2017 American Transplant Congress
Relationship of Liver Extraction Times to Early Allograft Dysfunction and Post-Transplant Kidney Injury.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background: Donor extraction times for kidney allografts are associated with inferior kidney outcomes. We hypothesized that that longer donor liver extraction times would be associated…2017 American Transplant Congress
ECMO in Liver Transplant.
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: Postoperative severe cardiopulmonary failure carries a high rate of mortality. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as a salvage therapy when conventional therapies…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Liver and Kidney Survival Following Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation, with or without Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies.
Introduction: Successful kidney transplantation despite a positive crossmatch is well known after combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT). However, recently, concerns regarding the impact of preformed anti-HLA…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from a Multinational Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Normothermic Machine Perfusion with Static Cold Storage in Human Liver Transplantation.
Introduction:By perfusing a liver with oxygenated blood, medications and nutrients at 37oC, normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) may improve outcomes after liver transplantation when compared with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Third Liver Transplantation, Outcomes, and the Impact of Previous Graft Survival.
Introduction: Retransplantation with a third liver allograft is controversial with significant technical and medical challenges. National outcomes have not been described. We hypothesize that prior…2017 American Transplant Congress
Electronic Patient Portal Functionality Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
IntroductionIn January 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt electronic medical records (EMR) into their standard of care. However, little is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Web-Based Patient Portal Usage Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
BackgroundLittle is known about the characteristics of patients who use web-based patient portals for healthcare purposes. The aim of this study was to examine patient…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Lymphoid Chimerism in Early Recognition and Prediction of Clinical Outcome Caused by Acute Graft versus Host Disease After Solid Organ Transplant.
Introduction: Acute graft versus host disease (aGvHD) after solid organ transplant (SOT) is rare but related with high mortality. Early accurate diagnosis is critical for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
The literature on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is sparse. We report our experience w/LDLT for ALD at a single,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Study on Acupuncture in Living Liver and Kidney Donors.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Pain is an important concern in living donation. The purpose of this study was to test feasibility of integrating an acupuncture intervention pre/post-living donation and…
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