2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Pre-Operative Transarterial Chemoembolization(TACE) Increase the Risk of Early Post-Operative Pancreatitis After Liver Transplantation(LT)?
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Post-TACE pancreatitis in HCC patients is well documented complications. We sought to determine if prior h/o TACE in addition to other risk factors(RF) contributes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor Transmited Rabies Outbreak Involving Four Transplant Recepients in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Background and Aims: There have been 10 outbreaks of rabies following solid organ or corneal transplantation. In December 2014, 4 organ recipients died in 2…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Analysis of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing, MELD, Race, and Weight on Infection and Rejection Rates in Liver Transplantation.
Department of Pharmacy, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA.
INTRODUCTION: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) use in liver transplantation is uncommon. At our center, induction therapy is comprised of rATG dosed at 1 – 2…2016 American Transplant Congress
Growth of Liver Allografts in Pediatric Transplant Recipients.
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
IntroductionThe liver's capacity to grow in response to metabolic need is well known. However, the long-term growth of liver allografts transplanted in pediatric patients has…2016 American Transplant Congress
Coping with Patient Death on Pediatric Liver Transplant Teams.
Purpose: Few studies have been conducted on how pediatric clinicians cope with patient loss, and there is sparse literature to guide resource allocation specifically among…2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Cardiac Evaluation and Management in Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates.
Cardiac evaluation and risk stratification prior to kidney and liver transplantation can be critical to patient selection and outcomes.Methods: We assessed the impact of cardiac…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Pre-Transplant Infections on Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes.
Background: Pre- and Post-liver transplant infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. How pre-transplant infections affect early…2016 American Transplant Congress
Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) Leads to Increased Bile Production and Secretion of Hydrophilic Bile Acids After Liver Transplantation When Compared to Cold Storage (CS).
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Background: Bile production during machine perfusion and after transplantation has been used as marker of liver allograft viability and function. This study aimed to assess…2016 American Transplant Congress
High Efficacy of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir with Ribavirin in HCV Genotype-1 Infected Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease: Analysis by MELD Score from the SOLAR-1 and SOLAR-2 Trials.
Introduction: HCV infected patients with decompensated liver disease have significant morbidity & mortality. The efficacy & safety of LDV/SOF + RBV was evaluated in a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Serum Hyaluronic Acid Can Be a Prognostic Predictor in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Objectives:Recently, hyaluronic acid (HA) levels of the solution during graft preservation has been reported to be associated with primary non function in deceased donor liver…
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