Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Infection and Important Clinical Outcomes in Acute-On-Chronic Liver Patients Admitted to ICU: A Single Center Cohort Analysis
M. Kim¹, A. Pawlowski², R. G. Wunderink³, D. P. Ladner⁴, C. J. Karvellas⁵
¹Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: One of the most common precipitants of acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in cirrhotic patients is sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the relationship…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Strategy and Utility of Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation
L. Jeng, S. Hsu, A. Thorat
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
*Purpose: Checkpoint inhibitor therapy is a hot and rapidly progressive therapy in advanced cancer patients in the past 2 years. Although some successful case report…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Marijuana Use Among Liver Transplant Recipients
K. G. Yan, L. Forman
Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The effect of marijuana (MJ) use on liver transplant (LTx) outcomes is unclear. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of MJ and cannabidiol (CBD)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hif-1a Expression Influences Recipient Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Patients
K. Kadono, T. Ito, H. Kojima, K. Nakamura, H. Hirao, S. Kageyama, K. J. Dery, A. Murray, R. W. Busutill, F. Kaldas, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski
Liver Transplant Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), an innate-immune dominated hepatocellular damage, is a risk factor for early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and rejection crises in liver transplantation…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Diagnosis of Rejection in Liver Transplant Biopsies: The INTERLIVER Study
K. S. Madill-Thomsen¹, P. F. Halloran², .. The INTERLIVER Study Group³
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: Diagnosing rejection in liver transplant biopsies is challenging given the limitations of histology e.g. low kappa values among pathologists. A Molecular Microscope® Diagnostic system…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients after Liver Transplantion
M. Adamczak¹, D. Gojowy¹, J. Stompor¹, J. Adamusik¹, G. Smiech¹, H. Karkoszka¹, R. Krol², A. Wiecek¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, ²Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected cardiovascular risk factors in patients after liver transplantation (LTx).*Methods: Medical records from…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Centennial Allograft – Can an Organ Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals?
A. Gruessner, J. Renz, S. Saggi, R. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver (DDOLT), deceased-donor renal (DDRT), and living-donor renal allografts (LDRT) that have achieved or come close to 100…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease after Liver Transplantation
R. Ide, M. Ohira, H. Ohdan
Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Although early survival after liver transplantation (LT) has improved, late complications such as renal dysfunction have been discussed as a problem. Here, we have…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Preparation to Undergo ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
H. Hung¹, C. Lee², Y. Wang¹, J. Lee², C. Cheng¹, T. Wu¹, T. Wu¹, H. Chou¹, K. Chan¹, W. Lee²
¹Chang-gung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ²Chang-gung Hospital, Taiyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Acute liver failure is a life-threatening condition and urgent liver transplantation is needed to save lives. In the circumstance of deceased and ABO-compatible (ABO-C)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
I. A. Ziogas¹, W. R. Johnson¹, C. Thurm², M. Hall², L. K. Matsuoka¹, M. I. Montenovo¹, M. D. Bacchetta¹, J. Godown³, S. P. Alexopoulos¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS, ³Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used for oxygen preservation and hemodynamic support in case of circulatory or respiratory failure. Although the role of…