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2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of a Tobacco Prohibition Policy Compared to a Restrictive Policy on Liver Transplant Candidate Outcomes
A. Likhitsup,¹ A. Hassan,¹ J. Mellinger,¹ F. Askari,¹ G. Winder,² P. Sharma,¹ N. Saeed,³ C. Sonnenday,⁴ R. Fontana.¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI; ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Introduction: Substance use disorders (SUD) are common in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Poorer postLT outcomes in tobacco users have led programs to prohibit tobacco use…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Listing for Liver Transplantation in an OPO Other Than the Resident OPO
S. Zhou, A. Massie, S. Gentry, D. Segev.
The JHU, Baltimore.
Geographic disparity in access to liver transplantation has been well described. Candidates may travel to be listed in OPOs with better access. We hypothesized that…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Tobacco Consumption versus Marijuana Consumption in Liver Transplant Recipients
P. Serrano Rodriguez, R. Watkins, L. Jurgevich, D. Gerber, A. Nayyar, J. Jadi, C. Moses, C. Desai.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
The long term effects of smoking tobacco have been widely reported, from cardiovascular disease, to pulmonary complications and cancer, the effect of Marijuana has not…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes for HCV-Viremic Recipients of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant in the Direct Anti-Viral Era
A. Ray, C. Klein, T. Ommert, R. Cross, R. Rubin.
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA.
Before the era of direct anti-viral agents (DAAs), outcomes for HCV-viremic recipients of simultaneous liver kidney transplant (SLKT) were inferior to HCV-negative recipients. PURPOSE: To…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Impact of Antecedent Bariatric Surgery on Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study
O. Serrano,¹ K. Peterson,¹ D. Vock,² D. Berglund,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ J. Lake,³ T. Pruett,¹ S. Chinnakotla.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with significant malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies, which can have profound consequences on the liver transplant (LT) patient. The magnitude…
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Comprehensive Validation of Different Clinical Prediction Models on Short- and Long-Term Outcome Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
J. Boecker,¹ Z. Czigany,¹ J. Bednarsch,¹ I. Amygdalos,¹ F. Meister,¹ D. Morales Santana,¹ W. Schoening,¹ T. Ulmer,¹ M. Krebbers,¹ G. Koek,¹ D. Kroy,² F. Tacke,² C. Trautwein,² U. Neumann,¹ G. Lurje.¹
¹Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany; ²Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany.
Background: Organ shortage remains a major problem in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). An optimal utilization of the donor pool with better prediction of outcome is…
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Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma in the U.S. (2002-2015)
T. Bittermann,¹ S. Prenner,¹ P. Abt,² D. Goldberg.^1,3
¹Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEHE) is a rare, malignant vascular tumor of the liver with high mortality if left untreated. Liver transplantation (LT) is potentially curative,…
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Pre Liver Transplant (LT) Prediction of Surgical Complexity by Recipient Risk Grading and Optimizing Outcomes: The Ochsner Experience
H. Sharma,¹ H. Bohorquez,^1,2 D. Bruce,¹ J. Seal,¹ A. Cohen,^1,2 E. Bugeaud,¹ I. Carmody,^1,2 D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ D. Marroquin,¹ M. Voltz,¹ L. DeGregorio,¹ G. Loss.^1,2
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; ²School of Medicine, University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Ochsner Unit has been assigning the potential recipient with surgical complexity category since 2015 to preempt surgical risk .Aim: To review outcomes after the…
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Impact of Aortic Abdominal Calcification among Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients; a Retrospective Study
Y. Imaoka, M. Ohira, S. Simizu, H. Tahara, K. Ide, Y. Tanaka, H. Ohdan.
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is known as a risk factor of coronary artery disease, stroke, hyperphosphatemia, chronic inflammation, diabetes, and decreased an estimated glomerular filtration…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Pragmatic Surgical Risk Assessment Criteria in Critically Ill Patients Prior to Liver Transplantation
C. Bonham, Z. Tulu, M. Melcher, P. Kwo, W. Concepcion, A. Ahmed, C. Esquivel.
Liver Transplant Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Futility rules in critically ill patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) are lacking in this era of severe organ shortage of organs. We aim to identify…