2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Index for Liver Retransplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Given the increase in demand for donor livers, it has become more critical than ever to predict mortality in order to identify the best…2021 American Transplant Congress
Comorbidity Burden is Associated with Increased Waitlist Mortality Among NASH Patients
*Purpose: Nonalcoholic steatotic hepatitis (NASH) is an increasing and common indication for liver transplantation. The association between increased comorbidity burden and risk of death on…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor and Recipient Age Differenceon Long Term Prognosis in Young Liver Transplant Recipients
The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Although the importance of donor and recipient age in liver transplant (LT) are well-studied, the prognostic influences of donor and recipient age differences are…2021 American Transplant Congress
Adult Combined Liver-Heart Transplantation: The United States Experience
*Purpose: Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is now being practiced with increasing regularity and improved outcomes in the United States. We performed the most comprehensive review…2021 American Transplant Congress
Artificial Neural Network Application for MELDNa Prediction
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The adoption of MELDNa decreased 90-days mortality on patients waiting for liver transplant (LT); however, there are no tools available to predict MELDNa trajectories…2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Nationally Allocated Grafts
*Purpose: There is national variation in acceptance criteria and utilization of livers across transplant centers. Data pertaining to outcomes of liver grafts declined by local…2021 American Transplant Congress
Is Low Systemic Fibrinolytic Activity During the Anhepatic Phase Liver Transplant Surgery Associate with the Dreaded Post-Operative Complication of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis?
1University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 2Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Removal of the native liver during transplantation results in impaired clearance of clot degrading proteins and activation of fibrinolysis as appreciated by Starzl in…2021 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of an Alcohol Screening Program Identifies Active Pre-transplant Drinking and Allows Engagement in Chemical Dependency Treatment
*Purpose: Alcohol (ETOH) is an important cause of cirrhosis in the US today. Screening patients for ETOH use prior to LT is important to identify…2021 American Transplant Congress
Hepatic Artery Thrombosis and Liver Transplantation: Patient Management and Candidate Selection for Re-transplantation
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is a severe complication in liver transplantation (OLTX). Re-OLTX for patients with HAT has been met with controversy due to…2021 American Transplant Congress
Anonymous Live Liver Donor Perspectives on Anonymity in the Donation Process
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Anonymous living organ donation has recently become a more regular practice in select transplant programs, with donors coming forward voluntarily to give their organs…
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