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| From: | Tue Oct 09 14:30:00 PDT 2012 |
| To: | Tue Oct 09 15:30:00 PDT 2012 |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges by Dr Claire Morgan. Profile: https://t.co/0ldvMNu1 #MDchat #dialysis #renal | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: since 2005 total # of kidneys donated has not been increasing | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: 2011 SRTR data-91119 pts on list on 1/1/2011..94600 pts on list on 12/31/11 | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: # of deceased donors hasn't increased in 6 years | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: roadblocks 2 living donations= +ive crossmatch, ABO incompatibility | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: sensitized pts: >20% on list have cPRA >10%; 8.7% of pts have cPRA>80% | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: higher your cPRA, harder it is 4 u 2 get a transplant | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: can become very mathematical & complex. C AJT 2010 p272 4 a gr8 network map | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: problems w/paired donations- O donors most desirable, O recip least | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: extended chains cause an accumulation of O recipients --> imbalance | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: Dr Morgan walks us thru the different types of swaps & chains schematically | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: 1st paired exchange occurred in Korea in 1995; US started in 2000 | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation Symposium: Paired Exchanges: 4 more info, c the OPTN-KPD Pilot Program http://t.co/nM9dWyZC | |
| nephondemand | #ecuimres #Kidney #Transplantation: Paired Exchanges: @Ecu 75% of waitlist pts r African American, but account 4 42% of living donations |
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