2017 American Transplant Congress
Early Results of the UK REVIVE Trial for Ex-Vivo Liver Warm Blood Perfusion of DCD and DBD Livers Using the Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Liver Technology.
Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Purpose:TheOCS Liver REVIVE Trial is a single-arm prospective trial to evaluate the safety and performance of OCS™ Liver system to preserve and assess DCD and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Current Status of HIV-to-HIV Transplants in the United States.
1JHU, Baltimore, MD; 2Mount Sinai, New York, NY; 3NIH, Bethesda, MD; 4NYU, New York, NY
The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act allows transplantation using organs from HIV-infected (HIV+) donors for HIV+ individuals in the United States under research protocols.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation with Hepatocellular Carcinoma within Milan Criteria.
Introduction: The systemic inflammation biomarker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to be a predioctor of poor survival in patients with various cancers. The purpose…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Transplant, Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, New York, Ny
Objectives: To examine the prognostic features and outcomes of patients undergoing transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods: A single-institution retrospective chart review was performed on all…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Active Screening for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae among Liver Transplant Recipients.
Background: Preventive strategies to combat the transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) include the use of active screening for CRE colonization; however, this approach is not…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors and Outcomes of Intracardiac Thrombosis During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Introduction: Intracardiac Thrombosis (ICT) during Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) is an uncommon event associated with high mortality. The incidence of ICT during OLT is estimated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Heterotopic Auxiliary Liver Transplantation(ALTx) – Revisited.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background:Although, ALTx for acute liver failure(ALF) has been described over 30yrs ago, utilization of operation has been limited. Benefit of operation is to provide bridge…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Regression of Xanthomata After Orthotopic Liver Tranplantation for Alagille Syndrome.
Arteriohepatic dysplasia, or Alagille syndrome, is a genetic disorder characterized by chronic cholestasis in the setting of multiple congenital abnormalities of different organ systems, including…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Beyond MELD 40.
Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
OBJECTIVE(S): Liver allocation is prioritized for the sickest patients; however, poorer liver transplant (LTx) outcomes are associated with increasing MELD scores. While MELD is capped…2017 American Transplant Congress
Neuropeptide PACAP Prevents Hepatocyte Damage by Promoting Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) in Mouse Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
Background: Yes-associated protein (YAP), a regulator of cellular anti-oxidation and regeneration, drives cell proliferation and promotes survival. We have previously demonstrated that neuropeptide pituitary adenylate…
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