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Articles tagged "Liver failure"

  • 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.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Simultaneous Heart-Liver-Kidney Transplantation Survival: National and Single-Center Outcomes

    U. A. Siddiqi1, P. S. Combs1, G. Kim2, T. Baker3, Y. Becker1, V. Jeevanandam1

    1Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Simultaneous Heart-Liver-Kidney transplantation (SHLKTx) is an incredibly rare, high-risk operation undergone by well-selected patients presenting with multi-organ failure. Our center has performed 10 of…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    A Shift in Paradigm: Phosphatidylethanol Testing to Monitor for and Address Alcohol Recidivism Following Liver Transplantation

    F. M. Nimri1, S. Naffouj1, F. Askar1, A. Singh2, H. Gonzalez2, S. Jafri2

    1Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a phospholipid that forms in the presence of ethanol with a long half-life compared to other alcohol detection tests. PEth testing…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    A. Adeel

    Infectious Diseases, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

    *Purpose: Initial studies of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients demonstrated high mortality rates, but more recent comparative data shows contradictory results.*Methods: We evaluated…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Karnofsky Performance Status Significantly Increases Waitlist Mortality among Different Grades of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure

    A. Ashhab1, R. Wong2, V. Sundaram1

    1Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2Alameida Health System, Oakland, CA

    *Purpose: Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a condition associated with high waitlist mortality and graded according to the number of organ system failures…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Survival of Acute Liver Failure by “Off-the-Shelf” Bioartificial Liver Support System Using Immobilized Cryopreserved Hepatocyte Spheroids in Porcine Model

    S. Lee1, J. Lee2, H. Park2, Y. Kim2, J. Noh3, J. Jung3, S. Lee3, H. Shin3, H. Yoon4, D. Lee3, S. Lee1

    1Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 3Biomedical Research Center, Lifeliver, Co. Ltd., Yongin, Korea, Republic of, 4Biomedical Research Center, Lifeliver, Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Acute liver failure (ALF) has a rapid and unpredictable onset with high mortality. The only current treatment is to transplant a donor organ but…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Induction Regimens in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure

    C. M. Anugwom1, J. Parekh2, C. Hwang3, M. MacConmara3, W. M. Lee4, T. M. Leventhal1

    1Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 3Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 4Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: Spontaneous survival rates in acute liver failure (ALF) are vastly improved by liver transplantation (LT). However, the value of induction agents beyond steroids continues…
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