Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Medication Reconciliation in Abdominal Transplantation
S. Todd,¹ J. Perryman,² R. Subramanian,² A. Patel,² M. Hawthorne,² R. Buenvenida,² K. Lee,² W. Allison,² D. Lo,² P. Reshamwala.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA; ²Emory Transplant Center, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
Medication adherence post transplantation is vital. Upon discharge, abdominal transplant patients receive a medication list from the electronic medical record (EMR) and obtain a medication…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Initial Hepatic Artery Reperfusion versus Initial Portal Reperfusion in Liver Transplantation: Where Do We Stand?
R. Shahbazov,¹ F. Azari,³ J. Alejo,² M. Talanian,² M. Fox,² K. Kennedy,² S. Kessel,² A. Nickkholgh,¹ D. Maluf,¹ S. Pelletier.¹
¹Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²School of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ³Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: While initial portal vein reperfusion (PVRP) of a liver allograft is nearly standardized, limited data suggests initial hepatic arterial reperfusion (HARP) may improve hemodynamics…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Advantage from Accepting a Circulatory Death Liver Transplant
J. Richards,¹ R. Taylor,² E. Allen,² A. Goh,¹ J. Neuberger,³ D. Collett,² G. Pettigrew.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Statistics and Clinical Studies, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom; ³Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Background As liver failure increases in the UK, so does demand for liver transplantation. In response, UK donation after circulatory death (DCD) activity has approximately…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Older Donor after Cardiac Death Allografts in Liver Transplantation: An Opportunity to Increase the Donor Pool
F. Paterno, K. Wima, T. Diwan, M. Cuffy, N. Anwar, E. Woodle, S. Shah.
Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
BackgroundDonors after cardiac death (DCD) liver allografts have been underutilized in liver transplantation especially in case of old donor age due to concerns of worse…
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Radiation Exposure to the Transplant Surgeon: A Case Study of Recent Yttrium-90 Treatment in an Explanted Liver
M. Decoteau,¹ P. Lewis,¹ S. Steuterman,² R. Schaffer,¹ J. Fisher,¹ J. Case,¹ C. Marsh.¹
¹Organ Transplantation, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA; ²Medical Physics & Radiation Safety, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA.
BACKGROUND: Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma can present safety challenges to the surgeon when transplanting a recently treated Y-90 patient. To…
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The Effect of Pre-Transplant Insomnia and Post-Transplant Insomnia on Survival among Solid Organ Recipients
K-.F. Lee,² Y. Tsai,¹ C. Lin,¹ C-.B. Hsieh,^3,5 S. Wu,⁴ T. Chen,⁵ Y-.C. Lin,¹ W-.H. Lee,^6,7 F. Lin,⁸ C. Tsai.^1,9,10
¹Cardiovascular Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ²Biobank Management Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ³General Surgery, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien County, Taiwan; ⁴Urology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁵General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁶Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁷Pathology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan; ⁸Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁹Cardiovascular Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; ¹⁰Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
BackgroundBecause studies about insomnia among organ recipients were scarce, we used National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) between 2001 and 2012 to understand how pre-transplant…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Cannabis Use in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
J. Lee, M. Valadez, E. Moreno, D. Markovic, V. Agopian, J. DiNorcia, H. Yersiz, D. Farmer, R. Busuttil, F. Kaldas.
Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplant, David Geffen School of Medicine, LA, CA.
Introduction: Cannabis is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs worldwide. In the US, cannabis has gained wider social and political acceptance. Liver transplant…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Flow as an Indicator of Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
C-.H. Cheng,¹ C. Lee,² Y-.C. Wang,¹ T-.H. Wu,¹ C-.F. Lee,¹ T-.J. Wu,¹ H. Chou,¹ K-.M. Chan,¹ W-.C. Lee.¹
¹Division of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; ²Department of Hepatology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Background: Liver transplantation is the most effective treatment for acute liver failure. Timing of liver transplantation is important to rescue the dying patients. This study…
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Prevalence and Infection-Related Outcomes Associated with Transplant Tourism
J. Slomovic, S. Humar, D. Kumar, A. Humar.
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Patients who receive organ transplants via transplant tourism may have a greater risk of complications. We sought to describe the infectious risks associated with this…
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Liver Transplants from Older Donors Have Worse Outcomes in Elderly Recipients with Renal Dysfunction
R. Schilke,¹ M. Safwan,¹ S. Nagai,¹ M. Abouljoud,² A. Patel.¹
¹Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; ²Nephrology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Most end stage liver disease patients suffer from concomitant renal insufficiency. We aimed to study influence of donor age on outcomes in elderly liver…