2022 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of a Probiotic Protocol to Reduce Perioperative Infection After Liver Transplantation
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Evaluate efficacy and safety of a probiotic preparation to reduce perioperative infection in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery*Methods: Adult patients receiving liver transplantation from…2022 American Transplant Congress
Higher Baseline Serum Creatinine Levels AreAssociated with an Increased Incidence of Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 on the Liver Transplant Waitlist
*Purpose: Pretransplant and posttransplant renal replacement therapy (RRT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients, including those with Hepatorenal syndrome type…2022 American Transplant Congress
Surging Liver Transplant Rates for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease May Exacerbate Waitlist Death of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in MMAT-3 Era
*Purpose: Rates of liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) have increased significantly, in part related to broader acceptance of severe alcohol hepatitis (AH)…2022 American Transplant Congress
Failure to Account for Social Determinants of Health in Non-HCC MELD Exceptions Exacerbates Geographic Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Non-HCC MELD exceptions have been previously shown to give excess priority for transplant in certain UNOS Regions, but this phenomenon has not been examined…2022 American Transplant Congress
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Covid-19 Among Solid Organ Transplant Patients at a Transplant Center in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study
Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of patients who have undergone kidney and/or liver solid organ transplants (SOTs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.*Methods:…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Portable Device to Quantify Hepatic Steatosis in Donated Livers Using an AI Algorithm
1Computer Science, Stanford, Stanford, CA, 2Surgery, Stanford, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: An accurate estimation of liver fat content is necessary to predict how a donor liver will function after transplantation. This can be challenging at…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development Process of Minimally Invasive Living Donor Liver Transplantation (from Pure Laparoscopic Explant Hepatectomy to Robotic Graft Implantation)
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: With the accumulation of experience in pure laparoscopic hepatectomy, including donor hepatectomy, our center initiated a minimally invasive living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) program…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery and Alcohol Related Steatohepatitis (BASH): An Increasing Etiology in Pre-Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Obesity-related fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are common causes of End-stage liver disease (ESLD). Bariatric surgery (BS) is commonly indicated for these…2022 American Transplant Congress
The High Acuity Index: A Posttransplant Prediction Score for High-MELD Patients
*Purpose: Patients with a very high Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score are at significant short-term risk for death without liver transplantation. While many…2022 American Transplant Congress
Fibrinolysis Shutdown Subtype of Early Allograft Dysfunction Represents the Predominant Cohort of Patients with Graft Failure Following Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) is associated with an increased rate of graft failure in liver transplantation (LT), but a mechanism remains unclear. Recent experience…
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