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Down-Regulation of Nuclear HMGB1 by Small Interfering RNA Protects Against Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Background:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) was found to have both a beneficial intracellular role and injurious extracellular role after a sterile inflammatory insult.Hepatocyte-specific HMGB1…2017 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications Following Liver Transplantation – Single-Center Experience Over Three Decades and Recent Risk Factors.
Core Facility Quality Management Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
This study aims to identify independent risk factors for biliary complications after liver transplantation over 3 decades in a large single center. 1607 consecutive liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Extending the Limit for Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Similar Outcomes After Left vs. Right Lobe Graft, a Propensity Score Analysis.
Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the impact of graft selection (left vs. right lobe) in LDLT.MethodThis was a retrospective study that included all patients who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A High Volume Living Donor Liver Transplantation Center Study of 237 Patients Over 27 Years.
Background. Biliary complication (BC) is prevalent in pediatric liver transplantation (PLT), with reported rates from 12% to 50%. This study analyzed which factors of perioperative…2017 American Transplant Congress
Opioid and Opioid Substitution Therapy in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Survey of Center Policies and Practices.
Background: Chronic opioid use for pain and opioid substitution therapy (OST) are common among patients with cirrhosis. Little is known of transplant center policies and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Exception Scores for Patients on the Liver Waiting List.
Liver waitlist candidates are prioritized for allocation using model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores, and some patients receive higher MELD scores through exception. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Liver Transplant Patients.
Background: A significant proportion of liver transplant (LT) pts develop advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) that negatively impacts mortality and morbidity. Our aim was to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identification of a Stable Gene Signature of Transplant Tolerance to Liver Allograft by Meta-Analysis.
Transplant tolerant to a liver graft display a specific blood cell transcriptional pattern but results from six different studies were not consistent, raising the question…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Intra-Patient Variability Determined from Daily Trough Levels in Adherent Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Drugs are classified as highly variable when intra-patient coefficient of variation (CV%) is > 30%. Tacrolimus (TAC) is characterized as highly variable often without supporting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Ischemic Biliary Injury Is Not Associated with Prolonged Hepatic Artery Ischemic Times During Liver Transplantation.
1Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Univ. Washington, Seattle, WA
Biliary strictures after liver transplant (LT) are associated with increased patient morbidity and graft failure. AIM: To assess the association of duration of hepatic artery…
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