2019 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Patients Transplanted for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Several studies have reported that HIV+ patients are 4-6 times more likely to develop HCC than uninfected individuals. Our aim was to assess outcomes…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Everolimus Conversion For Renal Protection In Liver Transplantation: The Sooner The Better?
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are the mainstay of immunosuppressive therapy in transplantation; however, a major side effect limiting CNI use is nephrotoxicity. Mammalian target of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in liver transplant recipients by different conception ages. Background: Over 30% of female transplant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Pre-Transplant Immunization: A Qualitative Study of Pediatric Liver-Transplant Stakeholders
*Purpose: Less than 30% of pediatric liver transplant recipients are up-to-date on age-appropriate immunizations at the time of transplant despite being at high-risk for infections…2018 American Transplant Congress
Higher Early Post-Liver Transplant Mortality in Recipients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis versus Alcoholic Cirrhosis
INTRODUCTIONThe American Consortium of Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis (ACCELERATE-AH) is a multicenter cohort from 8 UNOS regions studying early liver transplant (LT) for…2018 American Transplant Congress
One-Pump versus Two-Pump Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion Machines in Discarded Human Livers
Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Introduction:Physiologic flows and pressures need to be provided by the ex vivo liver perfusion device. We hypothesized that the 1-pump designed machines would provide the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Post-Transplant Opiate Prescribing Patterns across Transplant Centers
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Phoenix, Jacksonville.
Background: Excess opiate prescribing has led to an epidemic, and evidence to guide abdominal transplant practice is lacking. We aimed to identify variation in opiate…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Hepatectomy Time during Organ Procurement in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation; The United Kingdom Experience
St James University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNo data exists to evaluate the impact of hepatectomy time (HT) during donation after cardiac death (DCD) procurement on short and long-term outcomes following liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after HIV+ Liver Transplant: A HOPE in Action Study
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Mount Sinai, New York; 3NIH, Bethesda; 4UCSF, San Francisco; 5UMN, Minneapolis.
The HOPE in Action Pilot Trial (NCT02602262) is assessing the safety and feasibility of HIV+ deceased donor (D+) kidney and liver transplantation for HIV+ recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sufficient Hepatic Artery Flow Redeems Poor Portal Vein Flow after Liver Transplantation in Patients with Porta Vein Thrombosis
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Objective:Although portal vein thrombosis(PVT) in liver transplantation is no longer a contraindication, it remains technically challenging. Insufficient intraoperative PV flow after PV thrombectomy/reconstruction was reported…
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