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…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospitalization and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Among Waitlisted End Stage Renal Disease Patients in the US.
Background: For End Stage Renal Disease Patients (ESRD) waitlisted for a deceased donor kidney, living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) could allow for earlier transplantation and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability of Transplant (POT) Index: A Novel Method to Predict the Likelihood of an Adult Liver Transplant.
Background: Access to liver transplantation is limited by a multitude of factors, which are quite variable among transplant candidates, and is underscored by the shortage…2016 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of Telehealth Is Associated with Improved Timeliness of Kidney Transplant Waitlist Evaluation at a VA Center.
1TN Valley HS, Nashville, TN; 2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: The VA National Transplant Program is challenged to provide timely kidney transplant evaluation for Veterans nationwide. Efforts to improve access have included implementing a…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,…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Single Centre Experience With the Living Donor Kidney Sharing Scheme: More Is Better!
Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Introduction: The living donor kidney sharing scheme was introduced in the UK to expand the donor pool. In this study we have reviewed our experience…2015 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Listing Practices Represents Competetive Behaviors and Access to Care Rather Than Differences in Demand for Liver Transplantation
Purpose: This study evaluates whether program and patient demographics influence liver transplant listing practices.Methods:2013 liver waiting list and transplant (Tx) variables, US Census socioeconomic variables,…
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