2015 American Transplant Congress
Landscape of Non-Directed Live Donors
Background: The use of kidneys from Non-directed live donors (NDLD) among transplant centers in the US is unknown and the recipient selection remains varied. We…2015 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variations: Liver Transplant Tourism Within the US
Aim: Given the current geographic disparities in average MELD scores at liver transplantation (OLT), there is increasing interest in patients who travel for OLT and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Cadaveric Pancreas, Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Single Center Experience
Surgery and Organ Transplant Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
BackgroundSimultaneous cadaveric pancreas and living-donor kidney transplantation(SPLK) is an attractive approach for uremic Type I diabetic patients, due to its distinct advantages from living kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Listing for Kidney Transplantation in Adults Aged 70 Or Over
Renal Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
Background:Low likelihood of listing and subsequent deceased donor transplantation has previously been reported for the elderly with additional concerns about patient frailty, morbidity and mortality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Graft Outcome Disparity in a Single Renal Transplant Center Based on Recipient Geographic Origin
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
PURPOSE: The disparity in access to organs for kidney transplantation has led to inter-state “transplant tourism.” Our objective was to determine if recipients traveling over…2015 American Transplant Congress
Why Are Pancreas Transplant Volumes Declining?
Background: Pancreas transplant volumes have been decreasing in the US since the mid-2000s. It has been conjectured that poor utilization of deceased donor pancreata (as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes On Kidney Transplant Waiting List – Prevalence, Metabolic Phenotyping and Risk Stratification Approach
Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM), the most common cause of ESRD, limits access to transplantation and impairs patient and allograft outcome. Prediabetes is an independent risk…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does HLA-Incompatible Transplantation Confer a Survival Advantage in the UK?
Introduction: HLA-incompatible transplantation is perceived as being a 'high-risk' option with increased mortality and morbidity for transplantation of sensitized recipients of renal transplants. Data from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in Death and Delisting on the Waitlist for Renal Transplant in the United States
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Waiting time to kidney transplant varies dramatically among organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the US. We sought to evaluate the association between death and delisting…2015 American Transplant Congress
Change in Frailty Status Over Time Among In-Center Hemodialysis ESRD Patients in the ACTIVE/ ADIPOSE Study
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: Frailty among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is associated with poor health outcomes, including delayed graft function and hospitalization following transplantation. Although frailty is…
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