Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early Readmission After Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto Transplantation.
R. Shahbazov,¹ N. Bashoo,² G. Yoshimatsu,² G. Saracino,² F. Azari,¹ N. Onaca,² P. Kim,² M. Levy.³
¹Charles O.Strikler Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; ²Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ³Transplant Division, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Introduction: Readmission after Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto Transplantation (TPIAT) is common, but no data is available on reasons for readmission and islet graft function.Aims:…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Caval Replacement versus Piggyback Liver Transplantation: The Toronto Experience.
A. Barbas, M. Dib, N. Goldaracena, M. Marquez, G. Sapisochin, D. Al-Adra, S. McCluskey, I. McGilvray.
General Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Caval replacement (CR) and piggyback (PB) techniques for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) each have inherent advantages and disadvantages with no consensus on the optimal…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Associated Peritonitis Following Kidney Transplant.
A. Rizzi,¹ S. Ruitta,¹ J. Peterson,¹ G. Gagin,¹ D. Fritze,¹ R. Sung,¹ Y. Lu,² K. Woodside.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
While peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become more common, PD catheter management at the time of kidney transplant varies widely by transplant center. We sought to…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Periodical Peer Review of a Pancreas Transplant Programme: Can It Enhance Performance?
Z. Moinuddin, A. Arif, O. Masood, A. Tavakoli, R. Pararajsingam, K. Poulton, J. Worthington, B. Forgacs, T. Augustine, R. Dhanda.
Department of Renal and Pancreas Transplantation, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Introduction:In the UK, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the national transplant regulatory body, monitors 30-day graft loss and patient mortality by CUmulative SUMmation methodology (CUSUM).…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Risk Factors and Treatment of Incisional Hernia After Kidney Transplantation – An Analysis of 1564 Consecutive Patients.
L. Ooms,¹ J. Verhelst,¹ J. Jeekel,² J. IJzermans,¹ J. Lange,¹ T. Terkivatan.¹
¹Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Purpose The objective was to evaluate the incidence and treatment of incisional hernia following kidney transplantation, and to identify potential risk factors.Methods A retrospective cohort…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation (LT) Using Liver Allografts from Deceased After Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors: Opinions, Practices and Reality.
L. Sher,¹ P. Abt,² Y. Genyk,¹ M. Lo,¹ P. Yan,¹ L. Ji,¹ C. Marsh.³
¹Keck Hospital/University of Southern California, Los Angeles; ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ³Scripps Clinic & Green Hospital, San Diego.
Background: Scientific Studies Committee of ASTS conducted study to identify barriers to use of DCD liver grafts.Objectives: Identify barriers to use of DCD liver allografts;…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Readmissions Following Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Multi-Center Study.
B. Orandi, E. King, X. Luo, S. Bae, B. Lonze, R. Montgomery, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Desensitization and incompatible live donor kidney transplantation (ILDKT) has improved survival vs. forgoing transplant or waiting for a compatible one. It is unknown if increased…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Wound Healing Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus.
P. Ueno,¹ H. Tedesco,¹ A. Brigido,¹ C. Felipe,¹ P. Hannun,¹ M. Cristelli,¹ W. Aguiar,² J. Medina-Pestana.¹
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim - UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Urology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Regimens with de novo everolimus (EVR) are associated with a concentration-dependent incidence of wound healing adverse events (WHAE), but mycophenolate use also is related…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Primary Graft Failure following Cardiac Transplantation Is Associated with Elevated Pre-Transplant Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Factors.
D. Chatterjee,¹ K. Clerkin,¹ K. Rogers,¹ D. Mancini,¹ Y. Naka,¹ H. Takayama,² K. Takeda,² P. Colombo,² G. Vlad,³ R. Vasilescu,³ B. Levin,⁴ M. Farr,¹ S. Restaino,¹ E. Zorn.¹
¹Columbia University Medical Center, NY; ²Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NY; ³Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY; ⁴Biostatistics, Columbia University Medical Center, NY.
Primary graft failure (PGF) is defined as severe ventricular dysfunction immediately following heart transplantation (HTx) requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) such as VA ECMO…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Cytokine Storm in Acute Post-Hepatectmy Phase Associates with Liver Injury and Impaired Liver Regeneration.
Y. Xu,^1,2 N. Navarro-Alvarez,¹ J. Dong,² J. Markmann,¹ H. Yeh.¹
¹Transplantation Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background Posthepatectomy liver failure and its transplant counterpart, small-for-size syndrome, remain poorly understood. Large increases in IL-6 are associated with poor allograft function and IL-6…