2018 American Transplant Congress
Racing to Activation: Using LEAN Principles to Effectively Manage Your Waitlist with Predicted Improved Outcomes
Introduction: In July 2017, our waitlist was approximately 950 pts, 36% which were inactive. One coordinator & one program assistant managed the kidney waitlist. Review…2018 American Transplant Congress
Discriminative Accuracy of Physician Assessments of Kidney Transplant Candidate Function by Candidate Age, Sex, and Race
Background: Clinical assessments of patient health status are integral in kidney transplant (KT) waiting list management. Few data exist on the whether the accuracy of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Race, Income, and Insurance Status Predict Migration for Liver Transplantation in the United States
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Background: Ongoing organ shortage and regional differences in organ availability have encouraged patients in need of liver transplantation (LT) to travel in order to increase…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Duration of Dialysis, N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Post-Transplant Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients
Background and objective: Pre-transplant dialysis duration (DD) is associated with increased mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) due to accelerated atherosclerosis, intradialytic volume overload and…2018 American Transplant Congress
OPTN VCA Waiting List Trends
Since the start of the OPTN VCA waiting list (WL), 49 candidates– 53.1% male, 81.6% white, & 75.5% <45 yrs – were added to the…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Predictive Power of MELD is Decreasing in the Era of Older, Sicker Patients
PurposeThe field of liver transplantation has shifted considerably in the MELD era. Liver allocation, immunosuppression, and etiologies of liver failure have changed over time, and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplants
Background: In 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) developed a methodology to measure equity in deceased donor kidney allocation and has adapted it…2018 American Transplant Congress
Patients Prioritize Waitlist Factors over Outcomes When Evaluating Kidney Transplant Centers
Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
The factors that influence transplant candidates' selection of a transplant center for waitlisting are not well understood. Further, the relative weightage of these factors has…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…
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