2018 American Transplant Congress
The Fate of Older Candidates Referred for Kidney Transplantation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older ESRD/CKD patients have reduced access to transplantation compared to younger counterparts as measured by waitlisting and transplantation rates. This is true even in…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Ethical Turmoil of Imminent Death Donation
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
A. Imminent Death Donation (IDD) is a term to describe organ procurement from a live donor before withdrawal of ventilator support and/or from a patient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Second Opinion Kidney Transplant Evaluations
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Background: Potential kidney transplant (KT) candidates may obtain differing opinions on their transplant candidacy depending on where they are evaluated. Little is known on outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
National Landscape of HIV+ Liver Transplant Candidates
1JHU, Baltimore; 2SRTR, Minneapolis; 3UAB, Birmingham.
The annual number of HIV+ liver transplant (LT) recipients has increased >10-fold since 2002. However, candidate HIV-status is not collected by UNOS, and the national…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Policy Influences on Multiple Listing Practices for Kidney Transplantation between 2000 and 2017
BACKGROUND: Organ allocation policies continually evolve to address long transplant wait times and a limited donor organ pool. Transplant candidates may list at multiple centers…2018 American Transplant Congress
Virtual Encounters: Robust Methods to Manage Your Active Waitlist
Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Introduction: The ability to ensure all patients are transplant ready and do not have outstanding issues that would diminish post-transplant outcomes is challenging with an…2018 American Transplant Congress
Willingness to Consider Increased Risk Donors: A Single Center Experience
Background: The number of Public Health Service increased risk organ donors (PHS IRD) is growing, largely due to the opioid epidemic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Calculator for Kidney Transplant Waitlist Outcomes under the New Kidney Allocation System
1HCMC, Minneapolis; 2SRTR, Minneapolis; 3Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
BACKGROUND: Outcomes on the kidney transplant waiting list vary markedly by region and patient characteristics, and the new kidney allocation system (KAS) changed the probability…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Response to Desensitization: What Makes Sense?
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Sensitized candidates experience prolonged waiting times for heart transplant (HT). Desensitization therapies can increase access to HT for sensitized candidates, but changes in calculated…
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