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Articles tagged "Liver"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Survival of the Fittest: The Rise in Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Related Disease

    K. Lau1, A. M. Fagenson1, L. Szeto2, S. Gingipally2, K. Forde2

    1Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: The number of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) performed for hepatitis C infection have decreased recently due to direct acting antiviral therapy. However, the number…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Knowledge Gaps and Perceptions of Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Referral Serve as Barriers to Transplant Among Primary Care Providers in Non-Urban America

    M. Wright1, V. Madabhushi1, A. R. Garcia2, N. Pope2, A. Murphy3, C. N. Taylor1, R. Gedaly1, M. Gupta1

    1Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 3School of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

    *Purpose: The path to liver transplant (LTX) typically begins with primary care providers(PCPs), and is dependent on timely referral to transplant centers. The referral patterns…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Why is Adolescent Waitlist Mortality Higher for Status 1A Girls?

    J. Foutz1, E. Hsu2, S. Noreen3, M. Cafarella4, J. Pomposelli5, S. Biggins6, J. Reyes6, E. Perito7

    1Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 2Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, 3United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 4Policy and Community Relations, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 5University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 6University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 7UCSF, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: Although adolescent pediatric liver transplant candidates are a vulnerable population, they are often excluded from analyses due to small sample size and assignment of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Outcome of Solid Organ Transplantation in Candidates with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review

    L. Orlandini

    Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    *Purpose: The allocation of organs comes with an ethical discussion in patients with intellectual disability. Historically, intellectual disability was considered a relative contra-indication for organ…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    An Immune-Modulatory Strategy to Mitigate Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in a Murine Model

    S. Duarte, A. Kobayashi, V. Boominathan, A. Kwiatkowski, J. Simonovich, A. Wanchoo, G. Hudalla, B. Keselowsky, A. Zarrinpar

    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    *Purpose: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is the leading cause of early graft dysfunction and contributes to the shortage of donor liver grafts. However, despite its…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Recipient and Center Factors Associated with Immunosuppression Practice Beyond the First Year After Liver Transplantation

    T. Bittermann1, D. Goldberg2

    1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Miami, Miami, FL

    *Purpose: To investigate patient and center factors associated with differences in immunosuppression management in the first 5 years after LT.*Methods: A retrospective cohort of 11,326…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    End-to-Side Splenic to Hepatic Artery Reconstruction in Liver Transplant: A Case Series

    N. Baker, L. Aviles-Ovalle, T. Baker, J. Campsen, R. Kim, G. Rofaiel

    Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

    *Purpose: Optimal hepatic artery (HA) blood flow post-liver transplantation (LT) is necessary for long-term allograft success. HA thrombosis (HAT) contributes to significant morbidity and mortality…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Organ Tracking Combined with Real-Time Communication to Reduce Organ Shipment Delays and Cit: The First Report of a Comprehensive, Scalable System for Organ Tracking and Communication in the United States

    A. Melia1, S. Pankow1, C. Paydenkar1, P. Summers1, J. Scalea2

    1MediGO, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Recent organ allocation strategies have elevated the complexity of organ shipment, increasing the organ travel time and distance. Despite these changes, logistics, time, and…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Donor Exclusion Criteria in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience

    D. Daskalaki, M. E. Akoad, J. Kim, C. J. Simon, Y. Cheah

    Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

    *Purpose: Liver donation is fundamental in increasing the pool of available grafts. Careful evaluation of each donor ensures the best outcomes for the recipient and…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Surgical Outcomes of Limited Sobriety versus Standard Sobriety Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

    S. Fu*, J. H. Pan*, A. Goel, A. J. Kwong, M. L. Melcher

    Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

    *Purpose: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is now the leading indication for liver transplantation. While 6 months of abstinence has been conventionally required before transplant, this…
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