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Articles tagged "Surgical complications"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Portal-Endocrine and Gastric-Exocrine Drainage Technique in Pancreatic Transplantation

    H. Shokouh-Amiri1, M. S. Naseer2, R. McMillan1, D. Aultman1, S. Tandukar1, N. Singh1, G. B. Zibari1

    1John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA, 2Transplant, John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center - Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA

    *Purpose: Diagnosis of rejection has continued to be problematic in pancreas transplantation (PT). In 2007, we innovated a new surgical technique for PT, portal-endocrine and…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    ROImax Score: A Novel Predictor for Adherent Perinephric Fat in Healthy Donor for Transplantation Underwent Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

    T. Noda, Y. Miyauchi, K. Nishimura, T. Fukumoto, N. Miura, T. Kikugawa, T. Saika

    Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon City, Japan

    *Purpose: MAP (Mayo adhesive probability) score have been known as a predictor of adherent perinephric fat (APF) in partial nephrectomy. This study is aimed to…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Implications of Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Center Experience

    A. Popovic1, S. Loerzel2, M. Hanlon2, S. Iskhagi2, B. Gallay3, E. Shaban3, J. Leggat3, R. H. Dvorai4, S. Narsipur5, R. Saidi2, R. Shahbazov2

    1College of Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2Surgery, Division of Transplantation, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 3Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 4Pathology, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 5SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

    *Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomies (RDN) continue to increase in prevalence over the last years. Prior studies demonstrated outcomes of robotic procedures are no…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Establishing a New Hepatobiliary Surgery Program in a Level 1 Trauma Center Community Teaching Hospital (Our Open and Robotic Experience)

    J. S. Han, S. A. Neubauer, C. E. Renner, C. M. Dunham, T. J. Chirichella

    General Surgery, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH

    *Purpose: To improve access to quality care, the surgical outcomes and influencing factors were investigated for a new hepatobiliary surgery program established by a transplant…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Implanting a Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplant Program for ASTS Trained Transplant Surgeons with No Robotic Surgery Background

    B. Kocak1, N. Celik1, E. Arpali1, B. Akyollu1, B. Kilicer1, E. Canda2, Y. Kordan2

    1Division of Organ Transplantation, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Department of Urology, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    *Purpose: Robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) was introduced and has been performed commonly by surgeons experienced with robotic surgery and with this single center study we…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Foley Catheter Removal on Day One Following Kidney Transplantation

    I. Bezherano1, L. Kayler2

    1Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, 2Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY

    *Purpose: Early Foley catheter (Foley) removal after kidney transplantation (KTX) may reduce length of stay (LOS), however, a paucity of data exists as to the…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Extubation Failure Post- Lung Transplantation

    A. J. Trindade1, W. D. Gannon1, A. G. Dragnich1, G. Dahlberg1, C. T. Demarest2, E. S. Lambright2, K. A. McPherson1, S. G. Norfolk1, C. M. Shaver1, I. M. Robbins1, M. Bacchetta2

    1Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: Extubation delays following lung transplantation can result in delirium, deconditioning, infections, and increased hospital length of stay. Risk stratifying patients for extubation failure may…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Abdominal Incision Technique Tailored to Patient’s Age May Reduce the Rate of Surgical Wound Complication After Unilateral Kidney Transplantation- A Preliminary Report

    Y. AlSalmay, P. Bachul, B. Juengel, J. Kumar, A. Perez-Guttierez, R. Barth, J. Fung, P. Witkowski

    University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Previously, we compared the risk of abdominal wound complications after lateral rectus incision sheath (LRS) versus traditional Gibson incision in a retrospective analysis of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Timing of Hypotension Post Kidney Transplant Impacts the Risk of Subsequent Delayed Graft Function

    S. A. Morrison1, A. Thanamayooran2, K. Tennankore1, A. J. Vinson1

    1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada

    *Purpose: Hypotension is common post-kidney transplant and is associated with delayed graft function (DGF; a need for dialysis in the first week post-transplant) and prolonged…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Regimens on Surgical Site Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients

    Z. A. Yetmar1, M. McCord2, B. Lahr3, A. Lemke2, P. G. Dean4, Y. C. Kudva5, M. T. Seville6, W. Bosch7, S. A. Bernard2, E. Beam1

    1Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 6Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, 7Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

    *Purpose: Pancreas transplant recipients are at high risk of surgical site infection (SSI), with rates ranging from 9-45%. Several risk factors for SSI have been…
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