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2018 American Transplant Congress » Poster Session A: Liver: MELD, Allocation and Donor Issues (DCD/ECD)

Date: Saturday, June 2, 2018

Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm

Location: Hall 4EF

Session Type: Poster Session

Meeting: 2018 American Transplant Congress

5:30pm-7:30pm
Calibration of Updated LSAM

J. Pyke,1 T. Weaver,1 D. Schladt,1 N. Salkowski,1 A. Wey,1 J. Lake,2 W. Kim,3 S. Gentry,4 A. Israni.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Changes in Geographic Disparity Following Share 35

M. Bowring,1 E. Chow,1 A. Massie,1 D. Segev,1 S. Gentry.1,2

5:30pm-7:30pm
Changes in Graft Gene Expression Contribute to Coagulopathy in UDCD Liver Transplantation

A. Hessheimer, M. Vendrell, D. Sabater, J. Muñoz, A. Blasi, J. García-Valdecasas, A. Ruíz, M. Navasa, C. Fondevila.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Cold Ischemia Time is an Important Risk Factor for Post-Liver Transplant Prolonged Length of Stay

E. Pan, D. Yoeli, N. Galvan, M. Kueht, R. Cotton, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss, A. Rana.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Contemporary Practice Patterns & Outcomes after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement: A Multicenter US Experience of 1,146 Patients

J. Boike,1 J. Ge,5 M. German,3 N. Jest,2 G. Morelli,2 E. Spengler,3 A. Said,3 A. Lee,3 A. Hristov,3 K. Kolli,4 J. Lai,4 A. Desai,5 S. Junna,5 B. Pokhrel,5 T. Couri,6 S. Paul,6 N. Christian-Miller,7 C. Frenette,7 M. Laurito,8 E. Verna,8 U. Rahim,9 A. Goel,9 A. Das,1 S. Pine,1 D. Gregory,1 L. VanWagner.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Cumulative United States Experience in Domino Liver Transplants

K. Barrera, S. Sharma, A. Gruessner, R. Gruessner.

5:30pm-7:30pm
DCD Utilization in Cholestatic Liver Disease: Distinct Outcomes between PSC and PBC Recipients

J. Pasko, E. Maynard, E. Dewey, K. Roayaie, S. Orloff, D. Scott, W. Naugler, J. Ahn, C. Enestvedt.

5:30pm-7:30pm
DSA-Level Liver Availability and Liver Utilization

S. Zhou, M. Bowring, A. Massie, S. Gentry, D. Segev.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Development and Validation of Nomogram to Predict Primary Non Function in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Donation after Cardiac Death Donor Graft

Z. Guo, J. Zeng, Q. Zhao, B. Chen, Z. Zhang, L. Wang, X. He.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Differences in Liver Waitlist Mortality Due to Geographic Disparity in Organ Availability

A. Massie,1 S. DiBrito,1 J. Motter,1 M. Henderson,1 S. Zhou,1 K. Jackson,1 D. Segev,1 S. Gentry.2

5:30pm-7:30pm
Diffuse Optical Non-Invasive Organ Risk (DONOR) Indexing Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Pre-Transplant Evaluation

H. Borron,1 D. Piao,2 A. Hawxby,3 H. Wright,3 E. Rubin.4

5:30pm-7:30pm
Do High-Risk Categories Convey the Wrong Message to Waitlisted Patients – Is It Time to Reconsider the Absolute Risk of Graft Loss?

A. Zarinsefat, H. Braun, S. Syed, B. Orandi, G. Roll.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Donor Hepatectomy Time in Donation after Circulatory Death Donors is an Independent Risk Factor for the Development of Biliary Strictures and Early Graft Loss after Transplantation

O. van Leeuwen,1 M. van Reeven,2 M. Fujiyoshi,1 V. de Meijer,1 R. de Kleine,1 M. de Boer,1 J. de Jonge,2 J. Ijzermans,2 W. Polak,2 R. Porte.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Donor and Procedural Variability in DCD Liver Transplant: Is It Time to Come to a Consensus?

L. Ruffolo, M. Balceniuk, R. Hernandez Alejandro.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Impact of Donation after Cardiac Death Allografts on Outcome Following Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: An Analysis of the UNOS Database

S. Kumar,1 S. Lin,2 J. Schold.2

5:30pm-7:30pm
Impact of On-Site Overestimation of Macrosteatosis on Donor Liver Biopsy

M. Wright, J. Seal, L. De Gregorio, H. Bohorquez, D. Bruce, E. Bugeaud, I. Carmody, A. Mathur, D. Sonnier, G. Galliano, I. Oliva, L. Bratton, G. Loss.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Impact of Total Graft Steatotic Mass in Liver Transplant Outcomes

L. De Gregorio,1 E. Bugeaud,1 G. Galliano,2 H. Bohorquez,1 D. Bruce,1 I. Carmody,1 A. Cohen,1 J. Seal,1 D. Sonnier,1 A. Mathur,1 G. Loss.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Incidence Trends among Deceased Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States, 2011-2016: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

R. Schilke, M. Safwan, K. Collins, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Is Percent Exception at Transplant a Driver of MELD Inflation?

