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Diagnosing the Decades-Long Rise in the Deceased Donor Kidney Discard Rate in the United States
Stewart et al. wanted to examine why there has been a steady increase in the percent of discarded kidneys from 5.1% in 1988 to 19.2% by 2009 where it leveled off until 2015. They looked at a variety of factors to see if the increase in discards could be attributed...
HMP provides safe and reliable preservation of “orphan” livers
In a study of 31 adult ECD livers that were declined by the originating UNOS region, Guarrera et al sought to determine whether the use of HMP could reduce the incidence and clinical impact of classic preservation injuries. They compared these livers to a historic...
Canadian Society of Transplantation
October 14, 2024 to October 18, 2024 Montreal, QC The goal of the Canadian Society of Transplantation Annual Meeting is to connect members of the scientific community dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics with those involved in every aspect of solid organ...
NATCO Annual Meeting
February 25, 2024 to February 28, 2024 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort9800 Hyatt Resort DrSan Antonio, TX 78251 NATCO is dedicated to advancing education, promoting certifications, and furthering the professional development of donation and transplant professionals...
AOPO Annual Meeting
June 24, 2024 to June 26, 2024 JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa23808 Resort PkwySan Antonio, TX 78261 AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process, collaborating with stakeholders, and...
Machine Perfusion or Cold Storage in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation
In 2009, Moers et al. published the largest ever randomized controlled trial comparing paired kidneys that were either subjected to hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) or cold storage (CS). This study included 336 kidney pairs that were randomized to either the HMP...
American Transplant Congress
June 1, 2024 to June 5, 2024 Pennsylvania Convention Center1101 Arch StPhiladelphia, PA 19106 The American Transplant Congress is a joint annual meeting for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST). It brings...
1-Year Kidney Transplant Outcomes Superior with Pressure-Driven Machine Perfusion
A team from Warsaw Medical University, Poland, has reported results from a prospective, randomized, trial comparing Organ Recovery System’s LifePort®, a pressure driven (PD) device, with Waters Medical Systems’ RM3, a flow driven (FD) device.1 This is the first time...
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion — Cost-Effective Compared with Cold Storage
An abstract presented at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) in May 2013 by Dr. Victoria Gomez et al. evaluated the budgetary impact and incremental cost-effectiveness of hypothermic machine perfusion compared with static cold storage.1 Kidneys transplanted from...
US Study Shows Significantly Lower Rates of DGF and Better Graft Survival in Machine Perfused Compared with Cold Stored Kidneys (N=52,052)
A study by Cannon et al. published in the April 2013 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in delayed graft function (DGF) in kidneys preserved with machine perfusion compared with static cold...
LifePort Offers Gentle, Pressure-Controlled Pulsatile Perfusion
Pumping a donor kidney with the LifePort Kidney Transporter preserves and protects the organ in a number of ways before it is transplanted. One of the most important features is the use of gentle, pulsatile pressure waves to ensure that cold preservation solution is...