Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2022 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Rates of MDROs in DCD vs DBD Liver Transplant Recipients
J. Walker, C. Bennett, R. Griffin, B. Orandi, J. Locke, R. Cannon, S. Sheikh, A. Nellore, R. Lee
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) offers an opportunity to reduce wait list mortality with similar 5-year graft survival rates to donation after brain death…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Thromboelastography in Liver Transplantation: A Target Group
A. Mohamed¹, T. Kitajima¹, J. Cui¹, S. Angappan², K. Delvecchio¹, T. Shamaa¹, T. Ivanics³, S. Shimada¹, M. Rizzari¹, K. Collins¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. Abouljoud¹, J. El-Bashir², S. Nagai¹
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Surgery, Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Liver dysfunction results in derangement of hemostasis and thrombosis. Thromboelastography (TEG) has emerged as a tool to guide resuscitative efforts. However, its utilization and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Weekend Effect on Adult and Pediatric Liver or Kidney Offer Acceptance
T. Yamamoto, M. Fruscione, A. Shah, L. Dageforde, S. Kimura, H. Yeh, N. Elias, T. Kawai, J. F. Markmann
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Weekends may impose resource and manpower constraints on hospitals. Studies using data from prior allocation schemas showed increased adult organ discards on weekends. We…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Preservation by Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Facilitates Logistics in Liver Transplantation: A European Observational Cohort Study
I. M. Brüggenwirth¹, M. Mueller², V. A. Lantinga¹, S. Camagni³, R. De Carlis⁴, L. De Carlis⁵, M. Colledan⁶, D. Dondossola⁷, M. Drefs⁸, J. Eden², D. Ghinolfi⁹, D. Koliogiannis¹⁰, G. Lurje¹¹, T. Manzia¹², D. Monbaliu¹³, P. Muisean¹⁴, D. Patrono¹⁵, J. Pratschke¹⁶, R. Romagnoli¹⁷, M. Rayar¹⁸, F. Roma¹⁴, A. Schlegel², P. Dutkowski², R. J. Porte¹, V. E. de Meijer¹
¹University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy, ⁴ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Niguarda, Italy, ⁵Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Niguarda, Italy, ⁶Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy, ⁷Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ⁸University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁹Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁰Hospital of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ¹¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, ¹³KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ¹⁴Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ¹⁵A. O. U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy, ¹⁶Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁷AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy, ¹⁸CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
*Purpose: A short period (1-2 hours) of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) after static cold storage is safe and reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury-related complications after liver…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Older Donor Age is Associated with Worse Living Donor Liver Transplantation Outcomes in a National US Cohort
M. Kanneganti¹, K. M. Olthoff², T. Bittermann³
¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of increasing living donor (LD) age on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) outcomes in the U.S.*Methods: A retrospective cohort of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Pure Laparoscopic versus Open Right Hepatectomy in Living Liver Donors (Graft Weight Discrepancy)
J. Seo¹, S. Hong¹, S. Lee², S. Suh², S. Hong¹, E. Han¹, Y. Choi², N. Yi², K. Lee³, K. Suh¹
¹Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The studies of volumetric evaluation in pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) are relatively less known than that of conventional donor hepatectomy. The aim of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Machine Perfusion of Kidney Grafts in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation: National Trends and Outcomes
A. Chang¹, M. Chen¹, P. Abt¹, T. Bittermann²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In this study we analyze the SRTR liver data set to determine the trends in machine perfusion of kidney grafts prior to SLK and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Cmv Cell Mediated Immunity Based Protocol on Guiding Cmv Prophylaxis Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation – A Single Center Experience
G. Kalkan¹, S. Ball², L. McConnell², D. M. Desai³, A. Aqul³, P. K. Sue¹
¹Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Solid Organ Transplant Program, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, ³Solid Organ Transplant Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity following pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), especially among high risk (HR) CMV D+/R- recipients. In 2019,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Pre-transplant Rectal Screening for Azole-resistant Candida Species in Liver Transplant Candidates
K. K. Patel¹, M. M. Azar², A. Koff³, K. Belfield⁴, D. R. Peaper⁵, J. Topal², M. Malinis²
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Section of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Azole-resistant Candida (ARC) infections have become increasingly common among solid organ transplant recipients. Pre-transplant screening for ARC allows for targeted antifungal prophylaxis, which may…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Intersection of Cost, Quality, and Volume in Liver Transplant
D. Axelrod¹, R. Balakrishnan¹, A. Harris², S. Hohmann², J. Snyder³, B. Kasiske³, M. Schnitzler⁴, K. Lentine⁴
¹Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Vizient Inc., Irving, TX, ³SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: As a consequence of changing allocation practices and the ongoing shortage of high-quality organs, the cost of liver transplant (LT) continues to increase throughout…