Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization Or Infection After Small Intestinal Transplantation
N. Shah,¹ L. Nabha,² R. Teran,³ C. Matsumoto,⁴ R. Farney,⁵ P. Kumar,⁶ J. Timpone.⁷
¹Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ²Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ³Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ⁴MEDSTAR Georgetown Transplant Institute, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ⁵Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ⁶Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ⁷Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality amongst SOT recipients. However, little is known about the relevance of VRE in small intestinal…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Variability in Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infections and Associated Mortality Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
N. Piccicacco, C. Doligalski, A. Logan.
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to immunosuppression, frequent healthcare system contact, and liberal use of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Role of Universal Decolonization After Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
D. Lee,¹ G. Malat,² N. Law,¹ A. Sharma,¹ T. Bias,¹ K. Ranganna,¹ A. Doyle.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Surgery, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
IntroductionInfection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. Despite careful pre-transplantation screening of donors and recipients, vaccination, prophylaxis, and antimicrobial use,…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury After Lung Transplantation – Incidence, Risk Factors and Mechanisms
F. Gueler,¹ G. Warnecke,⁵ M. Peperhove,² M.-S. Jang,¹ C. Schroeder,³ S. Tewes,² B. Wiese,⁶ C. Fegbeutel,⁵ R. Lichtinghagen,⁷ B. Jüttner,⁸ F. Wacker,² D. Hartung,² B. Akerstrom,⁴ M. Gram,⁴ H. Haller,¹ A. Haverich,⁹ K. Hueper.²
¹Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ³Proteomics, German Research Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany; ⁴Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ⁵Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁶Medical Statistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁷Laboratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁸Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁹Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and severe complication after solid organ transplantation. In a retrospective analysis and afterwards in a prospective clinical…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Bladder Drainage of Pancreas Transplants Alone: Friend or Foe?
M. Bellini,¹ G. Spoletini,² S. Reddy,¹ J. Gilbert,¹ I. Quiroga,¹ R. Ploeg,¹ E. Sharples,³ S. Sinha,¹ A. Vaidya,¹ P. Friend.¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgery, Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Royal Free London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; ³Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Immunological monitoring of Pancreas Transplants Alone (PTA) remains a challenge and bladder drainage is thought to facilitate early detection of rejection but may lead…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Factors and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant at a Single Center
J. Lin, E. King, R. Craig-Shapiro, C. Wickliffe, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Early hospital readmission (EHR) is a key negative outcome in kidney transplantation (KT). Socioeconomic (SE) factors are associated with EHR in other contexts, but have…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Effects of N-Acetylcysteine Treatment in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
E. Aldag, S. Farrell, R. Pedersen, A. Sahajpal, J. Clendenon, V. Gunabushanam, D. Kramer.
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been used in post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients for the proposed mechanism of preventing tissue damage of the newly transplanted organ…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Post-Operative Length of Stay and Unplanned Reoperation in Patients Transplanted for Alcoholic Liver Disease: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
E. Wise, K. Williamson, K. Hocking.
Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Purpose:Using artificial neural network (ANN) modeling, this study aims to optimize the prediction of prolonged length of stay (LOS) and need for unplanned reoperation (UR)…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Bleeding and Thrombosis in Responders and Initial Non-Responders to Aspirin After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
C. Floroff, K. Rieger, T. Veasey, S. Strout, H. Meadows, M. Stroud, J. Toole, M. Brisco, J. Cook, J. Lazarchick, W. Uber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Purpose: This study evaluates bleeding and thrombosis following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement using platelet inhibition monitoring to determine responders to standard aspirin dosing…
2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Perioperative Bleeding on Long-Term Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support
K. Lietz,¹ M. Mooney,¹ I. El Lakkis,² C. Derber,² U. Kelly,² C. Wilson,² A. Hoedt,¹ P. Bourassa,¹ B. Smith,¹ M. McGrath,¹ J. Herre.¹
¹Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA; ²Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Purpose: Postoperative bleeding is a common complication of MCS surgery. The incidence of bleeding in published series exceeds by several times the 3-5% rates seen…