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2020 American Transplant Congress
Social Support in the Peri-Liver Transplant Period Affects Post-Transplant Survival, Rejection Rate and Length of Stay
T. Ashraf¹, V. Mendiratta², S. Gill¹, A. Abdelwahab³, D. Moonka², S. Jafri²
¹Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Although social support is a key component of the pre-transplant evaluation, it’s effect on post-transplant outcomes remains understudied. The purpose of this study was…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bedside Ultrasound to Assess for Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Inpatient Liver Transplant Evaluation
M. Aguilar¹, E. A. Rodriguez¹, A. Andrekus², S. Buckner-Petty², N. Dahiya², E. J. Carey²
¹GI/Hepatology, Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is routinely assessed during outpatient evaluation for liver transplant (LT) candidacy in cirrhotic patients as it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Skeletal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Patients Requiring Pre-Transplant Mechanical Ventilation
T. Ito, A. Aziz, A. E. Murray, S. Younan, J. DiNorcia III, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Increasing transplant candidate acuity has resulted in more patients requiring perioperative intensive care and mechanical ventilation prior to liver transplantation (LT). However, studies on…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Diseases versus Biliary Atresia: Single Center Experience
A. M. Elsabbagh, K. M. Khan, A. A. Amin, S. S. Kaufman, N. A. Yazigi, T. M. Fishbein
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The main indication for LT in children has been biliary atresia (BA). Recent advances in surgical management and the development of new immunosuppressants have…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Genetic and Metabolic Liver Disease: A Single-Center Experience
S. Hassan¹, K. Mysore¹, D. N. Cerminara², K. E. Hosek³, M. Faraone⁴, R. Sigereddi⁵, R. Ackah⁵, A. Rana⁶, J. Goss⁶, T. Galvan⁶
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Pharmacy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Outcomes and Impact Service, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁴Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁵Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Pediatric liver transplantation (LT) is an established treatment for a myriad of liver diseases most notably biliary atresia and urea cycle defects. In the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
New Concept of Liver Transplatation in Pediatric Patient – Up Side Down Metod
P. Dubska, L. Janousek, J. Chlupac, M. Kocik, J. Fronek
Transplantation Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LTx) in pediatrics has become an accepted modality for treatment in end-stage liver disease and irreversible acute liver failure. Left lateral segment…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Liver Transplantation: A Case Series
J. G. Guorgui¹, T. Ito¹, M. M. Lu¹, P. Benharash², A. Ardehali³, V. Gudzenko⁴, C. Wray⁴, V. G. Agopian¹, J. DiNorcia III¹, H. Yersiz¹, D. G. Farmer¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, F. M. Kaldas¹
¹The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment modality for patients who develop cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional efforts. ECMO has been used sparingly…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria among Adult Patients of Respiratory Tract within 90 Days after Lung Transplantation
W. Chen, L. Zhao, L. Guo, S. Du, C. Liang, M. Li, B. Cao, B. Lu, J. Chen, C. Wang
China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are challenges in the management of lung transplantation patients. We conducted…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience of Valganciclovir and Adjunctive CMV IVIG for the Treatment of CMV Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients
A. A. Fernandez¹, N. Sinha², M. Loebe², J. Glaze², S. Manickavel², M. Fernandez², T. Pastrana², J. Simkins³, J. Camargo³, M. I. Morris³, L. Abbo³, Y. Natori³
¹Infectious Disease, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, ²University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, ³Transplant Infectious Disease, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection happens commonly and causes significant morbidity in lung transplant (LTx) recipients. The use of CMV hyperimmune globulin (CMVIg) as an adjunctive treatment…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Intraoperative Donor Duodenal Segment Swab Cultures with the Subsequent Occurrence of Surgical Site Infections in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients
C. M. Rotstein¹, M. Alabdulla¹, S. Al Rehily¹, Y. Natori², K. Van¹, M. Cattral¹, T. Reichman¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of ID, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation (PT) is commonly employed for the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus. It has been postulated that surgical site infections (SSIs), particularly…