2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Outcomes from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background- Organ scarcity and increased waiting times for kidney transplantation has led the transplant community to utilize more sub-optimal organs while continuing providing survival benefit…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Hepatitis C Kidneys to Hepatitis C Recipients Confers Significantly Shorter Waiting Times in the Era of the New Kidney Allocation System.
Nashville VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background: Prior to the new KAS, transplantation with HCV+ compared to HCV- kidneys provided shorter waiting times on the deceased donor list. In the current…2017 American Transplant Congress
Community Health, Center Proximity, and Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality.
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background: While regional organ availability is frequently discussed in allocation policy, the impact of community-level factors and access to a transplant center on waitlist mortality…2017 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Becoming Active on the Renal Transplant Waiting List: Have They Changed in the Last Five Years?
PURPOSEWe have previously studied the barriers preventing patients from being made active on the transplant waiting list (TWL) and implemented practice changes to improve the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Waitlist Management: The Readiness Model of Predicting Transplants Under the Kidney Allocation System.
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Based on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, between 2001 and 2016 the national kidney wait-list has grown from 51,271 to 100,791 (97%). At…2017 American Transplant Congress
Current Practice and Center-Level Variation in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Listing.
The OPTN has proposed medical eligibility criteria to determine which transplant candidates are appropriate for SLK vs liver-alone transplantation. We investigated center variation of SLK…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Medical Factors Contributing to Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplant Wait-Listing.
Background: African American (AA) and other minorities (OM) are known to have disproportionately higher incidence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) but lower rates of kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Race, Admissions, and Renal Transplant Waitlisting.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background: We have previously shown that increased hospitalization while listed for renal transplantation is associated with excess waitlist mortality, reduced odds of transplantation, and inferior…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Ultimate Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody Value Predicts Mortality After Heart Transplantation.
1Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles; 2Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix
Background: Sensitized heart transplant (HT) candidates are known to be at higher risk for adverse events after transplantation, including a positive crossmatch, rejection, and death.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Readiness Assessment Clinic: A New Approach to Kidney Waitlist Management in the KAS Era.
Kidney waitlist management has become increasingly complex in regions with long wait times. Increasing transplant options and the new Kidney Allocation System has added to…
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