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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Influenza Vaccine Implementation by Transplant Pharmacy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
1Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; 2Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Background: In solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, influenza infection can lead to subsequent graft dysfunction and mortality. In an effort to increase vaccination rates, transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Predicting Viability Achievement on Discarded Donor Livers Submitted to Extra-Corporeal Machine Perfusion
Background: Ex-vivo machine perfusion of livers (MP) may offer superior preservation for marginal donor organs. During normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is possible to assess liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Analysis of Impact of Intraoperative Hepatic Blood Inflow on Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major and severe complication following allogeneic liver transplantation and is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. With…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Age on Outcomes after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is a curative treatment for decompensated cirrhosis and fulminant hepatitis. Although not a few patients received LT with marginal donor livers…2018 American Transplant Congress
Livers from Diabetic Donors Can Safely Be Used in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation
Liver grafts from donors with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) have been associated with reduced graft survival after liver transplantation. Transplantation centers are often…
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