Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Peri-Transplant Viral Upper Respiratory Infection on Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes.
J. Kohler,¹ T. Miloh,¹ K. Hosek,¹ J. Goss,² F. Munoz.¹
¹Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; ²Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
BACKGROUND: Viral upper respiratory infection (vURI) is common in children and its effect at the time of liver transplant (LT) on the post-operative outcomes is…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Endoscopic Therapy of Bile Duct Strictures After Liver Transplant.
H. Woller, P. Mantry, A. Mejia, S. Cheng, C. Fasola.
Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background and Aims: Common Bile Duct Strictures (CBDS) are a significant source of morbidity after liver transplantation (LT) We report our outcomes of endoscopic treatment…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Venous Thromboembolism and the Risk of Death and Graft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
N. Lam,¹ A. Garg,² G. Knoll,³ J. Kim,⁴ K. Lentine,⁵ E. McArthur,⁶ K. Naylor,⁶ S. Bota,⁶ M. Sood.³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ²Western University, London, Canada; ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ⁵Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis; ⁶Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, London, Canada
Background: The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in kidney transplant recipients varies widely in the literature. The implications of VTE for morbidity and mortality in…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Complications Requiring Reoperation After Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
D. Yoeli, J. Moffett, K. Hosek, R. Ackah, R. Sigireddi, M. Kueht, N. Galvan, R. Cotton, A. Rana, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss.
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Context: Reoperative complications after liver transplantation have been shown to decrease patient and graft survival in adults; this effect, however, has not been studied in…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Share35: Increasing Biliary Complications and Healthcare Resources?
J. Fleming,¹ C. Perez,¹ M. Sobhanian,¹ D. Taber,² G. Chedister,² D. Axelrod,³ K. Chavin.²
¹Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ³Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Data has shown that major outcomes of liver transplant post-Share35 have been equivalent to pre-Share35, despite organs accumulating longer CIT and traveling further.The PURPOSE of…
2017 American Transplant Congress
De-Novo Portal Vein Thrombosis After Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) Does Not Impact on Long-Term Outcome.
I. Linares,¹ N. Goldaracena,¹ R. Rosales,¹ L. De La Maza,¹ J. Echeverri,¹ M. Kaths,¹ D. Kollman,¹ N. Selzner,² S. McCluskey,³ G. Sapisochin,¹ L. Lilly,² P. Greig,¹ M. Bhat,² A. Ghanekar,¹ M. Cattral,¹ I. McGilvray,¹ D. Grant,¹ M. Selzner.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Department of Medicine, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Department of Anesthesiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Portal vein thrombosis(PVT) after deceased donation has been widely described as a liver transplant complication that can lead to graft failure, high morbidity and mortality.…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Intensive Care Unit Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Liver Transplant Recipients: A Prospective, Observational Study.
C. Kensinger, A. King, S. Karp, P. Pandharipande, K. Wright, L. Weavind.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
Purpose: Surgical clinical pathways have been shown to be effective for enhanced recovery and cost reductions, yet have not be tested in liver transplant (LT)…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Recovery from Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Post-Operative Morbidity in Live Donor Hepatectomy.
O. Serrano,¹ D. Berglund,¹ V. Goduguchinta,¹ A. Reddy,¹ J. Menk,² D. Vock,³ V. Kirchner,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ A. Matas,¹ T. Pruett,¹ S. Chinnakotla.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Minneapolis, MN; ³Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
OBJECTIVE: Live donor hepatectomy (LDH) is associated with significant post-operative hypophosphatemia (POH), which is associated with liver regeneration. We investigated whether the rate of recovery…
2017 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Transplant Recipients Associated with Coccidioidomycosis Derived from Organ Donors.
N. Jeyakumar,² N. Neidlinger,³ M. Salvatore,³ C. Brown,⁴ T. Carpenter,³ M. Fung,¹ P. Chin-Hong.¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ³Donor Network West, San Ramon, CA; ⁴Decision Patterns, Oakland, CA
Purpose Coccidioidomycosis (CI) occurs in 4-9% of solid organ recipients in endemic areas, resulting in 30-63% mortality. CI can be transmitted directly via transplantation, but…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Outcomes of Re-Explorations in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
V. Varma, S. Sable, S. Kapoor, A. Chauhan, V. Kumaran.
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Introduction: Re-exploration in Living Donor Liver Transplantation(LDLT) is required in patients for various causes, bleeding being the commonest cause. The outcome of these patients is…