Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Recipients with Calcineurin Inhibitors Based Immunosuppression
D. Maluf¹, V. Bontha¹, A. Bajwa², A. Abdelaal¹, C. Koo¹, J. D. Eason², V. Mas²
¹UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction post solid organ transplantation is common and associated with several risk factors. Messenger RNA encoding for genes expressed along the nephron and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Centers Select Different Characteristics for Recipients and Deceased Donors: Implications for Patients When Choosing a Center
C. R. Schaffhausen¹, M. J. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt¹, S. Chinnakotla³, J. R. Lake⁴, W. Kim⁵, S. W. Biggins⁶, J. J. Snyder⁷, B. L. Kasiske⁷, A. K. Israni¹
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When patients can choose the liver transplant center at which to establish care, a prior knowledge of center acceptance practices (of candidates and donors)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Short Duration, Narrow Spectrum Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Regimen on Multi-Drug Resistant Surgical Site Infections in Adult Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
M. John¹, K. Maguigan¹, D. Schain², E. Thomas³, P. Efron⁴, J. Nelson⁵
¹Pharmacy, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, ²Infectious Diseases, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, University Health System, San Antonio, TX, ⁴Surgery, UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Pharmacy, University Health System, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: There is a paucity of data defining the optimal agent and timing of peri-operative antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The purpose of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Guideline Adherence for Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease among Liver Transplant Recipients
P. T. Campbell¹, M. Kosirog¹, S. Montag², S. Connolly¹, A. Daud³, A. Das¹, S. Pine¹, D. Finn³, J. Levitsky¹, J. L. Holl⁴, D. M. Lloyd-Jones⁵, L. B. VanWagner⁶
¹Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics and Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Departments of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Data about provider adherence to clinical practice guidelines for secondary prevention of stroke and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among liver transplant recipients (LTRs), which…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Practitioner Adherence to Clinical Tobacco Use Guidelines in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Kosirog¹, P. T. Campbell¹, S. Montag², S. Connolly¹, A. Daud³, A. Das¹, S. Pine¹, D. Finn³, J. Levitsky¹, J. L. Holl⁴, D. Lloyd-Jones⁵, L. B. VanWagner⁶
¹Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics & Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Departments of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Tobacco use is a modifiable risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in liver transplant recipients (LTRs). However, data are lacking about practitioner…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Meld Score / Grwr Ratio (meldgr) Can Predict Surgical Outcomes And Prognosis Of The Recipients In Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
A. Tanemura, A. Hayasaki, T. Fujii, Y. Iizawa, H. Kato, Y. Murata, N. Kuriyama, Y. Azumi, M. Kishiwada, S. Mizuno, M. Usui, H. Sakurai, S. Isaji
Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
*Purpose: In living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), various risk factors have been identified among both recipient and donor factors, such as Model for End-Stage Liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Analysis Of Public Health Service Increased Risk Donors Shows No Viral Transmission In Liver Transplant Recipients And Similar Graft / Patient Survival When Compared To Non-increased Risk Donors
A. Amin, T. Ito, D. Ng, R. McMillan, J. DiNorcia, V. Agopian, F. Kaldas, H. Yersiz, R. Busuttil, D. Farmer
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Public Health Service increased risk donors (PHS-IRD) are underutilized in liver transplant (LT) due to concern for transmission of viral (HBV, HCV, and HIV)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Short and Long Term Outcomes of Retrograde vs Antegrade Reperfusion of Liver Transplants. A Propensity Matched Pair Analysis
H. Sharma, B. Shrum, D. Quan, A. Skaro, W. Wall, V. McAlister.
Transplant Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: There are no published studies to compare long-term outcomes of retrograde-reperfusion-technique (RR) compared to antegrade-reperfusion-technique (AR) in liver-transplantation (LT). This retrospective-cohort-study compares short/long-term outcomes…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Impact of Intraoperative Autologous Blood Transfusion on HCC Recurrence in Liver Transplantation
G. Kelly¹, J. L. Pasko¹, E. Dewey², E. Maynard¹, S. L. Orloff¹, C. Enestvedt¹
¹Division of Abdominal Transplant, OHSU, Portland, OR, ²Department of General Surgery, OHSU, Portland, OR
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether intraoperative autologous transfusion in liver transplant patients with HCC affects the rate of recurrence.*Methods: We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant for Candidates in Hawaii and Puerto Rico
A. M. Robinson¹, I. K. Kim², A. K. Mathur³, S. E. Rosas⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Hawaii and Puerto Rico comprise their own donor service areas (DSAs), HIOP and PRLL respectively. The liver programs in these locations serve populations mostly…