2021 American Transplant Congress
Transplant-free Survival in Alcohol-related Liver Disease (ALD) Patients Presenting with First Evidence of Ascites
*Purpose: The development of ascites is a poor prognostic sign for patients with cirrhosis. The factors associated with transplant-free survival at initial presentation with ascites…2021 American Transplant Congress
Can an Organ Survive for More Than 100 Years Between Donor and Recipient
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: It has been hypothesized that parenchymal grafts have a longer life expectancy than the cardio-cerebro-vascular system. We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver (DDOLT),…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Histone Acetylation/methylation Mediated Epigenetic Modifications in the Pathogenesis of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis-associated Liver Carcinogenesis
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive human cancers and is characterized by an acquisition of multiple abnormal phenotypes driven by epigenetic…2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death (cdcd) on Waiting List Mortalityfor Liver Transplantation in the Last 10 Years: The Spanish Experience
University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain
*Purpose: Controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) provides one third of liver donors in Spain nowadays. The aim of our work is to evaluate the…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pre-transplant Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Short-term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To understand the importance of pre-transplant nutritional status in optimizing liver transplant outcomes.*Methods: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a serum marker of nutrition…2021 American Transplant Congress
Post Pediatric Liver Transplant Immunosuppression: What’s the Caregivers’ Perspective?
*Purpose: For children with liver transplants (LT), achieving an “ideal outcome” is a balancing act: too little immunosuppression (IS) begets graft injury; too much IS…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplant Center Volume on Waiting List and Post-Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare pediatric liver transplant (pLT) waiting list and post-transplant outcomes by center pediatric living donor liver transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) post lung transplantation and to examine the relationship between…2021 American Transplant Congress
Public Perceptions of Presumed Consent for Organ Donation in Canada: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Public Comments from News Articles
*Purpose: In 2019, two Canadian provinces (Alberta and Nova Scotia) became the first jurisdictions in North America to pass presumed consent legislation to increase deceased…2021 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Disparities Amongst Dialysis Patients in North Carolina: Decreased Access to Transplant in Lowest Health Rank Counties
1Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: This study measured healthcare disparities amongst the counties in North Carolina with the best compared with counties with the worst healthcare outcomes, specifically the…
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