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2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Liver Acuity Circles on Timing of Donor Procurements
R. Radhakrishnan, D. Goldberg
University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The Acuity Circles (AC) policy in liver transplantation led to broader organ sharing, whereby many organ procurement organization (OPOs) had to coordinate organ offers…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Marginal Allografts in Liver Transplantation Have Very Limited Impact on Length of Stay
C. Goff¹, T. Zhang¹, M. McDonald¹, A. Anand¹, N. Galvan², F. Kanwal³, G. Cholankeril², R. Hernaez³, J. A. Goss⁴, A. Rana²
¹Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Michael E DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Liver Center, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect on recipient length of hospital stay following transplantation with marginal allografts as specified by…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Is Low Systemic Fibrinolytic Activity During the Anhepatic Phase Liver Transplant Surgery Associate with the Dreaded Post-Operative Complication of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis?
H. B. Moore¹, Y. Bababekov¹, J. Pomposelli¹, T. Ferrell¹, F. Azam¹, M. Adams², D. Yoeli¹, R. Choudhury¹, M. Wachs², E. Pomfret¹, T. Nydam¹
¹University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Removal of the native liver during transplantation results in impaired clearance of clot degrading proteins and activation of fibrinolysis as appreciated by Starzl in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
First Promising Results of CIAT: A New Kidney Exchange Program for Difficult-to-match Patients
M. de Klerk¹, J. Kal¹, K. Glorie², D. Roelen³, M. Betjes¹, J. Wetering van de¹, M. Kho¹, J. Roodnat¹
¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²EQI, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: Computerised Integration of Alternative Transplantation (CIAT) programs was developed to increase the chances of highly immunized (HI) and longwaiting (LW) kidney transplant candidates. CIAT…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation with Super Obese Donors (BMI≥50) Grafts: An Acceptable Pathway to Expand the Donor Pool. Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Liver Transplant Registry
P. Vargas¹, C. Argo², H. Zachary², M. Stotts², N. Intagliata², P. Northup², J. Oberholzer¹, S. Pelletier¹, N. Goldaracena¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: We aimed to analyze the impact of donor body mass index (BMI) on recipient morbidity and survival following liver transplantation (LT).*Methods: The UNOS-STAR database…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Perivenular Fibrosis After Pediatric Liver Transplant
J. Lew, S. Cho, S. Feng, E. R. Perito
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Graft fibrosis is a concerning long-term complication after pediatric liver transplant (LT) and though perivenular (PV) fibrosis is common, its likelihood of progression and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Improved Patient Survival in DCD Liver Transplantation
O. Bushara¹, J. Alhalel¹, H. Azad¹, T. Cerri², S. Zafer², J. C. Caicedo¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Rosalind Franklin Medical School, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We aim to investigate longitudinal outcomes in DCD liver transplantation over a 10-year period and elucidate trends in patient survival, biliary complication rates, and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Increasing Liver Discard Rate and Waiting List Drop-Off in Post-MELD Era
R. Matsumoto¹, K. Halazun², J. Emond¹, B. Samstein², R. S. Brown Jr.², L. Dove¹, T. Kato¹
¹Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: As number of donors and transplant cases rises each year, it is important to evaluate not only post-transplant survival rate but also the organ…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Extreme Hyponatremia as a Risk Factor for Early Mortality After Liver Transplantation in the MELD-Sodium Era
T. Ivanics¹, S. Leonard-Murali¹, H. Mouzaihem¹, D. Moonka², T. Kitajima¹, S. Yeddula¹, T. Shamaa¹, M. Rizzari¹, K. Collins¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. Abouljoud¹, S. Nagai¹
¹Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: The impact of hyponatremia on waitlist and post-transplant outcomes following the implementation of MELD-Na based liver allocation remains unclear. We sought to evaluate waitlist…
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Outcomes of Robotic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
E. Lincango-Naranjo¹, E. Garces-Delgado², P. Solis-Pazmino³, H. Alexander-Leon⁴, G. Restrepo-Rodas², R. Mancero-Montalvo², C. J. Ponce², R. Cadena-Semanate², R. Vargas-Cordova⁵, G. Herrera-Cevallos⁶, A. Villarreal-Juris⁷, S. Vallejo¹, C. Liu-Sanchez⁸, L. P. Prokop⁹, A. D. Guerron¹⁰, O. J. Ponce¹, D. Moris¹¹
¹Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, ³Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁴Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador, ⁵Hospital General San Francisco IESS, Quito, Ecuador, ⁶Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador, ⁷Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, ⁸Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ⁹Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁰Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹¹Department of surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Living donor adult-to-adult liver transplantation (LT) has emerged as a feasible alternative to deceased donors. Advances in hepatobiliary surgery have allowed the introduction of…