2019 American Transplant Congress
Integrated Analysis of Messenger RNA and Micro RNA Profiles in Fatty Liver Donors: Molecular Networks during Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
*Purpose: Liver steatosis is a known risk factor for exacerbated ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). RNA profiling was performed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Candidates Derive a Survival Benefit from Accepting a Macrosteatotic Liver
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Accepting a liver with macrosteatosis might increase the risk of adverse post-transplant outcomes, however candidates who decline must then wait for an uncertain future…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Marginal Liver Donors in Pediatric Transplantation: Diverse Profiles of Use in Major Transplant Centers
*Purpose: Pediatric liver transplantation is highly specialized only a small number of centers have consistent large volume experience. We tested the hypothesis that large volume…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation during the Opioid Epidemic: UNOS Analysis of Organ Availability and Outcomes
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic has been largely responsible for the 3-fold increase in deaths due to drug overdose over the last 15 years. Whether this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging during Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion for the Assessment of Hepatocyte, Biliary, and Vascular Function
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion (NEVLP) is a novel preservation for the storage and assessment of marginal grafts, such as Donation after Cardio-circulatory Death…2019 American Transplant Congress
Management and Outcome of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
*Purpose: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) still constitutes a particular challenge in terms of prevention and management in pediatric liver transplantation (LT). This work reviews the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Dynamic Characterization of Cells in the Perfusate from Cold Ischemic Liver Grafts
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Injury during preservation is a complex process that affects graft function. A deeper understanding and better prediction of liver viability are demanded to improve…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Procurement Organization Surgeon Improves Utilization of Livers from Pediatric Donors
*Purpose: Pediatric liver transplant centers tend to send their own procurement team for organ assessment and recovery. TXSB organ procurement organization (OPO) hired a full-time…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Outcome after Living Donor Right Hepatectomy
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Preclinical data suggest that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids may be beneficial in liver resections, by ameliorating ischemic injury during the surgical procedure. In…2019 American Transplant Congress
Independent Risk Factors for Discard of Pediatric Liver Allografts
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors available at the time of initial DonorNet offer to predict discard of pediatric liver…
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