2019 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocols in Kidney Transplantation: Time to Change Practice?
St. Vincent Abdominal Transplant Center, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multi-modal perioperative care pathway designed to facilitate early recovery after major surgery by maintaining preoperative body composition…2019 American Transplant Congress
Reduction In Early Readmission In Kidney Recipients – Outcomes At One Year With Standardized Intensive Follow Up
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients often experience frequent ED visits and high early hospital readmission (EHR) rates (within 30 days). We sought to decrease our preventable…2019 American Transplant Congress
Women Who Undergo Liver Transplant Have Increased Health Care Utilization in the Peri-Transplant Period Compared with Men
*Purpose: We have previously shown that women on the liver transplant (LT) waitlist are at greater risk of hospitalization compared with men, but whether this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Standardized Pain Management Post Donor Nephrectomy Results in Decreased Length of Stay
*Purpose: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has reduced the burden associated with open surgery, but a significant percentage of donors still suffer from postoperative pain. It is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Exclusions and Shifting Trends in Living Liver Donor Evaluations: A Single Center Experience
Transplant Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Not many studies have reported the donor exclusion rates and reason for their decline in US. We aim to report the breakdown of donor…2019 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion during Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for massive intraoperative blood loss and transfusion in pediatric liver transplant recipients and describe…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Case Scheduling on Hospital Cost and Length of Stay in Living Donor Kidney Recipients
*Purpose: In an effort to optimize patient care and cost efficiency, we investigated if living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients incurred any difference in hospital…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Pre-Operative Angiographic Kidney Embolization Decrease Complications in Allograft Nephrectomy?
Surgery, Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Morbidity associated with allograft nephrectomy (AN) for treatment of failed or diseased kidney transplants is well documented. Pre-operative angiographic kidney embolization (PAKE), which induces…2018 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Renal Function Predicts Length of Stay for Incisional Hernia Repair after Liver Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia repair (IHR) is the most frequently performed general surgery procedure after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although enhanced recovery protocols for general surgery…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of a Multimodal Pain Control Regimen in Living Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomies
Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Purpose: Evaluate the effects of a multimodal pain control regimen on length of stay (LOS), opioid consumption, pain control, and opioid/NSAID related adverse events in…
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