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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Staged Biliary Reconstruction after Liver Transplantation Reduces Post-Transplant Biliary Complications in High-Acuity Patients
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Biliary complications (BC) after liver transplantation (LT) are strongly associated with inferior patient outcomes and increased healthcare cost. High-acuity LT patients are at increased risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Large Decrease in Liver Waiting List Dropout Rate for MELD > 14
1SRTR, Minneapolis; 2Stanford University, Stanford; 3Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Median MELD at transplant has increased steadily over the past 10 years. One possible mechanism is decreased waitlist dropout rates, particularly among liver candidates with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is Not Inferior to Liver Donor Risk Index (LDRI) in Predicting Long-Term Liver Graft Survival
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: The primary aim of this study was to assess liver graft survival as a function of Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI), and compare the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Radiation Exposure to the Transplant Surgeon: A Case Study of Recent Yttrium-90 Treatment in an Explanted Liver
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…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Pre-Transplant Insomnia and Post-Transplant Insomnia on Survival among Solid Organ Recipients
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
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
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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