2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Sarcopenia on Patients Undergoing Liver Re-Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background:Loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) has been found to be a measure of mortality after primary liver transplantation. We aimed to evaluate its effect in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Human Endothelial-Like Cells Transdifferentiated from Peripheral CD14+ Monocytes Inhibit T Cells in Response to Allo-Stimulation
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
We have previously demonstrated that the endothelial cells located in immune-privilege sites, such as livers, suppress T-cells in response to both of direct and indirect…2018 American Transplant Congress
Oral Vancomycin Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Uncomplicated Clostridium difficile Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and CDI recurrence. A combination of metronidazole and oral vancomycin is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with the Development of Chronic Kidney Disease after Liver Transplantation
Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
BackgroundRenal dysfunction is a common complication after liver transplantation. The increased use of DCD livers has been associated with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Chest Tube in Liver Transplantation – An Unconventional Way to Reduce Morbidity
For various reasons, liver recipients are frequently affected by pleural effusions in the postoperative phase. Besides high volume turn over and low serum albumin, local…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Biopsy Fibrosis Not Liver Imaging Predicts Survival after Heart Transplant
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Hepatic dysfunction is common in patients with cardiomyopathy being evaluated for heart transplant (HT). ISHLT guidelines highlight the need for liver evaluation in patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes after Living Liver Donation
Introduction: Women who have previously donated a kidney are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. Nearly half of living liver donors are women of child-bearing age.…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
Platelet Counts as Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Liver Transplantation: Cassandras or Just Rats on a Sinking Ship?
BackgroundThrombocytopenia is associated with higher morbidity and mortality following partial hepatectomy and orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Here we investigated platelet counts (PC) as a predictor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Congestive Hepatic Fibrosis: Correlation with Cardiac Hemodynamics and Changes after VAD or Cardiac Transplant
Background: Chronic heart failure causes chronic passive congestion of liver that can progress to advanced fibrosis. Liver biopsy is performed for assessment of fibrosis to…
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