2022 American Transplant Congress
Improving Access and Equity for Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
*Purpose: Many Hispanic Americans have misconceptions about transplantation due to language and cultural differences, which can make them less likely to undergo liver transplant (LT)…2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Rates of Living Donor Liver Transplant Are Partly Explained by Socioeconomic Deprivation in Adults
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is an important strategy for addressing the deceased donor liver shortage and is associated with improved survival but represents…2022 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Rifaximin Treatment Improves Liver Transplant Outcomes in Mice and Humans
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We recently reported modifications of the gut microbiota by amoxicillin influences liver allograft function. Rifaximin (RFX), a nonabsorbable oral antimicrobial agent with a low…2022 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Tissue and Effluent Damage Associated Molecular Patterns Following Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion vs Static Cold Storage in Liver Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion (HMP-O2) results in decreased ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) after liver transplantation; however, the molecular pathways of protection are largely unexplored. In…2022 American Transplant Congress
Revisiting Late Graft Loss or Death in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Through Analysis of the SPLIT Database
*Purpose: With advances in surgical techniques, medical management, and more equitable allocation systems, children who receive a liver transplant today can expect remarkable outcomes early…2022 American Transplant Congress
Reality Capture Using Light Detection and Ranging 3D Photography of Liver Grafts for Volumetric Assessment: A Proof-of-Concept Preliminary Study
*Purpose: Reality capture uses various technical means to capture a digital 3D model representation of a subject from the real world. Whole liver graft volume…2022 American Transplant Congress
Proteomic Profiling of Bile from Human Livers Undergoing Viability Assessment via Normothermic Machine Perfusion Prior to Transplantation
*Purpose: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) has gained increasing traction as a method to assess the viability of high-risk donor livers. To avoid post-transplant biliary complications,…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Financial Burden Of Transplant – A Commercial Claims Analysis
*Purpose: Despite access to health insurance, financial concerns are among the most prevalent patient-reported barriers to kidney and liver transplantation (KT and LT, respectively). We…2022 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Better Option for Patients 70 Years or Older
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The burden of liver diseases in patients of advanced age has risen. Irrespective of its possible causes, older recipients have a higher waitlist mortality…2022 American Transplant Congress
DCD Liver Grafts Can Safely be Used for Recipients with Grade 1-2 Portal Vein Thrombosis
*Purpose: Limited data is available in the literature regarding patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) receiving a liver transplant (LT) from a donation after circulatory…
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