2016 American Transplant Congress
Extreme Hyperoxia During Pre-Implant Normothermic Liver Perfusion (PINLiP) Is Associated with Post-Reperfusion Syndrome and Vasoplegia.
Cambridge Transplant Unit, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
In response to the increasing number of DCD and marginal DBD donor livers, we started a programme of pre-implant normothermic perfusion (PINLiP) to enable functional…2016 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Liver Transplant Rates and Waitlist Survival.
Long term changes in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation(DDLT) due to persistent growth of the waitlist, stagnant organ availability, and intermittent allocation policy changes have…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction on Patients Being Evaluated for Liver Transplantation.
IntroductionDiastolic dysfunction (DD) is the cardinal finding in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, a condition in patients with liver disease that is associated with an increased risk of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Rising MELD Score Convey Worse Liver Transplant Outcome?
Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Since February 2002, the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been used to allocate liver allografts in the U.S. The aim of this…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fifty Is the New 40? An Argument to Uncap the MELD Score.
Background: The MELD score is used to prioritize patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) and has been capped at 40 to prevent transplant futility in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist versus Population-Based Metrics of Access to Liver Transplantation: Comparing UNOS Waitlist Data and Nationally-Representative Data of Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease.
Background: Strategies for allocating transplantable livers are evaluated based on how they impact waitlisted patients. This approach may not optimize outcomes for all patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Donor Hemodynamic Trajectory in Determining Graft Survival in Liver Transplantation from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors.
This retrospective study of 87 donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplants from 2007-2015 tested the hypothesis that donor hemodynamic trajectory following withdrawal effects graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Gender Discordance on Graft Survival Among Liver Transplant Recipients.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Past studies have shown inferior liver graft survival in gender-discordant recipient/donor pairings compared to gender-matched pairings, particularly in male recipients of female donor livers. However,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Underweight BMI Is Associated with Graft Failure and Increased Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Background:Malnutrition and sarcopenia have been associated with inferior outcomes after liver transplantation. However, little is known about the differential impact of underweight on outcomes based…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Patients Actively Drinking Less Than 6 Months Before Transplant Presenting with Acute Decompensation: A Single-Center Experience.
Background: Alcohol is amongst the leading causes of liver disease worldwide. Most centers have a 6-month abstinence requirement before transplantation candidacy. Mortality rates for acute…
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