Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Risk Assessment in Liver Transplant Candidates: Survey of National Practice Patterns
P. Barman¹, R. Chadha², L. VanWagner³
¹Div. of GI/Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Div. of GI/Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Cardiac disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the first year after liver transplantation (LT) and pre-transplant identification is vital to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Nutritional Inadequacy is an Independent Predictor of Sepsis Post-liver Transplantation
J. V. Nolte Fong, M. Elshawwaf, L. W. Moore, E. A. Graviss, D. T. Nguyen, R. Angell, A. Uosef, T. Hirase, C. M. Mobley, R. Ghobrial
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
The Hepatoprotective Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Liver Transplantation
H. Kojima, H. Hirao, H. Zhang, K. Kadono, K. J. Dery, Y. Zhai, J. Kupiec-Weglinski
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
Utilizing Risk Factors to Guide Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients
K. Fitton, A. Chan, C. Truax, B. Sirandas, T. Larson, L. Smith, A. Carlson
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
Perioperative Terlipressin Therapy Reduces the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Post-Living Donor Liver Transplantation – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
A. V. Kulkarni, H. V. Tevethia, M. Sharma, P. Kumar, N. P. Rao, N. D. Reddy
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
Recent Trends and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis versus Alcohol Liver Disease in the United States: Obesity Might be Protective
K. Okumura, I. Lee, H. Sogawa, G. Veillette, D. John, T. Diflo, R. Bodin, D. Wolf, S. Nishida
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
Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) of a Height-Based Policy Change to Improve Sex Disparity in Liver Transplantation (LT)
S. Bernards¹, E. Lee¹, N. Leung², H. Zhao², M. Akan³, M. Sarkar¹, S. Tayur³, N. Mehta¹
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
Patient Feedback of a Patient and Family Decision Support Tool for Liver Organ Offer Decisions
C. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², M. Bruin³, S. Chinnakotla³, J. Lake³, A. Israni⁴
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN, ³UMN, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Hennepin Healthcare, UMN, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: For liver transplant candidates on the waiting list, deciding to accept a donor organ with known or potential risk factors can be stressful and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Patients Referred for Liver Transplant Evaluation
E. Solomon¹, M. Waykar², K. Robichaux³, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar¹, N. Kemmer⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*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
Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Multicenter Experience
L. I. Ruffolo¹, K. Sasaki², K. Tomiyama¹, A. Nair¹, M. Orloff¹, B. Al-Judaibi³, M. Levstik³, M. Laryea³, K. Dokus¹, J. Errigo¹, A. Moro², C. Quintini², K. Hashimoto², M. Fujiki², K. Menon², C. Kwon², T. Diago Uso², R. Hernandez-Alejandro¹, F. Aucejo²
¹Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Transplant Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
*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…