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Articles tagged "Safety"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Extended Living Donor Criteria on Donor Safety in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

    J. KIM

    Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Donor safety is major concern during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and most transplant centers accept strict selection criteria although some centers have been…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Enteric Conversion After Bladder-drained Kidney-pancreas Transplantation

    S. Sivan, M. Ortigosa-Goggins, M. Patel, M. Morsi, L. Chen, J. Figueiro, G. Ciancio, G. Burke

    Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

    *Purpose: In simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SPK), bladder (BD) and enteric (ED) are both options for pancreaticoduodenal exocrine drainage. While BD provides good early and long…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Safety of Sars-cov-2 Mrna Vaccines in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    M. Ou, B. Boyarsky, J. Motter, R. Greenberg, A. Teles, J. Ruddy, M. Krach, W. Werbel, R. Avery, A. Massie, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: The safety of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) remains unknown. We investigated adverse events in SOTRs who received these mRNA…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Managing the Costs of Routine Follow-up Care After Living Kidney Donation: A Survey of Contemporary Experience, Practice & Challenges

    K. Lentine1, G. McNatt2, R. Howey3, C. Thomas2, R. Hays4, U. Lebron-Banks5, S. Ainapurapu1, A. Tietjen6

    1Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 2Univ. Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 3Toyon Associates, Concord, CA, 4Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 5New York-Presbyterian Hosp., New York, NY, 6St. Barnabas, Livingston, NJ

    *Purpose: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Policy mandates that living kidney donor (LKD) programs collect and report clinical and laboratory follow-up information for living…
  • 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

    Risk Factors for Early Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: How Impactful Are Donor-Derived Infections?

    T. T. Miller1, E. J. Kwak2, G. Floridia3, F. Tuzzolino3, A. Luca3, A. Mularoni3

    1School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate risk factors for early post-transplant infections by multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDRGNB).*Methods: We retrospectively assessed the…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting for Symptomatic Gallbladder Disease in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    K. F. Haq1, U. Iqbal2, M. Khan3, F. Kamal4, S. Solanki5, R. Chakinala5, M. Siddiqui1, M. Abu Ghanimeh1, O. Sadiq1, A. Watson1, T. Zuchelli1, R. Salgia1

    1Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 3Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 4Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 5Medicine, Guthrie Hospital, Sayre, PA

    *Purpose: Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder (cystic duct) stenting has been shown to be an effective treatment option for symptomatic gallbladder disease in patients with cirrhosis. However,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Safety and Efficacy of 6-Month Steroid Reduction Strategy after Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study

    J. Bang, C. Oh, S. Lee

    Department of Surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: In kidney transplantation, immunosuppressive regimens almost always contain corticosteroids for preventing acute rejection and graft loss. However, long-term maintenance of corticosteroids has been associated…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Long Term Ursodeoxycholic Acid Use Does Not Alter Long Term Rejection, Biliary Complication, Mortality or Hospitalization Rates after Liver Transplantation

    T. Ashraf1, V. Mendiratta2, S. Gill1, A. Abdelwahab3, D. Moonka2, S. Jafri2

    1Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 3Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Endogenous bile acids are suspected to contribute to hepatobiliary injury after liver transplantation through direct cytotoxic effects. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been shown to…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Steatosis by PDFF Affects Percent Remnant Liver Regeneration in Living Donors without Impacting on Clinical Outcomes

    A. Duarte-Rojo, Q. Qi, K. Chupetlovska, D. R. Jorgensen, A. A. Borhani, A. Furlan, S. Ganesh, A. Humar

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: Mild steatosis (5-33% of fat) is not expected to affect liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy. Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density…
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