2017 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Liver Cirrhosis-Related Mortality Among Patients with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) ≤ 15.
Introduction:Subpopulations of patients with liver cirrhosis exist for whom the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) is suboptimal for mortality prediction and who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Anastomosis Time During Liver Transplantation Impairs Transplant Survival.
Warm ischemia sustained during implantation might harm the liver graft.We investigated the relationship between anastomosis time (AT) and transplant survival in 5223 recipients of deceased-donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Graft and Patient Survival in Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Organs from DCD versus DBD Donors: Analysis of the UNOS Database.
Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) remains a major indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide. In an era of limited organ donation pool, assessment of PSC…2017 American Transplant Congress
Exceptions Points and Size Drive Gender Disparities in Liver Transplantation.
Background and Aims: The root causes of gender disparities in liver transplantation (LT) have not been fully elucidated. We hypothesize that the source of the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Secular Trends of Liver Supply and Demand.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis
Geographic disparities in access to deceased donor liver transplant reflect geographically disparate levels of supply of and demand for organs. Proposed policy changes like redistricting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Extraction Time During Liver Retrieval Impairs Survival After Transplantation.
During donor hepatectomy, despite topic cooling to 10-20[deg]C, the liver still sustains warm ischemia that might be harmful.We investigated the relationship between extraction time (ET)…2017 American Transplant Congress
WHO Group II Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated with Decreased Survival in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.
Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
End stage liver disease (ESLD) patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy often have WHO Group II pulmonary hypertension (PH), characterized by pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) >15…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Body Mass Index and Utilization of Liver Biopsy: An Evaluation of National Practices and Organ Utilization.
Background: As the prevalence of obesity in America increases, so has the proportion of donors with elevated body mass index (BMI). While graft steatosis >30%…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Surge in Liver Donors After Years of Decline, Is This the Tip of the Iceberg?
The number of liver donors has steadily declined since 2006, despite numerous efforts to increase donation. Then in 2013 to the current projected numbers for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Exception Scores for Patients on the Liver Waiting List.
Liver waitlist candidates are prioritized for allocation using model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores, and some patients receive higher MELD scores through exception. The…
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