Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Allograft Dysfunction in High Acuity Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Ito, M. Lu, A. Murray, D. S. Graham, J. DiNorcia, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Organ recipient matching in Liver Transplantation (LT) has become ever-more challenging with the ongoing organ scarcity and increasing patient acuity. While the notion that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression after Organ Transplantation Does Not Enhance Patency of Cold-Stored Vein Allografts for Critical Limb Ischemia -Single Centre Experience
J. Chlupac, T. Marada, R. Novotny, K. Lipar, L. Janousek, J. Fronek
Transplant Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Sub-inguinal bypass with cold-stored saphenous vein allograft is a last option treatment for extensive peripheral arterial occlusive disease with absent autologous vein. The aim…
2019 American Transplant Congress
500 Pediatric Liver Transplants At A Freestanding Pediatric Hospital – Where It Is Done Best
A. Rana, M. Kueht, N. Galvan, R. Cotton, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Our institution, a freestanding pediatric hospital (FPH) has a large pediatric liver transplant (LT) experience. Our aim was to analyze our experience with other…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Viability Testing and Transplantation of Marginal Donor Livers (VITTAL) Trial Outcomes: Proteomic Analysis of Perfusates from Livers Undergoing Normothermic Machine Liver Perfusion Reveals Biomarkers Predictive of Graft Viability and Post-Transplant Complications
S. Afford¹, L. Wallace¹, J. Attard¹, Y. Boteon¹, R. Laing¹, J. Yu², T. Perera³, D. Mirza⁴, H. Mergental⁵
¹Centre for Liver and Gastroenterology Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²The School of Biosciences Proteomics Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Liver Unit, The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The VITTAL clinical trial demonstrated that post-ischaemic normothermic machine perfusion(NMP) can increase utilisation of livers from the marginal pool of extended criteria donors (ECD).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Inhaled Vasodilator Therapy On Early Morbidity And Mortality After Lung Transplant
M. Tomeczkowicz¹, A. Wexler¹, M. Patel², J. Fernandez-Castillo², J. Rusniak¹, E. Mancl³, S. Quddus²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ³Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Within the first 72 hours of lung transplant, recipients may develop primary graft dysfunction (PGD). This complication is associated with acute and chronic rejection,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incisional Ventral Hernia Repair (IVHR) in Post Liver Transplant Recipients (OLT) through a Robotic-Assisted Intervention (RAI): Initial Single-Center Experience
A. Mejia, C. G. Fasola, A. Stegall
Liver Transplantation, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: To analyze the outcome of IVH repairs in liver transplant recipients using a minimally invasive technique.*Methods: From 2016 to 2018, we analyzed the IVHR…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Enoxaparin Prophylaxis on Early VTE Post Lung Transplant
S. Marshall¹, K. Tsveybel¹, S. Boukedes¹, P. Burkett², R. Chepuri², A. Coppolino³, M. Divo², S. El-Chemaly², S. Keller², J. Kennedy², H. Mallidi³, G. Mody³, T. Thaniyavarn², A. Trindade², K. Townsend¹, H. Goldberg²
¹Lung Transplant, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Pulmonary Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Thoracic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Thromboembolic complications are common post-transplant leading to significant morbidity. We instituted early enoxaparin prophylaxis (ppx) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) due to an observed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Guideline Adherence for Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease among Liver Transplant Recipients
P. T. Campbell¹, M. Kosirog¹, S. Montag², S. Connolly¹, A. Daud³, A. Das¹, S. Pine¹, D. Finn³, J. Levitsky¹, J. L. Holl⁴, D. M. Lloyd-Jones⁵, L. B. VanWagner⁶
¹Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics and Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Departments of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Data about provider adherence to clinical practice guidelines for secondary prevention of stroke and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among liver transplant recipients (LTRs), which…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Panniculectomy at the Time of Living Donor Renal Transplantation: An Eight Year Experience
L. M. Ngaage¹, A. Elegbede², K. K. Tasidina¹, S. Gebran³, E. Rada¹, A. J. Nam³, J. R. Scalea⁴, S. Niederhaus⁴, D. Singh¹, J. S. Bromberg⁴, S. T. Bartlett⁴, Y. M. Rasko¹
¹Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital / University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Removal of the pannus, or panniculectomy, can be performed as a prophylactic procedure preceding renal transplantation to enable obese patients to meet criteria for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Immediate Post-Operative Extubation Decreases Pulmonary Complications in Liver Transplant Patients
M. Safwan, C. Acho, Y. Morita, V. Fernandez, D. Galusca, M. Abouljoud, A. Yoshida, J. El-Bashir, S. Nagai
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) have traditionally remained intubated in the early postoperative period. Recently, early extubation and fast track anesthesia (strategy for rapid…