2018 American Transplant Congress
Micafungin Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Invasive Fungal Infections
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Washington, DC.
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections in the first 90 days after transplant in high…2018 American Transplant Congress
New SLK Allocation Policy May Impact Transplant Outcomes in Women
Background: Previous SLK allocation was based on serum creatinine(Cr), a metric that disadvantaged women(W) relative to men(M). A SLK policy change utilizes eGFR, which accounts…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Pure Laparoscopic vs Open Living Donor Right Hepatectomy
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Background With the development of laparoscopic skills, its application has expanded in living donor liver transplantation. However, due to technical difficulties, pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Grade of Pre-Transplant Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Transplant Recipients Impacts Graft and Patient Survival
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the pre-transplant (pretx) setting makes liver transplantation technically challenging and is also known to affect post transplant outcomes. Few…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation for Fatty Liver Grafts in Human
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
BACKGROUND&AIMS: Fatty liver diseases have led to a continuous increase of available donor livers containing fat. Fatty liver grafts were identified as an independent risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Analysis of Liver Transplantation Combined with Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Locally-Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma
Objective: Liver transplantation (LT) combined with neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCR) in well-selected patients with unresectable cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) achieves excellent long-term recurrence-free survival. Current criteria for NCR-LT…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Pregnancies in Female Liver Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is to describe 544 pregnancies in 278 liver transplant recipients reporting to the Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPR) from 1991…2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Partial Grafts in Pediatric Candidates with Acute Liver Failure Awaiting Liver Transplantation: SRTR Analysis over 26 Years
Objective: Pediatric fulminant hepatic failure (PFHF) is a devastating condition which portends a poor prognosis without liver transplantation (LT). In comparison to adult candidates, there…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Center Performance beyond Patient and Graft Survival
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Introduction: LT centers are judged by patient survival at 1-yr post LT; however risk incurred on the waitlist or center specific practices post LT are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of Post-Transplant DSA Following Immunosuppression Minimization/Withdrawal in Liver Transplant Recipients
Despite the allograft-risk associated with DSA, the development of post-transplant HLA donor-specific antibody (DSA) is not well described in liver transplant (LT) patients undergoing immunosuppression…
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