2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Donor Transaminase Levels on Graft Survival Following Liver Transplantation: An OPTN Database Analysis
*Purpose: The scarcity of organs for liver transplantation (LT) does not meet the increased demand for donor grafts. Although the outcomes of LT utilizing grafts…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is the Survival Impacted by Multiple Cancer after Liver Transplantation? A Retrospective French National Multicentric Study between 1993-2013
*Purpose: Introduction: Despite the great progress made in recent decades, post-liver transplant de novo cancers is one of the leading causes of late complications and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Live Donor Liver Transplantation Vary by Socioeconomic Status and Geography
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Live donor liver transplantation (LDT) carries with it many benefits for the recipient, including reduced time on waitlist, transplantation at a lower meld score,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation Has Excellent Long-Term Outcomes
*Purpose: Combined heart-liver transplants (CHLTx) have been shown to have good short-term outcomes in those with end-stage heart and liver disease: we conducted a comprehensive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Renal Function in ACLF Patients Based on Pre-Transplant Severity of Renal Dysfunction without Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: It is unknown whether severity of renal dysfunction in ACLF patients impacts outcome of ACLF patients compared to those without ACLF.*Methods: In a single…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Hepatitis B Virus DNA-Positive Liver Transplantation in Hepatitis B Virus/Hepatitis D Virus Co-Infected Recipient Treated with High Dose Hepatitis B Immune Globulin: A Case Report
*Purpose: Introduction: While common in Asian countries, liver transplantation (LT) for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis D virus (HDV) co-infection is rare in the…2020 American Transplant Congress
DCD vs DBD Liver Transplantation: Equivalent Charges and Similar Survival- An Effective Expansion of the Donor Pool
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The shortage of allografts available for liver transplantation (LT) has prompted the need for expansion of donor pool to include donation after circulatory death…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with BMI 40 to <50 kg/m2 Have Excellent Patient and Graft Survival
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Obesity rates in the United States (US) have reached nearly 40%, which has led to an increasing proportion of liver transplant (LT) candidates with…2020 American Transplant Congress
Public Health Insurance is Associated with Reduced Access to Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Increased Liver Transplant Waiting List Mortality: An Analysis of the SRTR
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is associated with improved survival and lower hospital costs, but it continues to makes up less than 5% of…
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