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Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Biliary Complications in Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis: A Single-Center Experience with Choledochocholedochostomy.

    P. Rizk, J. Moffett, M. Vu, R. Ackah, R. Sigireddi, M. Finegold, C. O'Mahony, A. Rana, J. Goss.

    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    BackgroundFor adult liver transplants, choledochocholedochostomy or “duct-to-duct” biliary reconstruction is the standard of care. In contrast to a Roux-en-Y reconstruction, it maintains physiologic bile flow,…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Renal Transplant Candidacy and Posttransplant Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients.

    Y. Kim, A. Jung, V. Dhar, J. Tadros, R. Alloway, A. Shields, S. Woodle, T. Diwan.

    Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    BACKGROUND: Morbid obesity remains a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) and is associated with increased delayed graft function (DGF), graft loss, and wound complications. Laparoscopic…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Size Does Not Matter: Should the Decision to Split Pediatric En Bloc Donor Kidneys Be Based on Donor Weight Rather Than Kidney Length?

    A. Perry, J. Woloszyn, J. McVicar, J. Sageshima, R. Perez, C. Troppmann, C. Santhanakrishnan.

    Division of Transplant Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA

    Background: Deceased donor kidneys from pediatric donors have been used with good results. However, there is little consensus on the criteria used to safely split…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    A Novel Equation, GRAIL (GfR Assessment in Liver Disease) Correctly Classifies Patients with Reduced GFR and Predicts Development of ESRD.

    S. Asrani,1 L. Jennings,1 M. Nadim,2 J. Levitsky,3 J. Trotter,1 G. Klintmalm.1

    1BUMC, Dallas, TX; 2USC, LA, CA; 3NW, Chicago, IL

    Estimating glomerular filtration rate(CKD-EPI, MDRD-4, MDRD-6) is poor in liver patients with renal dysfunction(GFR<30ml/min). We developed a model for GFR Assessment In Liver disease(GRAIL) before…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Timing, Frequency, and Precipitating Factors of Early Readmission After Heart Transplant.

    J. Van Liew, L. Potter, N. Uriel, L. Lourenco.

    University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

    Purpose: Early hospital readmission after organ transplantation, defined as readmission within 30 days of discharge, has been found to be associated with increased morbidity and…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Elevated Doppler Resistive Indices in Renal Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function.

    D. Mikhail,1 E. Chan,2 G. Aboalsamh,3 S. Cruise,4 S. Aquil,3 M. Mohamed,3 A. Sener,1,3 P. Luke.1,3

    1Urology, Western University, London, ON, Canada; 2Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada; 3Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; 4Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada

    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Doppler Ultrasonography is often carried out to determine renal allograft perfusion in the early post-operative period. An elevated resistive index (RI) is…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes After Cholecystectomy in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.

    I. Olorundare, S. DiBrito, C. Holscher, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore

    INTRODUCTION: Patients awaiting kidney transplantation are at an increased risk of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis secondary to physiologic changes related to renal failure. Previous studies of…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Describing the Effects of the Antibiotic Regimen Immediate Post Multi-Visceral Transplant in the Pediatric Population on the Time to First Serious Bacterial Infection.

    B. Chatani,1 J. Garcia,2 C. Biaggi,2 T. Beduschi,3 A. Tekin,3 R. Vianna,4 I. Gonzalez.5

    1Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; 2Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 3Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL; 4Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 5Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

    This study is designed to elucidate the effect a tailored antibiotic regimen administered immediately post multi visceral transplantation may have on the duration until first…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes After Hysterectomy in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.

    I. Olorundare, S. DiBrito, C. Haugen, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore

    INTRODUCTION:Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecologic surgeries performed on women, including women with ESRD awaiting kidney transplantation. Despite this, studies of hysterectomy among…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Predictive Value of Renal Transplant Scintigraphy for the Duration of Delayed Graft Function.

    S. Benjamens,1,2 R. Pol,1 A. Glaudemans,2 S. Berger,3 R. Slart.2

    1Surgery - Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 3Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    Background: Renal scintigraphy (RS) is a widely used test for the assessment of the transplanted kidney (KTX). As RS cannot reliably distinguish between rejection and…
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