2020 American Transplant Congress
A Liver Transplant Candidate with Above Average Conscientiousness is More Likely to Receive a Liver Transplant
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) candidates are currently assessed in terms of their physical, social and mental capacity to take care of themselves and their grafts.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Relationship between Tacrolimus Levels and Short-Term Outcome in Korean Pediatric Patients with Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving procedure in patients with end stage liver disease. After LT, immunosuppresive regimens are needed in order to prevent…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Re-Do Portal Vein Anastomosis vs Thrombectomy and Prophylactic Portal Vein Stenting Through Re-Opened Umbilical Vein- Breaching the Technical Barrier!
Organ Transplantation Center, Apollo Hospital New Mumbai, Mumbai, India
*Purpose: Acute portal venous thrombosis (PVT) in perioperative period after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in pediatric patients is a serious complication. It can lead…2020 American Transplant Congress
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used for oxygen preservation and hemodynamic support in case of circulatory or respiratory failure. Although the role of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Locally Unresectable, Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma
General Surgery ( HPB & Transplant), University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma (UESL) of the liver is the third most common malignant liver disease of childhood presenting as a rapidly enlarging intra-abdominal…2020 American Transplant Congress
Adult Liver Transplant Recipients Show Increased Fibrinolysis Resistance Compared with Pediatric Recipients: The Potential Impact of Anticoagulation between the Two Populations
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Fibrinolytic changes in adult liver transplant patients have previously been demonstrated large transitions from excessive fibrinolysis (hyperfibrinolysis) to fibrinolysis resistance (shutdown) within 2 hours…2020 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis by PDFF Affects Percent Remnant Liver Regeneration in Living Donors without Impacting on Clinical Outcomes
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Mild steatosis (5-33% of fat) is not expected to affect liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy. Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density…2020 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Timing of Initiating Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Acute kidney injury(AKI) is a frequent complication after liver transplantation(LT), and is associated with high mortality. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is a blood…2020 American Transplant Congress
Calcium Phosphate Crystals: An Under Recognized Cause of Kidney Allograft Injury?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Calcium phosphate (CaPhos) crystals are a known cause of dysfunction in native kidneys. Our objectives were to describe the incidence of CaPhos crystal deposition…2020 American Transplant Congress
Proinflammatory Cytokines Including IL-18 Correlate with Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common immunomodulatory virus that still causes significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients despite prophylaxis. Cytokines…
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