2019 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Frailty Index is Associated with Current and Subsequent Disability in Liver Transplant Candidates
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The Liver Frailty Index (LFI) was developed to capture the effects of malnutrition and muscle wasting in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT).…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized Pilot Trial of Home-Based Physical Activity Plus Dietary Intervention to Improve Physical Function in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease
*Purpose: Deconditioning and frailty are prevalent among liver transplant (LTx) candidates and prehabilitation programs have been proposed in order to improve clinical outcomes. However, few…2019 American Transplant Congress
Contribution of CD38 to Methionine Choline Deficient (MCD) Diet-Induced Liver Injury in Rats
Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State Univ. Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and associated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a rising cause of end stage liver disease, increasing the need for liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
Personality Traits of Liver Transplant Candidates – Unappreciated Challenges
*Purpose: Liver transplant candidates are chronically ill, requiring complex medical care prior to and after transplant to optimize outcomes. Conscientiousness is one of the Big…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Cognitive Improvement One Month after Liver Transplant Measured by the NIH Toolbox
*Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is highly prevalent in liver cirrhosis. Improvement after liver transplant (LT) varies among patients, diminishing the benefits of LT for some.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant versus Cirrhotic Patients
*Purpose: Patients with cirrhosis are at an increased risk for post-operative complications after open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). Conversely, liver transplant recipients (LTR) may have…2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of DCD Donors >50 Years Old for Liver Transplantation
Arizona Transplant Associates, PC, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: End stage liver disease is becoming more prevalent in the United States with approximately 4.9 million adults carrying the diagnosis. It is estimated that…2019 American Transplant Congress
Share 21 Rather Than Share 15: Balancing Transplant Opportunity without Compromising Waitlist Outcomes
*Purpose: We recently reported that, with the introduction of Meld-Na liver allocation, the score at which patients clearly benefit from liver transplant as opposed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Candidate Attitudes towards Organs from Increased Risk Donors: A Single Center Survey
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Increased Risk Donors (IRDs) are a significant proportion of the deceased organ donor pool but may be declined by patients on the liver transplant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Persistently Low MELD-Na Scores Continue To Be At Risk Of Liver Related Death
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Model for End Stage Liver Disease-Sodium (MELD-Na) score is a reliable predictor of 90-day mortality however its long term predictive ability is unclear,…
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