2018 American Transplant Congress
Higher Early Post-Liver Transplant Mortality in Recipients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis versus Alcoholic Cirrhosis
INTRODUCTIONThe American Consortium of Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis (ACCELERATE-AH) is a multicenter cohort from 8 UNOS regions studying early liver transplant (LT) for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease: Data from the A2ALL Study
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
The literature on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is primarily from single Asian centers. We investigated LDLT outcomes for ALD…2018 American Transplant Congress
To Score a Pancreas, Stars Must Be Aligned
Excellent medical care and readily accessible insulin preparations serve to require a very high quality of deceased donor pancreas organs accepted for transplantation. Improving, prevailing…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Trends in Young Adults: Silent Alcohol Epidemic
1Gastroenterology, USF, Tampa; 2Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa.
With the introduction of effective antiviral therapy for HCV, there is a paradigm shift in liver disease with a decline in HCV but a parallel…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Is Early Always Necessary?
Aim: Prior studies have demonstrated liver transplantation (LT) as a viable option for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) who fail steroid treatment. These studies…2017 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol-Induced Hepatic Cirrhosis Is Rising Among Young Adults.
Background: Alcoholic cirrhosis is a common indication for liver transplantation. Recent population studies have shown no change in the overall prevalence of alcohol use, but…2017 American Transplant Congress
U.S. Outcomes in Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis: Results from the American Consortium of Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis (ACCELERATE-AH).
INTRODUCTIONA Franco-Belgian protocol showed that early liver transplant (LT) in severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) could improve survival with low incidence of alcohol relapse (AR). Application…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
The literature on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is sparse. We report our experience w/LDLT for ALD at a single,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Concurrent Psychosocial Variables Confound Perioperative and Postoperative Care in Liver Transplant Recipients with Alcoholic Liver Disease.
Purpose: Liver transplant centers tend to focus primarily on duration of sobriety prior to consideration for transplantation in patients with alcoholic liver disease, with limited…2017 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Psychosocial Liver Transplant Evaluation in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease – Moving Beyond the Six-Month Rule.
Background: For patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), many transplant programs and payers have a mandatory six-month sobriety interval prior to transplant eligibility. However, the…
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