Into Adulthood: Assessing Parental Perceptions and Concerns for Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Around the Transition Into Adult Care.

Background: Parents of pediatric heart transplant (HTx) recipients have a unique perspective on the challenges associated with the transition into adult care networks. We sought to assess parental perceptions of the challenges pediatric HTx recipients face daily and parental concerns around the transition from pediatric care networks.

Methods: A 15-item online survey was developed in partnership with parent-stakeholders and administered to parents of pediatric HTx recipients in September 2023.

Increased radiographic stifle soft tissue opacity in dogs with patella luxation.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of increased radiographic soft tissue opacity in canine stifles with patella luxation in the absence of overt cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) pathology.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animal Population: A total of 49 client-owned dogs (57 limbs).

Diagnosing the Recent Decrease in Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidneys.

Background: The number of deceased donor kidney transplants has been increasing and is at a record high, yet nonuse of kidneys recovered for transplantation has risen to 25.8% following circular kidney allocation system based on 250-nautical-mile circles implemented on March 15, 2021 (KAS250).

Methods: Using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, we studied all deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplant from March 15, 2019, to January 31, 2023.

Breaking Barriers: Successful Outcomes of HCV D+/R- Transplants in HIV+ Recipients.

Transplantation from donors with HCV-viremia to recipients without HCV-viremia (HCV D+/R-) is common, but no data exist for recipients with HIV or donors with HCV/HIV co-infection. We assessed outcomes of HCV D+/R- transplants within three HIV Organ Policy Equity Act studies of HIV+ abdominal transplantation to recipients with HIV between 2017-2023. Eighteen kidney and 6 liver HIV+ transplant recipients received organs from 19 donors with HCV viremia, including 7 with HCV/HIV co-infection.

Does a changing donor pool explain the recent rise in the United States kidney nonuse rate?

The proportion of deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplantation that are not transplanted reached 28% in 2023. Past research demonstrated that >90% of the nonuse rate (NUR) increase in the 2000s could be explained by the broadening donor pool. We used the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data to study kidneys recovered from 2010-2023, applying causal inference methods to assess the degree to which the recent, sharp rise in the NUR could be explained by changes in donor clinical characteristics.