2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Treating Refractory Liver Allograft Rejection with Photopheresis.
DSAs with persistent high titer alloantibodies are associated with refractory antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and liver injury.METHODS: We present 4 liver transplant (LT) patients refractory…2017 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Regional Perfusion of Donors Following Circulatory Death Improves Outcomes in Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) provides 23% of UK livers for transplantation, but such transplants are associated with more primary graft function and early…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Evaluation of the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of Treprostinil to Prevent Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Adult Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients.
Introduction:Liver transplantation is currently the only therapeutic option for patients with end stage liver diseases. Liver allografts undergo cold ischemic injury and warm reperfusion injury…2017 American Transplant Congress
Community Health, Center Proximity, and Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality.
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background: While regional organ availability is frequently discussed in allocation policy, the impact of community-level factors and access to a transplant center on waitlist mortality…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Combined Effects of Induction Regimens and Antiviral Prophylaxis on the Risk of CMV Infection in Different Serostatus Subgroups After Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Simultaneous effects of anti-CMV prophylaxis and induction regimens on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after liver transplantation (LTRs) have not been studied. We determined the magnitude…2017 American Transplant Congress
Re-Evaluation of Imaging Studies in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma at a Transplant Center Impacts Patient Care.
Organ Transplant, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
Introduction: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) requires confirmation of HCC based on imaging to be made at a transplant center. This places a…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Use of an Haemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier in a Human Liver Model of Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
Normothermic machine perfusion of the liver (NMP-L) is a novel technique that preserves liver grafts in an environment that mimics physiological conditions and therefore enables…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tenofovir Use Is Not Associated with Reduced Bone Density or Fractures in Liver Transplant Recipients.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
BackgroundTenofovir disproxil fumarate (TDF) and reduced bone density in the HIV population is well-documented. The effect of TDF use on bone density in patients who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Patency of Autologous Portal Vein “Y“ Graft in Anterior Sector Outflow Reconstruction in Adult Living Donor Right Lobe Grafts.
Anetrior sector outflow reconstruction is followed by most centers performing right lobe liver transplantation. Recanalised umbilical vein, cryopreserved cadaveric veins/ arteries, PTFE and Recipient's portal…
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