2018 American Transplant Congress
Making Sense of Hepatitis B Reactivation Risk in Anti-HBc Antibody (Ab) Positive Liver Transplant Recipients
Background: Limited data exists regarding the rates of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in anti-HBc Ab positive orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients. Protocols vary…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Liver Apoptosis is Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction and Short-Time Graft Survival after Liver Transplantation
Aims The aim of the study was to determine whether donor liver apoptosis is predictive for early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and graft survival after liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease: Data from the A2ALL Study
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
The literature on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is primarily from single Asian centers. We investigated LDLT outcomes for ALD…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor TM6SF2 rs58542926 Genotype is a Risk Factor for Liver Graft Steatosis
Background & Aims: The rs58542926 c.449C>T (p.E167K) polymorphism in TM6SF2 (transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2) is one of genetic factors predisposing to nonalcoholic fatty liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Graft Survival amongst Recipients of Liver Allografts with Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time (CIT)
Background: CIT is an independent risk factor for worse outcomes in liver transplantation (LT). Factors contributing to improved graft survival in organs with CIT ≥12…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Hepatectomy Time in Donation after Circulatory Death Donors is an Independent Risk Factor for the Development of Biliary Strictures and Early Graft Loss after Transplantation
Introduction: Liver transplantation (LT) from donors after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with an increased risk of non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) and early graft loss…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Alloantigen-Stimulated Gene Expression in HIV(+) Liver Transplant Rejectors versus Non-Rejectors
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
In a multi-center, prospective trial of solid-organ transplantation in persons with HIV, recipients had a 2-3x increased rejection rate when compared to historical data on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury among Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after pediatric liver transplantation (LT) is a serious complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Here we evaluate children with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Side Effect Profile of Everolimus in Liver Transplant Patients
IntroductionUse of calcineurin inhibitors has been the mainstay of antirejection medications after liver transplant (LT). However, renal toxicity from these drugs remains troublesome. By comparison,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pragmatic Surgical Risk Assessment Criteria in Critically Ill Patients Prior to Liver Transplantation
Liver Transplant Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Futility rules in critically ill patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) are lacking in this era of severe organ shortage of organs. We aim to identify…
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