2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Multicenter Experience
*Purpose: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related death, unfortunately 50% of patients will develop colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), and a minority…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Patients Referred for Liver Transplant Evaluation
*Purpose: National demand for liver transplants is increasing steadily, with 8,896 liver transplants performed in the USA in 2019, a 7.8% increase from 2018. The…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Liver Acuity Circles on Timing of Donor Procurements
University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The Acuity Circles (AC) policy in liver transplantation led to broader organ sharing, whereby many organ procurement organization (OPOs) had to coordinate organ offers…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) of a Height-Based Policy Change to Improve Sex Disparity in Liver Transplantation (LT)
1UCSF, SF, CA, 2City U, HK, Hong Kong, 3CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Since the introduction of the MELD-based allocation system, women are now 30% less likely than men to undergo LT and have 20% higher waitlist…2021 American Transplant Congress
Recent Trends and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis versus Alcohol Liver Disease in the United States: Obesity Might be Protective
Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and alcohol liver disease (ALD) are rapidly growing indications for liver transplantation (LT). The recent trends and outcomes in NASH and…2021 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Terlipressin Therapy Reduces the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Post-Living Donor Liver Transplantation – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India
*Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after liver transplantation precludes calcineurin inhibitors' therapy and is associated with poor outcomes. Terlipressin (Tp) has mortality benefit in pre-transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
Utilizing Risk Factors to Guide Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) after liver transplant (LT) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The optimal antifungal prophylaxis regimen has not been defined.…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Hepatoprotective Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Liver Transplantation
The Dumont-UCLA Transplantation Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Although NKp46+group 3innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) (RORγt+IL-22-producing NKp46+cells) were reported to protect liver against ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), no study has demonstrated the contribution of…2021 American Transplant Congress
Nutritional Inadequacy is an Independent Predictor of Sepsis Post-liver Transplantation
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Malnutrition is universally prevalent in liver transplant (LT) recipients in the perioperative setting. Malnutrition contributes to post-LT complications, such as sepsis. We aimed to…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Liver Transplantation With Steatotic Grafts: Redefining Acceptable Cutoffs for Moderately Steatotic Grafts
*Purpose: Graft macro-steatosis can predispose to worse graft survival. Our objective was to redefine acceptable cutoffs for graft steatosis using the national database.*Methods: Data of…
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