2020 American Transplant Congress
A Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Management of Hyponatremia at the Time of Liver Transplantation is Associated with Reduced Post-Transplant Neurologic Complications
*Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to assess whether implementation of a multidisciplinary protocol (Figure 1) aimed at limiting rapid changes in serum…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation of Donors and Recipients’ with Situs Inversus Totalis: Case Reports and Literature Review
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is a rare condition affecting 0.1% of the general population. It was historically a contraindication for LTx and graft donation.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Cell Saver Leads to Lower Consumption of Blood Products During Liver Transplantation
Anesthesiology, Ikem, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is often accompanied by significant blood loss and consequently a large consumption of blood products. In recent years, there has been a…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is it Time to Split the Difference?
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic afflicting our nation has led to a surge in the number of adult deceased donors from drug overdose. We hypothesized that…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bedside Ultrasound to Assess for Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Inpatient Liver Transplant Evaluation
1GI/Hepatology, Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, 2Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is routinely assessed during outpatient evaluation for liver transplant (LT) candidacy in cirrhotic patients as it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Skeletal…2020 American Transplant Congress
2019 Refined Criteria for Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy Predict Post Liver Transplant Cardiac Events
*Purpose: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) encompasses systolic ± diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with end stage liver disease in the absence of known cardiac disease. The…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving Liver Transplant (LT) Waitlist Attrition
1Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, 2Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: LT patients are listed with the goal of receiving a transplant. Jan-2018 SRTR report showed that our observed waitlist (WL) mortality rate was 11.8…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating the Efficacy of Robotic-Assisted Incisional Hernia Repair for Post-Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Hernia formation is a well-known complication following open abdominal surgery that contributes to post-operative morbidity and decreases in patient quality of life. Herein we…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation as a Salvage and Uncommon Procedure for a Patient with Colorectal Liver Metastsis with Promising Results, Case Presentation and Literature Review
Transplant Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. About 50% of patients with CRC will develop metastases during the course of the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Standardization on Resource Utilization and Recipient Selection
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment (RA) prior to liver transplantation (LT) is a critical aspect of recipient selection, however data on optimal testing is…
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