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Articles tagged "Liver failure"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Biopsy as a Predictor in Risk Stratification for Heart Transplant Candidates

    S. Tolia1, T. Al Saadi1, N. Narang2, A. Joshi2, C. Sciamanna2, S. Pauwaa2, G. Macaluso2, M. Dia2, A. Tatooles3, P. Pappas3, W. Cotts2, A. Andrade2

    1Internal Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, 2Cardiology, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, 3Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

    *Purpose: Patients undergoing workup for Orthotopic Heart Transplant (OHT) undergo multi-organ evaluation for risk stratification. While cirrhosis is a known predictor of poor outcomes in…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Rate of Hospitalization Among Patients with Cirrhosis is More Than Twice as High as Patients Over 85 Years

    N. R. Mazumder1, K. Guo2, L. Zhao3, A. Kho1, K. Walters4, T. S. Carey4, C. Loftus1, D. P. Ladner1

    1Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2Biostatistics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 3Biostatistcs, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 4University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    *Purpose: Cirrhosis is a common disease however it is understudied because population data on patients with cirrhosis is lacking. While the risk of hospitalization in…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    A Novel Liver Assist Device as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients with Multi-Organ Failure

    S. Ahmad1, I. W. Liou1, J. Reyes2, R. Bakthavatsalam3, N. C. Smith4, R. L. Carithers1, C. Martin1, D. Gao5

    1Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Surgery, University of Washington, SEATTLE, WA, 3Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 5Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    *Purpose: Acute on chronic liver failure (AOCLF) occurs in nearly 25% of patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis, with many developing multi-organ failure requiring ventilatory, vasopressor…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) in Dialysis-Dependent ESLD Patients: The ALTA Study

    J. Ge1, J. Boike2, M. German3, G. J. Morelli4, E. Spengler3, A. Said3, A. S. Lee3, A. Hristov3, A. Desai5, T. Couri6, S. Paul6, C. Frenette7, N. Christian-Miller7, M. Laurito8, E. Verna8, U. Rahim9, A. Goel9, D. Gregory2, L. VanWagner2, K. P. Kolli1, J. Lai1

    1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 3University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 4University of Florida Health, Gainsville, FL, 5Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 6University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 7The Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, 8Columbia University, New York, NY, 9Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    *Purpose: Data on the outcomes of patients with cirrhosis who require renal replacement therapy (RRT) at the time of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) is…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Outcomes Over Time of Extended Criteria Donor Grafts for Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure

    T. Kitajima, T. Ivanics, D. Moonka, T. Shamaa, A. Mohamed, K. Delvecchio, K. Collins, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai

    Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Given the high waitlist mortality of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), liver transplant (LT) with an extended criteria donor (ECD) can be considered.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Neutrophil Extracellular Trap-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Steatotic Mouse Recipients Impacts Liver Transplant Outcomes

    H. Hirao, H. Kojima, K. Kadono, K. J. Dery, D. G. Farmer, F. M. Kaldas, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski

    UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging global epidemic projected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT). Although recent studies focus on the…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Iatrogenic Sodium Exposure in Hospitalized Patients with Liver Disease

    P. Klem1, R. Mbangu Kot Mbau2, B. Crowther1, V. Lewis1, S. Lin1, E. Patrick3, A. Nadrash1, K. Schoeppler1, I. Kim1

    1Pharmacy, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, 3Transplant Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: Numerous medications administered in the hospital setting may contain hidden/additional amounts of sodium in the drug itself and via intravenous (IV) diluents or admixtures.…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Level of Serum Cholesterol and Apoptosis Together Induces the Development of Liver Fibrosis and Early Allograft Loss

    B. H. Ozdemir1, G. Ozgun1, E. H. Ayvazoglu Soy2, N. Haberal1, M. Haberal2

    1Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2Department of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    *Purpose: Hypercholesterolemia (HC) induced oxidative stress known to facilitate apoptosis, steatosis, and TGF-β induced liver injury. Apoptosis, in turn, can trigger inflammation, and fibrosis. Apoptotic…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Rapid Preparation to Undergo ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure

    H. Hung1, C. Lee2, Y. Wang1, J. Lee2, C. Cheng1, T. Wu1, T. Wu1, H. Chou1, K. Chan1, W. Lee2

    1Chang-gung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2Chang-gung Hospital, Taiyuan, Taiwan

    *Purpose: Acute liver failure is a life-threatening condition and urgent liver transplantation is needed to save lives. In the circumstance of deceased and ABO-compatible (ABO-C)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Acute Liver Failure Etiology is an Independent Predictor of Waitlist Outcome Accounting for Severity of Illness in a National Cohort

    N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Severity of illness and liver transplant (LT) waitlist outcome can differ according to acute liver failure (ALF) etiology. However, it is unknown whether ALF…
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