Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation Due to Acute Hepatitis A Infection: A Case Series
C. Xie¹, J. M. Fenkel¹, D. L. Halegoua-DeMarzio¹, J. M. Civan¹, D. M. Tholey¹, S. K. Herrine¹, M. Thapar¹, S. Arastu¹, A. M. Frank², A. P. Shah², J. M. Glorioso², C. G. Ramirez², A. S. Bodzin², W. R. Maley², D. A. Sass¹
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Transplant Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: On August 1, Philadelphia declared a public health emergency regarding rapid increases in new acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases, with 355 locally-acquired cases…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction in the Meld-NA Era: The Tremendous Impact of Liver Related Complications
N. R. Mazumder¹, K. Atiemo², K. Jackson³, A. Daud⁴, A. Kho³, J. Levitsky¹, D. P. Ladner⁴
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Transplant Surgery, Tulane, New Orleans, LA, ³Center for Health Information Partnerships, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The MELD-Na score widely used for medical decision making but is not a good predictor of patient outcomes at low scores. Although portal hypertensive…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Taking on Pediatric Liver Tumors – Beyond Hepatoblastoma
U. Ekong, N. Yazigi, K. Khan, S. Kaufman, J. Guerra, R. Girlanda, J. Hawksworth, A. Kroemer, C. Matsumoto, T. Fishbein
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Background. Hepatic angiosarcomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, hemangioendothelioma, and rhabdomyosarcoma of the bile ducts are very rare tumors in children with historically poor prognosis. Median survival…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Cumulative United States Experience with Domino Liver Transplants
A. Gruessner, J. Renz, S. Saggi, R. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: The ongoing shortage of livers in the setting of growing waiting lists remains a challenge in transplantation. First introduced in 1996, domino liver transplantation…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale
R. V. Tholen¹, E. Bundy²
¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver-related mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation is considered the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease. Transplantation will reverse…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Oxygen Delivery and Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation
W. Kim, H. Lee, H. Yoon, K. Suh
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Although intraoperative hemodynamic variables were reported to be associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) after liver transplantation, the time-dependent association between intraoperative oxygen delivery…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Liver Failure Etiology is an Independent Predictor of Waitlist Outcome Accounting for Severity of Illness in a National Cohort
N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Severity of illness and liver transplant (LT) waitlist outcome can differ according to acute liver failure (ALF) etiology. However, it is unknown whether ALF…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Solid Organ Transplantation Using Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donor Organs for Hepatitis C Virus Negative Recipients
T. Schiff, R. Bodin, I. Lee, K. Okumura, D. C. Wolf, A. Dhand, A. L. Gass, D. Spielvogel, G. Veillette, S. Nishida, D. Glicklich, K. Wolfe, T. Diflo, H. Sogawa
New York Medical College/ Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: To determine the effects of transplanting an HCV-positive solid organ to an uninfected patient who is on the transplant waiting list and might otherwise…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatologist and Surgeon Experiences Counseling Liver Transplant Candidates for an Organ Offer Decision
C. Schaffhausen¹, M. Bruin², S. Chu³, S. Chinnakotla⁴, J. R. Lake⁵, A. K. Israni⁶
¹Hennepin Heathcare Research Institute (HHRI), Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN, ³College of Design, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, UMN, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Liver transplant candidates receive counseling during evaluations to understand donor risk factors. After long periods on the waitlist, candidates who receive an offer for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Social Support in the Peri-Liver Transplant Period Affects Post-Transplant Survival, Rejection Rate and Length of Stay
T. Ashraf¹, V. Mendiratta², S. Gill¹, A. Abdelwahab³, D. Moonka², S. Jafri²
¹Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Although social support is a key component of the pre-transplant evaluation, it’s effect on post-transplant outcomes remains understudied. The purpose of this study was…