2015 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Sofosbuvir Based Therapy for Recurrent Hepatitis C After Liver Transplantation
Purpose: Evaluate outcomes of sofosbuvir-based hepatitis C therapy in liver transplant patients in a single center clinical setting, including interferon-free regimens.Methods: All patients with history…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist-Led Renal-Sparing Conversion to Everolimus After Liver Transplantation
1Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; 2Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Purpose: Preservation of renal function following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) through calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-minimization is an established clinical objective. The use of everolimus (EVR) to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Recovery After Liver Transplant With Severe Pretransplant Sub-Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Warm Ischemic Time
Hepatology, Transplant Surgery and Nephrology, Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Identification of which liver transplant candidates with severe kidney injury can have full recovery of renal function after liver only transplant is difficult. Avoiding unnecessary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Infusion of Human Factor 7a Restores Circulating Platelets and Prevents TMA in Pig-to-Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation
Background We sought to determine the effects of exogenous administration of human coagulation factors in a pig-to-baboon model of liver xenotransplantation (LXT).Methods LXT was performed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sex Differences in Mortality Rate Among Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation
1Columbia University, New York; 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Livers are allocated according to MELD score without regard to patient demographics. However, MELD-adjusted risk of death may vary by sex, since serum creatinine level…2015 American Transplant Congress
Etanercept for Graft Versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplantation
Purpose: Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a devastating diagnosis and treatment options, such as antithymocyte globulin (ATG), have poor response rates. With a goal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Modifier of Anatomic Criteria for Transplantation of HCC Patients
Background:The current listing criteria (Milan, UCSF) for Orthotropic Liver Transplants (OLT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients emphasize the anatomic features of the tumor such as…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Critical Illness and Pre-Transplant Hospitalization on Cost of Liver Transplantation
Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
In order to understand the cost impact of hospitalization and ICU admission immediately prior to liver transplantation (LT), we obtained all hospital costs associated with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Children With Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Analysis of the UNOS Database
1Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; 2Fordham University, New York.
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are progressive immune-mediated inflammatory diseases that may require liver transplant (LT). Outcomes in children undergoing LT for…2015 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Pneumonia in a Cohort of 5,000+ Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX.
Study purposeWe evaluated the epidemiology of pneumonia (PNE) in a longitudinal cohort of patients with abdominal (kidney, liver, and/or pancreas) solid organ transplants (SOT).MethodsRetrospective study…
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