2018 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Recurrence in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients: Metronidazole versus Oral Vancomycin
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections among the general inpatient population with recurrence rates of 20-30% despite appropriate treatment.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion Prior to Liver Transplantation Can Prevent Platelet Aggregation and Platelet Induced Sinusoidal Cell Injury
Background. Normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) is a novel method for graft-preservation applied alternatively to static cold storage (SCS). We examined the impact of…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Learning Curve in 100 Consecutive Live Liver Donors Undergoing Pure Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Introduction: Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is evolving as a new option in live liver donor surgery considering donor's cosmetic and functional demand. However, laparoscopic donor major…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Antiviral Treatment (AVT) in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Liver Transplant (LT) Patients off Immunosuppression (IS) in Direct Acting Antivirals (DAA) Era
Background: Clearance of HCV under AVT, including DAAs, has been associated with higher risk of rejection, possibly due to the changing immunological environment within the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends in Demographic and Medical Characteristics of Liver Transplant Recipients
IntroductionThe characteristics of liver transplant (LT) recipients have evolved over time as centers adapt to allocation policy changes and the shifting demographics of the US…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Implications of Positive Crossmatch in Liver Retransplants
Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
BackgroundLiver transplant has been performed successfully regardless of a positive crossmatch. However, the clinical implications of a positive crossmatch in liver retransplants have not been…2018 American Transplant Congress
Health and Economic Disparities in Waitlist Access and Liver Distribution Policy
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background:Sociodemographic disparities compound mortality on the liver transplant waitlist, but the relevance of waitlist disparities to mortality and access among the general population remains unclear.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intentional Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Livers into Hepatitis Negative Recipients- Report of the First Case-Series in the World
Dept. of Surgery, Univ of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA.
Background: The current disparity between supply and demand of liver grafts has dramatically increased the waiting time and mortality on the waiting list. The recent…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Outcomes after Share 35: Analysis of NASH Recipients from UNOS Database
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a rapidly growing indication for liver transplantation (LT) among patients with end-stage liver diseases. The study aimed to examine the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) in Liver Transplantation – Recent Experience
Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
From 01-Nov-2012 to 31-Oct-2017, 1025 liver transplants were done at our center. Excluding retransplants and combined liver-kidney transplants, 830 transplants were studied for this abstract…
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