2017 American Transplant Congress
Five Year Experience with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Renal Transplant Candidates.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
INTRODUCTION: Obesity in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients may not be adequately addressed by medical management, and represents a barrier to renal transplantation. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Health Literacy, Functional Status and Transplant Eligibility Among Adult Liver Transplant Candidates.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Northwestern University, Chicago
Introduction/Objectives: Low health literacy is associated with poor self-care in chronic diseases, however, is understudied in liver transplantation (LT). Study objectives were to evaluate associations…2017 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Desensitization and the Rate of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation After Implementation of the Kidney Allocation System.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background:At Cedars Sinai Medical Center (CSMC), candidates with calculated panel reactive antibodies (cPRA) ≥30% (based on unacceptable antigens with MFI≥15,000) are desensitized while awaiting transplant.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation of Xenogeneic Livers Repopulated with Autologous Hepatocytes: Proof of Normal Function and Consistent Survival.
Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
BackgroundGeneration of transplantable patient-like organs in pigs will solve the problem of organ shortage and potentially extend the indications for liver transplantation. However, the efficacy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Substance Use Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates and Its Impact on Access to Kidney Transplantation; a Canadian Cohort Study.
We assessed 1) the prevalence and associations of substance use among patients undergoing evaluation for kidney transplant (KT); 2) the association between substance use and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Increased Use of Donation After Cardiac Death Donors Increases Access to Transplantation without Adverse Effect on Outcomes.
UT/Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
IntroductionAs the transplant community discusses redistricting to address potential imbalance in loco-regional liver distribution, liver transplant programs will need to identify strategies to maximize access…2017 American Transplant Congress
Dialysis Facility Providers' Awareness of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation.
Background Racial disparities persist in access to kidney transplant (KTx) in the US, where African Americans (AAs) have lower rates of waitlisting than whites. Despite…2017 American Transplant Congress
Are ICD-9 V Codes Representative of the Liver Transplant Wait List?
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background: Disparities in liver transplantation once wait listed are well-described, but little is known about how and why only 20% of end-stage liver disease patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-Center Experience of Direct Acting Anti-Viral Agents in HCV Positive Patients Receiving HCV Positive Livers.
Background: HCV cirrhosis is the leading indication for liver transplantation in the U.S. The development of direct acting anti-viral agents (DAAs) has changed the approach…2017 American Transplant Congress
Dramatic Shifts in Prognosis, Outcomes and Baseline Risk Among Wait Listed Kidney Transplant Candidates in the United States.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Introduction and MethodsOver the past decades there have been numerous clinical advances and policy changes affecting candidates for kidney transplantation. Our aim was to evaluate…
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