2016 American Transplant Congress
Sudden Increase in Allocation Score for Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates Predicts Waitlist Mortality.
Allocation for deceased donor livers is prioritized in the U.S. by waitlist mortality, as predicted by PELD for children<12 years, and MELD for individuals>12 years.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Racial Disparity Reduction in Kidney Transplant Rates Before and After the New Kidney Allocation System.
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS) implemented 12/4/2014, significant African American (AA) vs. white racial disparities existed in access to kidney transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Liver Transplant Rates and Waitlist Survival.
Long term changes in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation(DDLT) due to persistent growth of the waitlist, stagnant organ availability, and intermittent allocation policy changes have…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Education Increases Wait-Listing Rates in Dialysis Centers with Supportive Administration and Knowledgeable Staff.
1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO.
While educating dialysis patients about transplant increases its pursuit and receipt, there is variation in educational practices that affects wait-listing rates. There are also dialysis…2016 American Transplant Congress
Wait List Removals and Transplant Rates Are Significantly Associated with Transplant Center Performance Oversight.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Prior studies indicate that low performance(LP) center evaluations by the SRTR are associated with reductions in transplant volume. There is limited information to determine whether…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fifty Is the New 40? An Argument to Uncap the MELD Score.
Background: The MELD score is used to prioritize patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) and has been capped at 40 to prevent transplant futility in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Waitlist Management with Lean Six Sigma.
BackgroundLean thinking is a bundle of concepts, methods and tools for organizing human activities in organizations. It attempts to eliminate the underlying unnecessary waste in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Live Kidney Donors Who Develop End Stage Renal Disease
Kidney donors can develop ESRD after donation, but the outcomes of those who do remain poorly characterized.Methods: Using USRDS and SRTR data, we compared access…2015 American Transplant Congress
Use of MELD Exception Points in Patients With Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastases: Variable Use and Proposed Criterion for Approval
Purpose: Most patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have preserved hepatic synthetic function, and their providers may seek increased waitlist priority via MELD exception points.…2015 American Transplant Congress
MELD/PELD 35+ Candidates Benefit from Regional Sharing
Background: Based on a proposal from the Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee, the OPTN implemented regional sharing for MELD/PELD 35+ candidates on June 18,…
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