2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Hepatectomy Time during Organ Procurement in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation; The United Kingdom Experience
St James University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNo data exists to evaluate the impact of hepatectomy time (HT) during donation after cardiac death (DCD) procurement on short and long-term outcomes following liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after HIV+ Liver Transplant: A HOPE in Action Study
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Mount Sinai, New York; 3NIH, Bethesda; 4UCSF, San Francisco; 5UMN, Minneapolis.
The HOPE in Action Pilot Trial (NCT02602262) is assessing the safety and feasibility of HIV+ deceased donor (D+) kidney and liver transplantation for HIV+ recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sufficient Hepatic Artery Flow Redeems Poor Portal Vein Flow after Liver Transplantation in Patients with Porta Vein Thrombosis
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Objective:Although portal vein thrombosis(PVT) in liver transplantation is no longer a contraindication, it remains technically challenging. Insufficient intraoperative PV flow after PV thrombectomy/reconstruction was reported…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incidence Trends among Deceased Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States, 2011-2016: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
BackgroundDonation after cardiac death (DCD) donor liver graft is a known risk factor for graft failure secondary to primary non-function (PNF) and/or diffuse cholangiopathy (DC).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Real-Time Expert Evaluation of Liver Biopsy for Transplant: The Significance of Smartphone and Microscope Adapter in Telepathology
Introduction: Liver biopsy at the time of procurement plays a crucial role in the acceptance of marginal grafts. Local pathologists and transplant surgery fellows are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intention to Treat Outcomes of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Downstaged to within Milan
Objectives: The success of LRT has served as a tool to select a subgroup of patients exceeding transplant criteria but potentially achieving meaningful outcome with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Risk and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Patients after Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Cardiovascular (CV) disease causes a high level of morbidity and mortality in adults undergoing solid organ transplantation. Pediatric liver transplant (Li-Tx) recipients were reported to…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Net State of Immunosuppression in Septuagenarian Liver Transplant Recipients: Balancing Rejection and Infection Risks
Purpose: Careful patient selection and perioperative management have allowed for successful liver transplantation in elderly patients. Elderly patients may be more susceptible to the infectious…2018 American Transplant Congress
Poverty, End Stage Liver Disease, and Transplantation in Georgia
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, GA.
Background: Though discussions of equity in liver transplantation remain focused primarily on relative availability of allografts as a measure of access, differences in disease burden…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Risk Factors for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Infection in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: VRE infections are associated with higher morbidity and mortality among patients undergoing liver transplantation.Objective: The primary outcome is to examine the association between Endoscopic…
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