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Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Postoperative Tracheostomy as a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplantation

    E. C. Klipsch, T. J. Hathaway, D. Roe, C. Hage, M. Duncan, R. S. Mangus

    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: Tracheostomies are commonly performed postoperatively in lung transplant recipients to provide ventilation for prolonged periods, and with relatively few studies detailing these patients’ outcomes…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Re-Do Hepatic Artery Reconstruction for Thrombosis Can Save Grafts and Patients without Retransplantation: Lessons Learned from 1,355Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantations

    S. Hong, N. Yi, K. Hong, E. Han, S. Suh, J. Lee, S. Hong, Y. Choi, U. Jin, H. Chang, K. Lee, K. Suh

    Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation is associated with a marked increase in morbidity, being the main cause of graft loss and bile…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    AM PAC Scores and Liver Transplant Resource Utilization

    M. Pierpont1, M. Gosselin2, K. Robichaux3, A. Kumar1, J. Buggs4, N. Kemmer5

    1Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, 3Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 4Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 5Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

    *Purpose: Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a tool utilized to assess three functional domains: basic mobility, daily activities, and applied cognition. Previous studies…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Stewardship Effortsto Eliminate Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Patients Leads to Equivalent Safety Outcomes

    J. Yau, J. Dann, W. Ally, J. Geyston, S. Pelletier, C. Sifri

    University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy endpoints of a revised post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Readmission Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients

    R. A. Choudhury1, D. Yoeli1, H. Yaffe1, H. B. Moore1, G. Hoeltzel2, A. Schulick1, P. L. Abt3, K. Dumon4, K. D. Conzen1, J. J. Pomposelli1, E. A. Pomfret1, T. L. Nydam1

    1Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 3Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Bariatric surgery has increasingly been offered for morbidly obese patients prior to liver transplantation with the hope of improving both waitlist candidacy and post-transplant…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Perioperative Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury among Liver Transplant Recipients

    R. Berkowitz1, N. Douville2, G. Mentz2, P. Sharma3, C. Sonnenday1

    1Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Gastroenterology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: We examined the perioperative and intraoperative risk factors associated with post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) at post-op 7 days and 30-day estimated glomerular filtration…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Intraoperative versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation

    S. Hamel1, C. Garza1, C. Gamble2, H. Boone3, L. Thomas4, D. L. Gorden5

    1Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Quality, Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 4Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 5Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: Perioperative antibiotic use has important implications for patient care, antimicrobial stewardship, and cost containment. There is limited data guiding the optimal duration of perioperative…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluating the Efficacy of Robotic-Assisted Incisional Hernia Repair for Post-Liver Transplant Recipients

    G. Rofaiel, G. Pan, M. Goodale, E. Martinez

    University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

    *Purpose: Hernia formation is a well-known complication following open abdominal surgery that contributes to post-operative morbidity and decreases in patient quality of life. Herein we…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Optimal Timing of Initiating Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation

    A. Ren, Z. Li, X. Zhang, R. Deng, Y. Ma

    Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    *Purpose: Acute kidney injury(AKI) is a frequent complication after liver transplantation(LT), and is associated with high mortality. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is a blood…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Nystatin or No Antifungal Prophylaxis

    T. Q. Ky, L. Cotiguala, L. Fitzgerald, K. McMurry, J. Park, S. Tischer

    Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OC) rate in the absence of antifungal prophylaxis has been reported as low as 7.4% after renal transplant. Due to perceived low…
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