2017 American Transplant Congress
Readmissions After Liver Transplantation–They May Be Predictable, but Are They Inevitable?
Dept of Tx Surgery, Tx ICCE, Dept of Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Purpose: Published studies suggest that approximately 40% of OLTx recipients are readmitted within 30 days. The aim of this study is to analyze the risk…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Outcomes of Re-Explorations in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Re-exploration in Living Donor Liver Transplantation(LDLT) is required in patients for various causes, bleeding being the commonest cause. The outcome of these patients is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Pediatric Live-Donor Liver Transplantation Survivors: Patient and Allograft Outcomes.
Aim: To determine the patient and allograft outcomes at 5 years after pediatric live-donor liver transplantation (LDLT).Methods: Children with a minimum of 5-year survival post-transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation Is Equivalent to Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation in Candidates Requiring Dialysis Pre-Transplant.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Introduction: Liver transplant is the optimal therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Appropriately-selected candidates with renal impairment benefit from transplantation of liver and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Experimental Study of Hepatocyte Proliferation Regulated by miR26a.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Objective To investigate mechanisms of regulation on hepatocyte proliferation by miRNAs. Methods Normal hepatocyte in ivtro was transfected with vectors harboring Ad5/anti-miR26a or Ad5/miR26a, and…2017 American Transplant Congress
National Variation in Liver Transplant Immunosuppression in the U.S..
Variation in immunosuppression (ISx) for liver transplant (LTx) across US programs has not been described. We examined a novel database integrating national registry and pharmacy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tangible Benefits in Caregiving Burden Among Spouses/Partners of Transplant Patients: Adding “Donor Benefit” to Live Donor Risk Assessment.
Background The mental and physical health of spouses and co-habiting partners (dyads) are highly correlated. Dialysis entails significant caregiving burden and decreases the quality of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir with or without Ribavirin in Patients Post-Liver Transplant: Evaluation of Real-World Datasets.
PURPOSE: Post-liver transplant(LT) patients with HCV are considered a difficult-to-treat population. Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir(LDV/SOF) +ribavirin(RBV) for 12 weeks is approved in GT1 LT recipients based on the…2017 American Transplant Congress
First Report of Human Liver Transplantation After Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) in the United States.
NMP is a novel preservation method for liver grafts. We transplanted 10 human livers after NMP to test the safety and feasibility of NMP on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function After Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients Meeting the Proposed UNOS Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Criteria.
Background & Aim: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has proposed criteria for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLK) incorporating strict definitions for eligibility…
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