2019 American Transplant Congress
Incisional Hernia Repair Post Liver and or Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: The literature has demonstrated worse patient survival rates with incisional hernias in abdominal transplant patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient…2019 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab Desensitization to Liver Transplantaiton Recipients with Preformed Donor Specific Antibodies to Prevent Antibody Mediated Rejecton
Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya City, Japan
*Purpose: Preformed donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are considered as a risk factor after solid organ transplantation. Strong DSA is associated with high mortality and increased risk…2019 American Transplant Congress
Multicenter Experience Evaluating Outcomes of HCV-Seropositive Donors to HCV-Seronegative Recipients Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Grafts from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-seropositive donors can now be considered for liver transplant (LT) due to the advent of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA).…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Growth Failure Threshold on Waitlist Mortality in Children Awaiting Liver Transplant
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: To examine the impact on waitlist mortality of Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease (PELD)’s incorporation of growth failure (GF) as a threshold variable—present or absent…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Local Liver Supply on Liver Offer Acceptance
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Geographic disparity in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation is well described. The available liver supply in a DSA may affect patient and provider decisions on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Induced Liver Diseases on Registration and Outcome on Waiting List (WL) for Liver Transplant (LT)
2d-generation DAAs have dramatically improved the management of patients with HCV, including patients with advanced diseases. In France, since 2013, DAA have been largely used,…2018 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Exhaustion Contributes to Operational Tolerance of Liver Allografts in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Operational tolerance in the absence of immunosuppression can be successfully attained in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Although DSA are observed in a proportion of operationally…2018 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Initial Tumor Burden and Wait Times on Post-Transplant Outcomes after Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Background: A new national policy has adopted the UNOS Region 5 down-staging protocol for liver transplant (LT) in HCC meeting the following inclusion criteria -…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Use of LiMAx for Evaluating Donor Livers on Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Due to the organ shortage, inferior quality livers from donors after circulatory arrest (DCD) are offered to relieve mortality on the waiting list. The threshold…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Utility and Futility of Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a therapeutic modality used to treat refractory hypoxemia, and help support cardiogenic shock. These conditions are seen in liver transplant…
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