2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Disease
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) was initially developed as a therapy for liver diseases known to be associated with a high risk of near-term mortality. As…2022 American Transplant Congress
Patient-Reported Physical Function Correlates with Liver Frailty Index and 4-Meter Gait Speed in Patients with Cirrhosis
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Frailty is highly prevalent in patients with end-stage liver disease and strongly predicts waitlist and post-transplant mortality. The Liver Frailty Index (LFI) and 4-meter…2022 American Transplant Congress
Defatting of Steatotic Liver Grafts by Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Machine Perfusion with 2,4 Dinitrophenol
*Purpose: The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that steatotic liver grafts can be defatted by normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion (NEVLP) with…2022 American Transplant Congress
Equivalence of Pediatric Paper and Electronic-Based Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Findings from a Systematic Review
*Purpose: Integration of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in routine clinical care reduces utilisation of health care services and improves patient outcomes. Electronic versions of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Sars-CoV-2 Antibody Response Before and After Third Dose of Homologous mRNA Vaccine in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) recipients have a decreased response to 2 doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine compared to the general population, so we aimed to understand…2022 American Transplant Congress
Practices and Perceptions of Living Donor Liver Transplant, Non-Directed Donation, and Liver Paired Exchange: A National Survey
1New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY, 2University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) remains under-utilized in the United States. The aim of this study, therefore, was to assess the perceptions and practices…2022 American Transplant Congress
Higher Baseline Serum Creatinine Levels AreAssociated with an Increased Incidence of Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 on the Liver Transplant Waitlist
*Purpose: Pretransplant and posttransplant renal replacement therapy (RRT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients, including those with Hepatorenal syndrome type…2022 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Factors Influence Likelihood of Directed Living Donor Transplant Among Children with End-Stage Renal or Liver Disease
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that children with public insurance are less likely to receive a transplant from a directed living donor. Type of insurance…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Different Initial Tacrolimus Dosing Regimens in Pediatric Post-Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant used in post-liver transplantation, has wide pharmacokinetic variability, particularly in pediatric patients. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate different weight-based…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Analysis of Organ Offers and Workload for Liver and Kidney Allocation
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: UNOS/OPTN transitioned to Acuity Circles allocation for kidneys and livers which has increased the complexity of the network of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and…
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