ATC Abstracts

American Transplant Congress abstracts

  • Home
  • Meetings Archive
    • 2022 American Transplant Congress
    • 2021 American Transplant Congress
    • 2020 American Transplant Congress
    • 2019 American Transplant Congress
    • 2018 American Transplant Congress
    • 2017 American Transplant Congress
    • 2016 American Transplant Congress
    • 2015 American Transplant Congress
    • 2013 American Transplant Congress
  • Keyword Index
  • Resources
    • 2021 Resources
    • 2016 Resources
      • 2016 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2016 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2015-2016
      • AST Board of Directors 2015-2016
    • 2015 Resources
      • 2015 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2015 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2014-2015
      • AST Board of Directors 2014-2015
      • 2015 Conference Schedule
  • Search

Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

  • 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…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    De Novo NAFLD Post-Liver Transplant is Defined by Altered Lipid Metabolism and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

    M. Bhat1, E. Pasini1, M. Angeli1, J. Allard2, A. Humar1

    1Multi-Organ Transplant, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: De Novo Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) affects up to 35% of liver transplant (LT) recipients transplanted for non-NAFLD indications. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of One-Year Morbidity Following Liver Transplant for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis vs. Alcoholic Cirrhosis

    O. M. Andacoglu1, U. Ozbek2, J. Liu3, C. Figueredo3, K. R. Chacko4, C. Tow4, J. F. Reinus4, M. Kinkhabwala1

    1Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 2Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 3Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 4Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

    *Purpose: Liver transplants (LT) for acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) have become more common but there is limited data about outcomes of LT as therapy for…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Waitlist Times, Hospital Length of Stay, and Immediate Post-Operative Outcomes of HCV Positive Donors in HCV Negative Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients

    H. Elbeshbeshy1, J. M. Ray1, A. Befeler1, R. Desai1, K. Qureshi1, C. Varma2

    1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

    *Purpose:Introduction The advent of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has significantly changed liver and kidney transplantation for patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Successful and relatively…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Textbook Outcome as a Composite Quality Metric in Kidney Transplantation

    J. L. Han, A. J. Logan, J. M. Sneddon, G. L. Brock, K. W. Washburn, A. D. Schenk

    Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

    *Purpose: Textbook outcomes (TO) describe ideal patient outcomes following specific surgical procedures and are useful composite quality metrics for patients, providers and payors. We aimed…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Single-Dose Pre-Operative Pregabalin to Minimize Pain and Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation

    J. P. Knorr, A. Barlow, T. Reinaker, R. Zaki

    Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Multimodal pain management strategies, including pregabalin (PGB) alone, have demonstrated efficacy in minimizing post-surgical pain and opioid use. Our study aimed to determine if…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulation in Solid Organ Transplant Patients: A National Survey of Institutional Practices

    D. Pierce1, A. Lichvar1, D. Salerno2, P. Klem3, G. Waldman4, J. M. Park5

    1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 3University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 5University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: The safety and efficacy of direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and reversal strategies are not well established in the solid organ transplant population. This…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Impact on Outcomes in the New Heart Allocation System: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry

    L. K. Truby1, M. Farr2, E. M. DeFilippis3, K. Takeda3, V. K. Topkara3

    1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, NY, 3Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: In October 2018, a new heart transplantation allocation system was put into effect with the intent of better stratifying the most medically urgent candidates,…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 28
  • Next Page »

Visit Our Partner Sites

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Visit the official site for the American Transplant Congress »

American Journal of Transplantation

The official publication for the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) »

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

An organization of more than 3000 professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation. »

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

The society represents approximately 1,800 professionals dedicated to excellence in transplantation surgery. »

Copyright © 2013-2025 by American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Cookie Preferences