT). Split liver transplantation (SLT) increases organ utilization where a donor provides segmental grafts to 2…2018 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Poor Physical and Cognitive Performance and Kidney Transplant Waiting List Denial
Background: Little is known about the clinical impacts of physical and cognitive impairments on kidney transplantation (KT) candidacy.Methods: We enrolled 170 adults (age> 18 years)…
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