2021 American Transplant Congress
First Promising Results of CIAT: A New Kidney Exchange Program for Difficult-to-match Patients
*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
The Combined Effects of Simultaneous Portal Vein Thrombosis and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Simultaneous portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and renal dysfunction (RD) have unknown effects after liver transplant (LT). We analyzed the outcomes of patients with simultaneous…2021 American Transplant Congress
Varicella Hepatitis Mimicking Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Liver Toxicity
*Purpose: Nivolumab is an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody belonging to a class of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) used for many malignancies. A major limitation to their…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donation After Circulatory Death Donor Allografts on Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma
*Purpose: Improvements in the management of extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) resulted in allocation of a standardized model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception score for liver…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?
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
Geographic Divergence in Waitlist Registration and Trends in Waitlist Removal for Liver Transplantation in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate regional trends of waitlist (WL) registrations and removal for liver transplantation (LT) among United States (US) adults listed for…2021 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Impact of the New Liver Allocation Policy on Transplant Center and Organ Procurement Organization Logistics
*Purpose: In February 2020, a new policy for liver allocation was instituted in an effort to reduce geographic disparity in median MELD at transplant. To…2021 American Transplant Congress
Macrosteatosis in the US Pediatric Deceased Liver Donor Population, 2005-2018
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The pediatric obesity epidemic is associated with early signs of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) such as increased hepatic macrosteatosis and liver enzymes. In…2021 American Transplant Congress
Textbook Outcome: A Novel Metric in Lung Transplantation Outcomes
*Purpose: Lung transplant programs are typically assessed based on 1-/3-year survival, however other factors such as quality of life, freedom from rejection and oxygen, etc.,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pd-1 Inhibitor Treatment in Solid Organ Transplant Patients with Metastatic Cancer
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant patients due to chronic immunosuppression have an increased risk of de novo cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been recently developed to…