Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Increasing Liver Discard Rate and Waiting List Drop-Off in Post-MELD Era
R. Matsumoto¹, K. Halazun², J. Emond¹, B. Samstein², R. S. Brown Jr.², L. Dove¹, T. Kato¹
¹Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: As number of donors and transplant cases rises each year, it is important to evaluate not only post-transplant survival rate but also the organ…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplant Center Volume on Waiting List and Post-Transplant Outcomes
D. Yoeli, R. A. Choudhury, H. B. Moore, T. L. Nydam, M. E. Wachs, E. A. Pomfret, M. A. Adams
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare pediatric liver transplant (pLT) waiting list and post-transplant outcomes by center pediatric living donor liver transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Home-based Liver Frailty Intervention (lift) in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Study
A. J. Thuluvath¹, K. Belfanti¹, S. Morrissey¹, O. Siddiqui¹, J. Peipert¹, A. Daud¹, J. Levitsky¹, T. Bogg², A. Flores¹, D. P. Ladner¹
¹Northwestern University Transplant Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Frailty is highly prevalent in patients awaiting LT and is associated with increased waitlist and post-transplant mortality, hospitalizations and LOS. While reduction of frailty…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Pharmacist-driven Immunization Clinic on Vaccination Rates in Pre-liver Transplant Patients
A. Poparad-Stezar¹, B. Summers¹, M. Fitzmaurice¹, K. Hakamiun², N. Sulejmani³, A. Jantz¹
¹Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Select Medical, Wyandotte, MI, ³CareDx, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI
*Purpose: Infectious diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Vaccination data of ESLD patients pre- and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
A Meta-Analysis of Endoscopic Stents in the Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures After Liver Transplantation
F. Zhou¹, M. Mieth¹, C. Rupp², A. Mehrabi¹, A. Nickkholgh¹
¹Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
*Purpose: Biliary strictures (BS) are common after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The treatment of choice is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Multiple plastic stents (MPS) have…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
P. Hansrivijit¹, A. Trongtorsak², B. Boonpheng³, C. Thongprayoon⁴, W. Cheungpasitporn⁴
¹Department of Internal Medicine, UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg, PA, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Amita Health Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, ³Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an underdiagnosed disease due to the use of serological assays with low sensitivity. Although most patients with HEV…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Results of Litmus (nct 02541916): The Liver Immune Tolerance Bio Marker Utilization Study
A. Chruscinski¹, V. Rojas-Luengas¹, A. Issacher¹, L. Lilly¹, E. Renner¹, M. Epstein¹, O. Adeyi¹, S. Fischer¹, Z. Galvin¹, S. Moshkelgosha¹, E. Jaeckel², S. Juvet¹, N. Selzner¹, G. Levy¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplantation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: Although it is known that some liver transplant recipients are operationally tolerant and can be weaned off immunosuppression (IS), there is not currently a…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-Volume US Center
A. Matar, K. Ross-Driscoll, L. Kenney, H. Wichmann, J. F. Magliocca, W. H. Kitchens
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Biliary leaks and anastomotic strictures comprise the majority of biliary complications (BCs) following liver transplantation. Most case series of BCs in adult deceased donor…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Regional Trends in Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
C. L. Hanlon¹, B. Saberi², L. Yuan¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate regional trends in liver transplantation (LT) among adults in the United States (US) with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with particular…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Update on Domino Liver Transplants – A Registry Report
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: The ongoing shortage of livers in the setting of a growing waiting list remains a challenge in transplantation. First introduced in 1996, domino liver…