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
Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Patients Have a Dynamic and Progressive Clinical Course Until Receiving a Liver Transplant: A 5-Year Study at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran, Mexico
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, M. J. Lizardo-Thiebaud¹, E. Alatorre-Arenas¹, O. Mendez-Guerrero¹, S. Yarza-Regalado¹, A. Torre¹, M. Vilatobá², D. Kershenobich¹, C. A. Huang³, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, DENVER, CO
*Purpose: To characterize the clinical course of patients diagnosed with acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) before undergoing liver transplantation. ACLF is characterized by an…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Galectin-3 as a Biomarker of Disease Severity in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, F. Tejeda-Dominguez², M. Lizardo-Thiebaud², E. Alatorre-Arenas³, O. Méndez-Guerrero¹, S. Yarza-Regalado¹, D. Kershenobich¹, A. Torre¹, M. Vilatobá⁴, C. A. Huang⁵, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Molecular Biology, Panamerican University, School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico, ³University of the Americas Puebla, School of Medicine, Puebla, Mexico, ⁴Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
*Purpose: A matter of great importance is the discovery of alternative diagnostic measures that can detect liver disease at an early stage, especially when at…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Rare Genetic Mutation Triggering Acute Liver Failure in a Toddler Needing a Liver Transplant
C. B. Chen¹, N. Mistry Ambani¹, A. Zeft¹, R. Garcia-Naviero², V. Hupertz¹, K. Hashimoto¹, K. Radhakrishnan¹
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
*Purpose: The AIRE gene plays an important role in immune tolerance by driving negative selection of self-recognizing T-cells. Mutations in this gene are responsible for…