OPTN research presented at 2022 American Transplant Congress

Published on: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Twenty-eight studies relating to OPTN topics were presented at the 2022 American Transplant Congress , which is the joint annual meeting of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons . The hybrid meeting was held in Boston June 4-8, and included a virtual option.

NOTE: These studies were supported wholly or in part by Health Resources and Services Administration contract HHSH250-2019-00001C. However, the content of each study is the responsibility of the authors alone and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

18-Month Impact of the National Liver Review Board

Authors: J. Foutz, S. Noreen, K. Bradbrook, M. Cafarella, J. Pomposelli, S. Biggins, J. Trotter
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25-Year Risk of ESRD among Living Kidney Donors

Authors: J. Wainright, A. Robinson, A. Fritz, D. Klassen, W. Cherikh, D. Stewart
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The Association Between Renal Anatomy Data and Kidney Utilization

Authors: A.M. Placona, C. Martinez, K. McCharen, B. Shean, M. Stuart
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Center Variation is the Major Driver of Geographic Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplants Among Waitlisted Candidates

Authors: D. Stewart, A. Robinson, A. Fritz, D. Klassen
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Changes in Health Equity Under Liver Acuity Circles Allocation

Authors: S. Noreen, J. Foutz, A. Henderson, D. Stewart
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Demographic Characteristics of VCA Candidates and Recipients in the U.S.

Authors: J. Wainright, L. Cartwright, A. Henderson, W. Cherikh, S. Booker, D. Klassen
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Donor Derived Transmissions 2020: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) with a Focus on COVID-19

Authors: R.M. La Hoz, A. Agarwal, G. Berry, K. Dunn, J. Goldman, S. Ho, M. Kittleson, D.H. Lee, D. J. Levine, C. Marboe, G. Marklin, S. Pouch, R. Razonable, S. Taimur, H. Te, A. Woolley, C. Fox, C. Jett, S. Booker, D.K. Klassen, L. Danziger-Isakov
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DonorNet Procurement Photos and Their Association with Kidney Utilization

Authors: M. Stuart, A.M. Placona, C. Martinez, K. Andreoni
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Early Evaluation of the Impact of Change in UNet Organ Refusal Code Reasons on U.S. Transplant Center Organ Offers

Authors: S. Noreen, C. Martinez, S. Mohan, K. McCharen, A.M. Placona, R. Patzer
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The Effect of Including Race Adjustment in eGFR for Black Living Kidney Donors

Authors: A. Henderson, A. Robinson, S. Noreen, L. Cartwright, T. Mupfudze, W. Cherikh, D. Klassen, J. Wainwright
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Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Transplant for Candidates on the Heart Waitlist

Authors: K. Bradbrook, A. Robinson, R. R. Goff, D. Stewart
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Growing Use of Perfusion for Heart, Liver and Lung, and Early Outcomes

Authors: R. R. Goff, K. Gauntt, W. Cherikh, E.D. Lease, D. Klassen
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Impact of Removing DSA and OPTN Region from Pancreas Allocation

Authors: S. E. Booker, A. Robinson, K. Gauntt, J. White, S. Niederhaus, O. Olaitan, R. Forbes
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Late Liver Turndowns: The Utilization and Impact of the Expedited Process

Authors: K. Gauntt, C. Martinez, K. Shutterly, R. Hunter, J. Prinz, D. Brockmeier
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OPTN Required SARS-CoV-2 Lower Respiratory Testing for Lung Donors: Early Impact on Patient Safety and Organ Utilization

Authors: S. E. Booker, C. Martinez, C. Fox, C. Jett, D. Klassen, L. Danziger-Isakov, R. M. La Hoz
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Organs from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ Testing: A Report from the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee

Authors: L. Danziger-Isakov, J.D. Goldman, A. Woolley, S. Pouch, A. Agarwal, G. Berry, K. Dunn, S. Ho, M. Kittleson, D.H. Lee, D. Levine, C. MArboe, G. Marklin, R. Razonable, S. Taimur, H. Te, C. Fox, C. Jett, S. Booker, D. Klassen, R. LaHoz
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The Other Reasons for Waitlist Removal

Authors: C. Martinez, J. Foutz, A.M. Placona, L. Cartwright
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Covid-19-Associated Pulmonary Diagnoses in Lung Transplant Patients in the United States

Authors: T. G. Mupfudze, A. Fritz, R.R. Goff, M. Valapour, J. Miller, M. Budeve, E.D. Lease
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Racial Differences in HLA Mismatch Potential Among Kidney Registrations

Authors: A. Robinson, K. Lindblad, D. Stewart, J. Kim, V. Casingal, P. Lalli, J. Lunz, C. Murphey, M. Pavlakis
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Removing DSA and Region from Organ Allocation

Authors: R. R. Goff, A. Fritz, J. Foutz, A. Robinson, S.E. Booker, K. Bradbrook, T. Mupfudze, N. Turgeon, M. Cooper, D. Klassen
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The Role of Geography in Adult Heart Allocation over the Last 5 Years

Authors: K. Bradbrook, R. R. Goff, R. Daly, S. Hall
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Social Determinants of Health are Associated with Pre-emptive Wait Listing and Do Not Fully Account for Racial Gap in Early Access to the Waitlist

Authors: A.M. Zehner, L. Cartwright, T. Mupfudze, T. Wilson, A.M. Placona, B. Carrico
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Stem Cell Donor-Derived CPRA Better Reflects Sensitization than Current CPRA

Authors: K. Lindblad, C. Murphey, P. Lalli, J. Lunz, L. Gragert
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Temporal Trends of OPTN HOPE Act Variance Participation

Authors: A. Fritz, M. Green, C. Marsh, N. Theodoropoulos, R. Formica, N. Turgeon, C. Fox, A. Wilhelm, D. Klassen
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Transplant Rates Increased with Broader Distribution of Deceased Donor Kidneys

Authors: A. Robinson, K. Gauntt, A. Fritz, J. Kim, V. Casingal, N. Turgeon, M. Pavlakis
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Two-Year Review of Liver Acuity Circles Allocation

Authors: J. Foutz, S. Noreen, M. Cafarella, A. Fritz, J. Trotter, S. Biggins, J. Pomposelli
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VCA Waiting List and Transplant Trends and Challenges in the U.S.

Authors: J. Wainright, W. Cherikh, S. Booker, D. Klassen
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Why is Adolescent Waitlist Mortality Higher for Status 1A Girls?

Authors: J. Foutz, E. Hsu, S. Noreen, M. Cafarella, J. Pomposelli, S. Biggins, J. Reyes, E. Perito
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