Articles tagged "Surgical complications"

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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Total Robotic Renal Transplantation: Early Single Center Experience
M. E. Tobon Lascano, S. Koganti, M. E. Akoad, M. Anastopoulos, C. J. Simon, B. A. Bouthot, E. D. Walshe, Y. L. Cheah
Transplant, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: To establish the feasibility and evaluate the results and outcomes of a newly established totally robotic kidney transplant program.*Methods: Retrospective review of a single…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Detrusor Reinforced Lich-Gregoir Ureteroneocystostomy for Kidney Transplants Recipients: Comparative Analysis of the First 100 Cases
R. H. Astolfi, J. Medina-Pestana, H. Tedesco Silva Junior, W. Aguiar
Urology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: In this study, we describe and compare the postoperative outcomes of our modified Lich-Gregoir ureteroneocystostomy (mLG), without DJ stent and with early bladder catheter…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Anterior Rectus Sheath versus Gibson Incision for Kidney Transplantation – University of Chicago Experience
G. S. Generette, P. J. Bachul, P. E. Borek, K. Jayant, A. Perez-Gutierrez, B. Juengel, Y. T. Becker, R. Barth, J. Fung, P. Witkowski
Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The advantages of Anterior Rectus Sheath (ARS) incision over traditional Gibson (GB) incision have been described for kidney transplantation. Therefore, we decided to compare…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Single Incision Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation: Outcomes and Feasibility
D. Imai, Y. Sambommatsu, A. Khan, S. Lee, A. Sharma, V. Kumaran, D. Bruno, A. Cotterell, C. Bhati, M. F. Levy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLK) is indicated in patients with concomitant end stage liver disease and severe chronic kidney disease or end stage…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Marginal Donors: An Increased Risk of Urinary Complication. Study from 10279 Patients
B. Mesnard¹, M. Leroy², J. Hunter³, D. Kervella¹, M. Timsit⁴, L. Badet⁵, P. Glemain¹, E. Morelon⁵, F. Buron⁵, M. Le Quintrec-Donnette⁶, V. Pernin⁶, M. Ladriere⁷, S. Girerd⁷, C. Legendre⁴, A. Sicard⁸, L. Albano⁸, S. De Vergie¹, C. Kerleau¹, T. Prudhomme⁹, J. Rigaud¹, D. Cantarovich¹, G. Blanchot¹, G. Karam¹, M. Giral¹, S. Ville¹, J. Branchereau¹
¹Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, ITUN, Nantes, France, Nantes, France, ²Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, France, Nantes, France, ³Department of Urology, Nuffield Department of Surgical Science ,Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Service de transplantation rénale, Hôpital Necker AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁵Service de transplantation, néphrologie et immunologie clinique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices de Lyon, Lyon, France, ⁶Service de néphrologie-soins intensifs-dialyse et transplantation, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁷Service de transplantation rénale, CHU Brabois, Nancy, France, ⁸Service de néphrologie, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France, ⁹Service urologie, andrologie et transplantation rénale, Hôpital Rangeuil, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
*Purpose: Due to the increasing need of kidneys suitable for transplantation, we have expanded the donor population to include marginal donors (Extended criteria donor, controlled…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experiment of Self-expanding Metal Ureteral Stent in Recurrent Ureteral Stenosis After Kidney Transplantation
Q. Zhong, T. Song, J. Zeng, Y. Fan, X. Wei, T. Lin
Urology Institute and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Expanding metal ureteral stent has been proven to be effective in the treatment of ureteral stenosis (US). However, its application in US after kidney…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Splenectomy on Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small Grafts
M. Fujiki, E. Aleassa, C. Quintini, F. Aucejo, K. Sasaki, B. Eghtesad, T. Diago, D. Kwon, C. Miller, K. Hashimoto
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Simultaneous splenectomy with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is widely used in Asian countries to decrease the risk of small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). However, the…