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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Shortening Length of Post-Operative In-Patient Stay for Living Kidney Donors
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Purpose. The study analyzes the impact of psychiatric history on postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS) of living kidney donors (LD) and initial assessment of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Renal Transplant Surgery Using a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block is Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
BACKGROUNDThe transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block reduces pain and opioid consumption following renal transplant surgery, but its impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) remains…2018 American Transplant Congress
Continuous and Single-Shot Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block vs. Conventional Analgesia after Kidney Transplant Surgery
Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate pain control by a multimodal analgesic regimen has been shown to accelerate post-operative recovery in non-transplant surgery. However, the effectiveness of TAP block…2018 American Transplant Congress
Closing Pandora's Box: An Evidence Based Approach to Opioid-Tolerant Patients Following Transplantation. The Case for IV Methadone
Department of Surgery, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI.
The purpose of this study is to explore the use of parenteral methadone in opioid-tolerant patients who are status-post transplantation. As an alternative to traditional…2018 American Transplant Congress
Opiate Use Trends after Liver Transplantation and the Factors Associated with Post-Transplant Opiate Dependence
1Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; 2Wayne State University SOM, Detroit, MI.
AimsOur study aims to determine predictive factors leading to post-liver transplant (LT) opioid dependence.MethodsA retrospective chart review was conducted including LT recipients from July 2013-June…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of a Multimodal Pain Control Regimen in Living Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomies
Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Purpose: Evaluate the effects of a multimodal pain control regimen on length of stay (LOS), opioid consumption, pain control, and opioid/NSAID related adverse events in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Surgically Placed Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Catheter with Local Anesthetic Infusion in Renal Transplantation
BackgroundRenal transplant recipients have limitations in pain management, given the nephrotoxicity of NSAIDS and contraindications to regional neuroaxial techniques. Although opioids are widely used post-transplant,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Narcotic Use Increases Mortality Rates in Heart Transplantation
Transplant, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: In kidney and liver transplantation, chronic narcotic use pre and post-transplant has been associated with an increased risk for rejection and early graft loss.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Associations among Physical Fitness/function, Pain and Depression in Kidney Transplant Patients
Kidney transplantation is the most successful treatment for end stage renal disease; however not all comorbidities of the disease are addressed by surgery. Depression and…
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