2020 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Extended Criteria Donor Livers: Identification of Protein Biomarkers Predictive of Graft Viability and Post-Transplant Complications
*Purpose: The Viability Testing and Transplantation of mArginal donor Livers Clinical Trial (VITTAL) demonstrated the capacity of Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) to increase the proportion…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Preoperative Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Failure Following Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device
1Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Right ventricular failure (RVF) following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a common complication and associated with increased mortality. Clinical predictors contributing to…2020 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Background Cell-Free DNA Levels: Implications for Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Assessment in Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Detecting elevated levels of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in the plasma of transplant recipients has been used as a metric to determine graft injury…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is Bridging Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Reversal Necessary Prior to Kidney Transplantation?
AHN Transplant Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Pre-kidney transplant patients are often placed on anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy, and their perioperative management is often challenging. The aim of this study is…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Challenge of Selecting an Induction Agent: A Dual Regimen for Medically High-Risk Kidney Recipients
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Complications of the commonly used lymphocyte-depleting induction agent, rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG),include cardiorespiratory dysfunction with hypotension, tachycardia, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary edema. The choice…2020 American Transplant Congress
Analyzing the Effect of a Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System on Wound Complications and Surgical Site Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Transplantation Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if a closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) system prevents wound complications and surgical site…2020 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Adversely Affects Long-Term Survival for Kidney Recipients after Non-Renal Solid-Organ Transplantation
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) frequently develops after nonrenal solid-organ transplantation, increasing the number of patients with a prior heart, liver or lung transplant on…2020 American Transplant Congress
Stewardship Effortsto Eliminate Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Patients Leads to Equivalent Safety Outcomes
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy endpoints of a revised post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Readmission Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery has increasingly been offered for morbidly obese patients prior to liver transplantation with the hope of improving both waitlist candidacy and post-transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury among Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: We examined the perioperative and intraoperative risk factors associated with post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) at post-op 7 days and 30-day estimated glomerular filtration…
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