2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Pre-Transplant Opioid Use on Post Liver Transplant Outcomes
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Impact of pre-liver transplant opioid use on post-liver transplant length of stay and clinical outcomes.*Methods: This single-institution retrospective study included adult patients who received…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Opioids and NSAIDs in Living Kidney Donors: Clinical Correlates and Early Outcomes
*Purpose: Data are limited regarding pain medication use in living kidney donors (LKD). Concerns relate to opioid use, and to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) use in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Analgesia and Control of Pain Following Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
*Purpose: Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LapDNx) for renal transplantation is a standard surgical practice. Effective pain management following this operation is essential. The purpose of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Standardized Pain Management Post Donor Nephrectomy Results in Decreased Length of Stay
*Purpose: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has reduced the burden associated with open surgery, but a significant percentage of donors still suffer from postoperative pain. It is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Analgesia Reduces Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: The study aimed to determine if multi-modal pain management (MPM) can reduce opioid use in patients post-liver transplant.*Methods: This was a retrospective review of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Quantifying Opioid Use after Renal Transplantation
Transplant Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: Drug overdose deaths and opioid-involved deaths have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Opioid drugs are currently used to alleviate acute post-operative pain…2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Post Operative Pain after Pancreas Transplant – Liposomal Bupivicaine Injection or Continuous Catheter Infiltration Reduces Daily Opioid Usage
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Post-operative pain management is crucial in determining early morbidity after major abdominal surgery. Opioid use may contribute to worsened gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocols in Kidney Transplantation: Time to Change Practice?
St. Vincent Abdominal Transplant Center, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multi-modal perioperative care pathway designed to facilitate early recovery after major surgery by maintaining preoperative body composition…2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-operative Opioid Requirements In Living Kidney And Liver Donors
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The United States faces an opioid epidemic. Approximately 6% of opioid-naïve surgical patients will develop opioid dependence post-operatively, and the CDC found that patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Implementation and Impact of an Opioid Minimization Protocol in an Urban Renal Transplant Population
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic within the United States has devastated patients and their families in addition to triggering a national public health crisis. Unnecessary prescribing…
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