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
*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
*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
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
*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
*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
*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
*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
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
*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
*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,…
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