Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ D. Moonka,² A. Patel,³ K. Brown,² A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ³Nephrology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Readmissions After Liver Transplantation–They May Be Predictable, but Are They Inevitable?
B. O'Brien, C. Mardis, A. Mardis, J. Fleming, H. Meadows, N. Patel, N. Pilch, C. Perez, M. Sell, A. Rogers, I. Lee, J. McGillicuddy, K. Chavin, D. DuBay, D. Taber.
Dept of Tx Surgery, Tx ICCE, Dept of Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Purpose: Published studies suggest that approximately 40% of OLTx recipients are readmitted within 30 days. The aim of this study is to analyze the risk…
2017 American Transplant Congress
A Thirteen-Year Mayo Clinic Retrospective Study of the Syndrome of Rapid Onset ESRD Among Renal Transplant Recipients, 2001-2013.
M. Onuigbo,^1,2 N. Agbasi.³
¹Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI; ³Mental Health, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom
Introduction: We described the syndrome of rapid onset ESRD (SORO-ESRD), acute yet irreversible renal failure, for the first time in the journal Renal Failure in…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Patients with Prior Bariatric Surgery.
M. Safwan,¹ M. Abouljoud,¹ R. Salgia.²
¹Divison of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: To study outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) patients with prior bariatric surgery (BS).Methods: Retrospective analysis performed on patients with LT between Jan 2006 and…
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.…