Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating the Predictive Utility of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) for Post-Transplant Outcomes in Moderate to High-Risk Liver Transplant Candidates
P. Sheiner, S. Spence, D. Gleason, J. Riley, M. Einstein, E. UrtasunSotil, C. Rochon, B. Maneckshana, O. Serrano
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: Previous studies suggest the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) is predictive of post-transplant outcomes in multiorgan transplant candidates. We aim to determine…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunization Status at the Time of Pediatric Liver Transplant: A 1-year Study through The Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation
A. G. Feldman¹, A. Kempe², B. L. Beaty³, R. Torres¹, D. Curtis⁴, S. S. Sundaram¹
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Vaccine preventable infections are a serious and common complication following transplant. Immunizations are a minimally invasive and cost-effective approach to reducing infections. The objectives…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Myeloid Notch1 Disruption Shifts Neutrophil towards Anti-Inflammatory Phenotype and Protects Liver Grafts from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
S. Kageyama¹, H. Hirao¹, K. Kadono¹, K. Nakamura¹, K. J. Dery¹, T. Ito², D. Oncel¹, J. Aziz¹, B. Ke¹, F. M. Kaldas², R. W. Busuttil², J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski¹
¹Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) represents a major risk factor of early graft dysfunction and predisposes to rejection crises in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Histologic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplantation: A Large Single Center Experience
F. M. Kaldas, T. Ito, S. Younan, J. Aziz, M. Lu, V. G. Agopian, J. DiNorcia III, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is known to adversely affect graft outcomes in Liver Transplantation (LT). Large series examining the significance of IRI found on…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplant in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatosis: A Five-Year Experience
M. C. Morris¹, A. D. Jung¹, Y. Kim¹, V. K. Dhar¹, S. Shah¹, D. Schauer², E. Smith², T. Diwan¹
¹Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis is an increasingly common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and obese patients continue to be at…
2019 American Transplant Congress
MELD Score and Anti-Angiotensin Receptor Antibody Predict Long-Term Survival of Liver Re-Transplant
Q. Xu¹, A. Skaro², V. C. McAlister²
¹Pathology and Lab Medicine, London Health Science Center, London, ON, Canada, ²Surgery, London Health Science Center, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Recent reports indicated important while inconsistent roles of preformed donor specific antibody (DSA) to HLA in liver transplantation. Re-transplant liver patients were understudied due…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and BMI in Liver Transplant Candidates: 9-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study
C. Haugen¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹, D. Segev¹, E. Verna², R. Rahimi³, M. Kappus⁴, M. Volk⁵, M. Dunn⁶, A. Duarte Rojo⁶, D. Granger⁷, J. O'Leary⁸, D. Ladner⁷, J. Lai⁹
¹JHU, Baltimore, MD, ²Columbia, NYC, NY, ³Baylor, Dallas, TX, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC, ⁵Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA, ⁶Pitt, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Northwestern, Chicago, IL, ⁸DVA, Dallas, TX, ⁹UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Obesity and frailty are associated with an increased risk of waitlist mortality (WLM) in liver transplant (LT) candidates. However, body mass index (BMI) may…
2019 American Transplant Congress
‘Back-to-Base’ Normothermic Clinical Liver Perfusion – Cold before NMP Does Not Compromise Protective Benefit
K. Dajani, M. Bral, D. leon Izquierdo, D. Bigam, N. Kneteman, J. Shapiro
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: In previous clinical studies utilizing normothermic ex situ liver machine preservation, perfusion was initiated rapidly following organ procurement using a portable system transported to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utility Of SIPAT Scoring System In Predicting Risk Of Recidivism In Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease.
A. Ur Rahman¹, H. Singh¹, M. Abusaif¹, J. Shaw², O. Knighton², L. Clark², T. Santos², S. Ebaid², D. Reino², J. Vanatta², A. Tzakis², K. Alkhalloufi², X. Zervos²
¹Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, ²Transplant Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
*Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) score is a comprehensive tool that was developed to standardize pretransplant psychosocial evaluations and has been…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of an Invasive Fungal Infection Prophylaxis Strategy after Liver Transplantation at a Large Academic Medical Center
M. Jorgenson¹, J. Descourouez¹, D. Felix¹, N. Marka², G. Leverson², J. Smith², L. Fernandez², D. Foley²
¹UW Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) after liver transplant (LTx) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Studies show that IFI prophylaxis improves outcomes but the…