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2020 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Factors Affecting Postoperative Hepatic Volume Increase in Liver Donor
J. Cho, K. Lee, S. Hong, J. Lee, E. Han, K. Hong, N. Yi, K. Suh
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: In living donor liver transplantation, donor safety is the top priority.Thus, the debate over how much a donor’s liver can be taken to recipient…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Single-Center Experience in Transfusion-Free Liver Transplantation: Referrals and Outcomes from 2005 to 2019
B. H. Horwich¹, A. Mulgaonkar¹, B. Kim², N. Kaur¹, J. Kahn², Y. Genyk³, A. Ahearn³, H. Han²
¹Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²GI & Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The Jehovah’s Witnesses is a religious group known to the medical community for its non-acceptance of blood products. This poses a significant challenge in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Pharmacist Led Outpatient Tacrolimus Monitoring Protocol in Renal Transplant Recipients
K. L. Owen, M. Palettas, H. Winters, T. E. Pesavento, A. Rajab, O. Witkowsky
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the time within therapeutic range (TTR) of tacrolimus (TAC) before and after the initiation of a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Lims1 Gene and Risk of T-Cell Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Caliskan¹, G. Karahan², S. Mirioglu³, Y. Ozluk⁴, R. Ouseph¹, H. Yazici³, H. Randall⁵, F. Savran Oguz⁶, A. Turkmen³, M. S. Sever³, K. Lentine¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Immunohematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Division of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Center for Abdominal Transplantation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁶Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Recent advances have provided new insights into the pathogenesis of kidney allograft rejection caused by additional antigens associated with genetic risk variant of LIM…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions about Liver Disease and Living-Donor Liver Transplant- Results of a National Survey
C. Zell¹, C. Caruso¹, T. Kirby², S. Piccirilli³, S. Ganesh⁴, J. Whyte⁵, A. Humar³
¹Clinical Marketing, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Marketing Intelligence, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Clinical Marketing, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵WebMD, New York, NY
*Purpose: There are more than 14,000 people on the national waiting list for a liver transplant. Approximately 25% will die before receiving a life-saving transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Rapid Procedure in a Cirrhotic Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma with a GRWR of 0.35
D. Balci¹, O. Kirimker¹, M. Kologlu², U. Goktug¹, E. Ustuner³, S. Karadag⁴, E. Er⁵, G. Cinar⁶, M. Bayar⁴, A. Yilmaz⁴, A. Azap⁶, K. Karayalcin¹
¹General Surgery and Transplantation, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Radiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Anesthesiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Gastroenterology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁶Infectious Disease, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Here, we describe a new approach using Rapid Procedure, a 2 stage hepatectomy technique, with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in the cirrhotic setting…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Initial Case Series of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy in Cleveland Clinic
K. Sasaki, F. Aucejo, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, C. MIller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto, C. D. Kwon
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Techniques for laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) have been developed over the two decades, and its advantage in less postoperative pain and early recovery are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Outcome Monitoring Registry Consortium: Data and Preliminary Outcome Results
J. Case¹, S. Kurian¹, B. Barrick¹, A. Robinson², M. Prentice², C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation, La Jolla, CA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing Research Department, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The Liver Outcome Monitoring Registry (LOMR) is an online platform for collecting and monitoring liver outcome data of marginal and DCD organs to be…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predicting the Safe Use of Deceased after Circulatory Death Liver Allografts in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
V. Fleetwood, A. Gracon, D. Aufhauser, C. Papageorge, K. Janek, G. Leverson, D. Foley, J. Mezrich, A. D'Alessandro, L. Fernandez, D. Al-Adra
Department of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The use of deceased after circulatory donation (DCD) liver allografts in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is controversial given the already-increased risk of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Outcomes, Risk Factors, and Regional Variation in Selection of Morbidly Obese Liver Transplant Candidates in the US
T. Lian¹, N. Kaur², J. Emamaullee², M. Lo³, P. Ender⁴, J. Kahn⁵, L. Sher²
¹Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Preventative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Statistical Consulting Group, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) limits for liver transplant (LT) candidacy are controversial. We evaluated waitlist and post-LT outcomes, prognostic factors, and regional patterns of…