Articles tagged "Post-operative complications"

2021 American Transplant Congress
A Meta-Analysis of Endoscopic Stents in the Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures After Liver Transplantation
F. Zhou¹, M. Mieth¹, C. Rupp², A. Mehrabi¹, A. Nickkholgh¹
¹Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
*Purpose: Biliary strictures (BS) are common after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The treatment of choice is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Multiple plastic stents (MPS) have…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Fluid Management and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Retrospective Review
M. W. Harbell¹, M. B. Kraus¹, S. A. Buckner Petty², J. W. Harbell³
¹Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ³Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Patients undergoing kidney transplantation have traditionally received liberal amounts of fluid during surgery to ensure adequate fluid volume and flow to the transplanted kidney.…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation
J. Klein¹, M. Rangel¹, I. Ifearulundu¹, Y. Gely¹, Z. Spigel², S. Janardhan³, M. Hertl¹, E. Chan¹
¹Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Hepatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI) in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Furthermore, patient-specific risk factors…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Center Volume and MELD on Textbook Outcome Rates in Liver Transplantation
A. D. Schenk, J. L. Han, A. J. Logan, J. M. Sneddon, G. L. Brock, W. K. Washburn
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite quality metric used in liver transplantation (LT) and defined as patient and graft survival > 1 year, length…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Optical Trocar Entry Technique in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
A. R. Alshehri¹, A. K. Mahmoud², K. O. Bin Saad², G. A. Aboalsamh²
¹General Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Adult Organ Transplant Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: The published data of safety, practicality and applicability of the optical trocar entry technique in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in general have been previously investigated.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Influencing Factors of Venous Thromboembolism after Lung Transplantation
L. Fan¹, J. Chen², B. Wu¹, Z. Zhai³
¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China, ²Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To analyze the incidence and influencing factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after lung transplantation.*Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 375 lung…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Absence of Adverse Infectious Disease Outcomes in the Long-Term Follow-Up of Recipients of PHS Increased Risk Donor Organs: An Essential Tracking Program
L. Irwin, J. Fishman
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: 37-41% of deceased donors in Region I are considered “PHS increased risk for infectious disease transmission” (IR) individuals, our Center developed guidelines for the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Surgical and Urological Complications Over Time in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
A. Mekhaimar, H. Maple, N. Mamode, R. H. Zakri, N. Kessaris
King's College London/Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Despite advances in perioperative and post-transplant management over time, complications still occur following deceased donor (DD) kidney transplantation. This study aimed to determine the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of Incisional Hernia Development after Live Donor Nephrectomy: Impact of Surgical Technique
B. J. DuBray¹, J. J. Thompson², R. C. Forbes¹
¹Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The characteristics of incisional hernia (IH) formation following live donor nephrectomy (LDN) are not well defined. The goal of the present study was to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of 1000 Protocol Kidney Biopsies: Complications, Benefits, and Predictive Potential of Prior Sensitization
M. Eslami¹, J. Patel², S. Karzai¹, D. T. Collins¹, C. Liu¹, J. Jonsson¹, R. Wali¹, J. B. Piper¹
¹Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, ²General Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
*Purpose: Protocol biopsy of kidney transplants can allow for early recognition of treatable findings, both immunologic and non-immunologic. This comes with the risk of biopsy…

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