Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Shifts of Etiology in Patients with in Bacteremic Liver Transplant Recipients.
S. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,¹ J. Choi,¹ S. Yoon,¹ G. Na,² J. Kim,² I. Moon,² Y. Yoo,² D. Kim.²
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
BackgroundBacteremias are the most frequently occurring infectious complications after liver transplantation. The spectrum of pathogens and patters of antibiotics susceptibility can vary owing to the…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Heterogenous Genomic Landscape of Unresectable Hepatoblastoma Requiring Liver Transplantation: Prognostic Implications.
M. Ningappa, B. Higgs, S. Ranganathan, C. Ashokkumar, R. Sindhi.
Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Hepatoblastoma, the most common pediatric liver malignancy, is cured by chemotherapy and surgical resection. Locally invasive/multifocal tumors require liver transplantation (LTx). A unique tumor…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Ribavirin Free Treatment of Recurrent Genotype 1 , Hepatitis C Infection Post Liver Transplant.
D. Jones,¹ S. Baggett,¹ M. Shoreibah,² O. Massoud.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL; ²Department of Gastroenterology, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
Background. With the development of direct-acting antivirals, the treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) has become a rapidly changing area of medical practice. Data on…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Live Donor Liver Transplantation for NASH: The Toronto Experience.
A. Barbas, N. Goldaracena, M. Dib, M. Marquez, G. Sapisochin, D. Al-Adra, I. McGilvray, M. Cattral, P. Greig, D. Grant.
General Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasingly common indication for liver transplantation in North America. In the context of organ scarcity and significant waitlist mortality, our…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Decreases Chance of Successful HCV Therapy in the Current Era.
S. Prenner, L. VanWagner, L. Kulik.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Background: The efficacy of direct acting antiviral agents (DAA) for hepatitis C (HCV) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited. We hypothesized that virology…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Experience Using a Discharge Calculator for Discharge Planning Post Liver Transplantation (OLT).
K. Kerepesi, A. Waby, K. Eid, J. Plescia, K. Zinn, K. Vass, B. Eghtesad, C. Miller, D. Kelly.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
We previously developed and validated a nomogram to predict discharge disposition post OLT. The current study analyzes our experience using the discharge calculator.Patients &Methods:We retrospectively…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact on Renal Function of Stepwise Withdrawal of Tacrolimus Combined with Everolimus and EC-MPS vs Standard Treatment Combining Tacrolimus and EC-MPS in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients: Results of the SIMCER Study.
F. Saliba,¹ C. Duvoux,² S. Dharancy,³ J. Dumortier,⁴ Y. Calmus,⁵ F. Di Giambattista,⁶ F. Conti.⁵
¹Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; ²Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; ³Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France; ⁴Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France; ⁵Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; ⁶Novartis Pharma SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Introduction: Long-term post-liver transplant (LTx) complications, particularly impaired renal function (RF) and its consequences, remain a concern. Presented here are the results of the SIMCER…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) of Liver Allografts with a Novel Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) Increases β-Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Decreases Lipid Peroxidation (LP).
B. Banan, R. Lopez, C. Hughes, G. Michalopoulos, P. Fontes.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: There is limited information about the lipid metabolic profile during liver allograft preservation. LP remains a major component of ischemia-reperfusion injuries (IRIs). The aim…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Opioid-Sparing Pain Management Improves Outcomes and Safety in Living Liver Donors.
D. Ladner,¹ E. Pomfret,² M. Simpson,² J. Guarrera,³ R. Fisher,⁴ A. Skaro,¹ T. Baker,¹ T. Curtis,¹ A. Daud,¹ B. Platt,¹ R. Kang,¹ N. Salehitezangi,¹ J. Holl,¹ M. Abecassis,¹ D. Woods.¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ²Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA; ³Columbia University, New York, NY; ⁴Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy, Richmond, VA.
BACKGROUND: As part of the ancillary four center study, to the Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Cohort Study (A2ALL), over 75% of living liver donors…
2016 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-Modular Approach for Training in Liver Procurement Accelerates Proficiency Gain.
I. Al Hasan,^1,2 H. Sharma,^1,2 M. Tun-Abraham,¹ D. Quan.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; ²Multi-Organ Transplant Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
BACKGROUND: Modular training has been established as an educational tool in colorectal and urology surgery for the last 5 years. This modular operative approach is…