2019 American Transplant Congress
Mortality around the One-Year Survival Metric after Liver Transplantation in the United States
*Purpose: Liver transplant programs in the United States are evaluated on one-year survival, among other factors. This may create an unintended incentive to continue life-sustaining…2019 American Transplant Congress
Karnofsky Performance Score as a Predictor of Acute Cellular Rejection Post Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: The incidence of acute cellular rejection (ACR) following liver transplantation (LT) ranges from 20-40%. Development of ACR is associated with increased risk of graft…2019 American Transplant Congress
Comprehensive and Combined Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis Reveals Key Factors Underlying Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Human Liver Transplantation
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of SYSU, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major challenge in liver resection and liver transplantation surgery. Hepatic IRI can seriously impair liver function and even cause…2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Features and Prognosis of Diffuse Intrahepatic Biliary Stricture in Adult ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Despite the advancement in desensitization protocol, diffuse intrahepatic biliary stricture (DIHBS), an attenuated form of antibody mediated rejection (AMR), remains an unresolved problem. As…2019 American Transplant Congress
Preliminary Mechanistic Studies of Regulatory Dendritic Cell (DCreg) Cell Infusion in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: This is a first-in-human phase I/II safety and preliminary efficacy trial of donor-derived regulatory dendritic cells (DCreg) in living donor liver transplantation (LTx) in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Renoportal Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Diffuse splanchnic venous thrombosis (DSVT) remains a serious challenge for the liver transplant (LT) surgeon, despite ongoing advances in surgical techniques. Reno-portal anastomosis (RPA)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Liver Transplant Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Markedly Reduced Short- and Long-Term Patient Survival
*Purpose: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common perioperative cardiac arrhythmia. Data regarding POAF following liver transplant (LT) is scarce. In the immediate post-LT…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Native Kidney Biopsy to Predict Renal Dysfunction Following Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Acute and chronic kidney injury are a common occurrence for patients with end-stage liver disease and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Novel Flow-Based Assay to Identify Allo-Specific T Cell Exhaustion
*Purpose: A recent, multi-center immunosuppression withdrawal trial in liver transplant recipients unexpectedly revealed time post-transplant as an important predictor for operational tolerance. We hypothesize that…2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Bariatric Surgery Feasible in the Setting of Liver and Kidney Transplants?
Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery benefits obese patients by promoting weight loss, improving quality of life, and reducing morbidity and mortality rates. There is concern, however, that…
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