2017 American Transplant Congress
Digital Image Analysis of Pediatric Liver Allograft Biopsies Correlates with METAVIR Fibrosis Score.
1Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background: Serial surveillance biopsies demonstrate post-transplant inflammation and fibrosis in long-surviving pediatric liver allografts. These changes can ultimately lead to cirrhosis and graft failure. However,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variation in Liver Donor Utilization Across the U.S.
Unequal patient access to deceased donor liver transplantation across the U.S. has generated efforts to redesign the allocation system. Geographic disparities include the severity of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improved Preservation During Normothermic Ex-Vivo Liver Perfusion with Delta Opioid Agonist (D-Ala2, D-Leu5) Enkephalin (DADLE).
Background: The metabolic demand of donor livers during prolonged normothermic ex-vivo perfusion with its associated oxygen stress is a challenge. Delta opioid agonist (D-Ala2, D-Leu5)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Hepatitis C (HCV) Treatment on Rejection Incidence and Severity in Post-Liver Transplant Patients.
Organ Transplant, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
Introduction: Hepatitis C remains an important source of morbidity and mortality post liver transplant. Little is known about the long term effects of direct acting…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Autotransfusion During Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Does Not Increase Recurrence.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
IntroductionAutotransfusion (AT) is rarely used in liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients due to the fear of disease transmission. Leukocyte depleting filters (LDF) can…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Sick Patients with MELD Score ≥ 35.
Background: The liver transplant candidates with MELD score ≥ 35 were very sick and with high mortality without liver transplantation. All these patients are in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Decline Is Higher in the First Year After Liver Transplantation: Final Results from the Italian Observational Study SURF.
SURF registry was designed to investigate the evolution of renal function in Italian adult liver transplant (LT) recipients by: exploring the prevalence of chronic kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Defining Frailty in Liver Transplant Recipients.
PURPOSETo define frailty in the liver transplant (OLT) population to optimize care and assist in predicting post OLT outcomes.METHODSAll adult primary OLT patients from 01/2010…2016 American Transplant Congress
Histone Deacetylase-2 Gene Deletion in Mice Mitigates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) causes significant morbidity in liver transplantation and other surgical scenarios. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IRI is required…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of and Risk Assessment for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.
Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) events remain a major source of morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation (LT). This review evaluates the incidence of and risk assessment…
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