Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Blood Transfusion is Associated with the Development of New HLA Antibodies After Adult Lung Transplantation
A. Hicks¹, A. Stoker², M. Cooter², A. Ali³, J. Klapper⁴, J. Poisson⁵, D. Chen⁵, J. Haney⁴, K. Ghadimi², M. Hartwig⁴, I. Welsby², B. Bottiger²
¹Anesthesiology, Duke University Hospital, South Portland, ME, ²Anesthesiology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ³Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁵Pathology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Lung transplant (LT) recipients who develop new antibodies to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) have associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and worsened outcomes. We…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Thromboelastography on Decreasing Blood Product Usage in Liver Transplantation
A. Mohamed¹, T. Kitajima¹, S. Angappan², K. Delvecchio¹, A. M. Elsabbagh¹, S. Yeddula¹, M. Shamaa¹, K. Collins¹, M. Rizzari¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. Abouljoud¹, J. El-Bashir², S. Nagai¹
¹Department of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Department of Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Liver dysfunction results in derangement of hemostasis and thrombosis. Thromboelastography (TEG) has emerged as a tool to guide resuscitative efforts. However, its utilization and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Utility of PET/ CT Testing in Cardiac Risk Stratification of Adult Liver Transplant Candidates
M. A. Tincopa¹, R. Weinberg¹, S. Sengupta¹, J. Slivnick², J. Corbett¹, C. Sonnenday¹, R. Fontana¹, P. Sharma¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Optimal cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification in liver transplant (LT) candidates remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess concordance and utility of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Quality Improvement Surveillance by Machine Learning
J. D. Perkins¹, E. Clemens², M. Granich³, J. Yeung³, J. Reyes¹
¹Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Center of Clinical Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The purpose of this quality study was to compare our newly developed natural language processing (NLP) machine learning surveillance algorithm in detecting the rate…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of MAU868, a Novel BKV Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody (mAb), for the Treatment of Severe BK Virus Nephropathy (BKVN) After Kidney Transplant
S. C. Jordan¹, N. Ammerman², M. Toyoda³, K. Lim², J. R. Abend⁴, A. Patick⁵, M. R. Hodges⁵, A. Vo², S. J. Kovacs⁶
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, ³Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Virology Research, Emeryville, CA, ⁵Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, ⁶Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Translational Medicine, East Hanover, NJ
*Purpose: BKV reactivation leading to nephropathy and allograft loss in kidney transplant (KT) recipients remains a clinical significant concern. No specific or effective anti-BKV therapies…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Achilles Heel No Longer: Marked Decline in Early Relaparotomy and Allograft Pancreatectomy Rates Following Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation in the Contemporary Era
B. Sharda¹, K. Gurung², R. Stratta², A. Farney², G. Orlando², C. Jay², A. Reeves-Daniel³, A. Mena-Gutierrez³, N. Sakhovskaya³, W. Doares⁴, S. Kaczmorski⁴, M. Magid⁴, J. Rogers²
¹Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, ²Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Technical complications requiring early relaparotomy (relap) and allograft pancreatectomy (AP) have long been the Achilles heel of simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKPT).*Methods: Single center retrospective…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Cost Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Treatments of Biliary Strictures in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
B. Whitehead¹, C. Lemoine², R. Superina², J. Green³, S. Mohammad¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Division of Interventional Radiology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Biliary strictures are associated with significant morbidity after pediatric liver transplantation. There are two main treatment options which are percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Distal Allograft Pancreatectomy for Graft Salvage After Pancreas Transplantation
D. Soma, T. Nikumbh, A. J. Lutz, J. A. Powelson, J. A. Fridell
Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Early pancreas allograft failure most commonly results from vascular thrombosis. Immediate surgical intervention may permit pancreas allograft salvage, typically requiring thrombectomy. In cases of…
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The Role of Pre-transplant Rectal Screening for Azole-resistant Candida Species in Liver Transplant Candidates
K. K. Patel¹, M. M. Azar², A. Koff³, K. Belfield⁴, D. R. Peaper⁵, J. Topal², M. Malinis²
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Section of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Azole-resistant Candida (ARC) infections have become increasingly common among solid organ transplant recipients. Pre-transplant screening for ARC allows for targeted antifungal prophylaxis, which may…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Prior Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A. Santeusanio, A. Bhansali, M. Rana, S. Lerner, D. Von Ahrens, O. Sulimani, S. Farouk, F. Tedla, R. Shapiro
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: We describe short-term outcomes as well as peri- and post-transplant complications in patients with prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who subsequently underwent kidney transplantation.*Methods:…

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