D. Schladt,1 J. Snyder,1 A. Israni,1 W. Kim,2 J. Lake.3

5:30pm-7:30pm
Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is Not Inferior to Liver Donor Risk Index (LDRI) in Predicting Long-Term Liver Graft Survival

U. Scheuermann, K. Freischlag, Q. Gao, J. Yerxa, B. Ezekian, R. Davis, P. Schroder, A. Barbas.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Large Decrease in Liver Waiting List Dropout Rate for MELD > 14

D. Schladt,1 J. Pyke,1 A. Israni,1 W. Kim,2 J. Lake,3 J. Snyder.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Liver Allocation: One OPO's Experience with Expedited versus Non-Expedited Placement

C. Muse, R. Squires, C. Trahan, J. Whaley, J. Orlowski.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Liver Transplant Patients with MELD>50 at Listing Have Poor Waitlist Outcomes and Similar Post Transplant Survival to Status 1A Patients

M. Safwan, R. Schilke, U. Nwagu, K. Collins, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Survival after Liver Transplantation for Wilson Disease (WD)

P. Jalal, S. May, A. Rana.

5:30pm-7:30pm
MELD Based Allocation Deteriorates Patient Survival without Improving Waiting List Mortality in a Low Donor Area

P. Ritschl, L. Wiering, F. Aigner, M. Biebl, D. Eurich, M. Schmelzle, I. Sauer, K. Kotsch, J. Pratschke, R. Öllinger.

5:30pm-7:30pm
MELD-Na Score Based Liver Allocation: Hyponatremia is No Longer a Risk Factor for Waitlist Mortality

S. Nagai,1 L. Chau,1 M. Safwan,1 R. Schilke,1 M. Rizzari,1 K. Collins,1 A. Yoshida,1 M. Abouljoud,1 D. Moonka.2

5:30pm-7:30pm
Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplants

D. Stewart, A. Robinson, A. Harper, D. Klassen.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Non-US Citizen Liver Transplant Recipients (LTR) Have Superior Outcomes Compared to US Citizen LTR: A Retrospective Study of 50,422 Subjects Using the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) from 1992-2015

T. Butler,1 A. Rana,2 M. Garfinkel.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Offer Acceptance Practices and Geographic Variability in Allocation MELD at Transplant

A. Wey,1 S. Gentry,2 J. Pyke,1 D. Schladt,1 T. Weaver,1 N. Salkowski,1 B. Kasiske,1 A. Israni,1 J. Snyder.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Outcomes of Livers Allocated to High UNOS Match Sequence Number Recipients at a High Volume Transplant Center

M. Park, L. De Gregorio, H. Bohorquez, D. Bruce, E. Bugeaud, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, A. Mathur, D. Sonnier, J. Seal, G. Loss.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Outcomes of Moderately Macrosteatotic Liver Allografts

J. Alvikas, A-.P. Deeb, K. Lemon, X. Chen, S. Malik, G. Zeng, C. Hughes, A. Humar, A. Tevar.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Predicting Liver Allograft Discard: The Discard Risk Index

A. Rana, M. Kueht, N. Galvan, R. Cotton, T. Miloh, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Predictors of Graft Survival amongst Recipients of Liver Allografts with Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time (CIT)

J. Steggerda,1 K. Kim,1 D. Malinoski,2 M. Bloom.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Real-Time Expert Evaluation of Liver Biopsy for Transplant: The Significance of Smartphone and Microscope Adapter in Telepathology

N. Bath,1 X. Wang,2 J. Bledsoe,2 M. Thijssen,1 A. Ahearn,1 B. Movahedi,1 A. Bozorgzadeh,1 P. Martins.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Regional Variation in the Outcomes of MELD-Na Based Liver Allocation

L. Chau,1 D. Moonka,2 K. Collins,1 M. Rizzari,1 A. Yoshida,1 M. Abouljoud,1 S. Nagai.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
Survival Advantage from Accepting a Circulatory Death Liver Transplant

J. Richards,1 R. Taylor,2 E. Allen,2 A. Goh,1 J. Neuberger,3 D. Collett,2 G. Pettigrew.1

5:30pm-7:30pm
The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Confounded by MELD in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

J. McVey, K. Sasaki, F. Dan, Q. Cristiano, H. Koji, M. Charles, A. Federico.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Utilization of Older Donor after Cardiac Death Allografts in Liver Transplantation: An Opportunity to Increase the Donor Pool

F. Paterno, K. Wima, T. Diwan, M. Cuffy, N. Anwar, E. Woodle, S. Shah.

5:30pm-7:30pm
Waitlist Candidates Who Travel for Liver Transplantation and the Donor Organs They Receive

J. Ge, J. Lai.

5:30pm-7:30pm
When Does Donor Age Matter? A Review of over 70,000 Liver Transplants

D. Yoeli, E. Pan, M. Kueht, N. Galvan, R. Cotton, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss, A. Rana.

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