Articles tagged "Survival"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Improves Long Term Outcome Post Liver Transplantation
S. Alghamdi, O. Altayar, T. Zhu, A. Bayudan, J. Fleckenstein, M. Lisker-Melman, J. Crippin, A. Flores
Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a leading cause of mortality 1 year after liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to assess the effect of treating CV…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Short and Long Term Outcomes of Retrograde vs Antegrade Reperfusion of Liver Transplants. A Propensity Matched Pair Analysis
H. Sharma, B. Shrum, D. Quan, A. Skaro, W. Wall, V. McAlister.
Transplant Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: There are no published studies to compare long-term outcomes of retrograde-reperfusion-technique (RR) compared to antegrade-reperfusion-technique (AR) in liver-transplantation (LT). This retrospective-cohort-study compares short/long-term outcomes…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Sustained Biologic Response To Neoadjuvant Therapy Predicts Excellent Liver Transplant Outcomes For Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
K. E. Lunsford¹, M. Javle², K. Heyne³, R. A. Ali², C. M. Mobley¹, A. Saharia¹, D. W. Victor¹, M. J. Hobeika¹, A. Kasab², R. S. McFadden¹, T. A. Aloia², X. C. Li¹, H. P. Monsour¹, A. O. Gaber¹, A. O. Gaber¹, J. Vauthey², R. M. Ghobrial¹
¹J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Department of Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a contraindication for liver transplant (LT), but prior studies limited evaluation to incidental iCCA. We recently reported significant improvement in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Organ Transplant Results in Lower Patient and Graft Survival Than Kidney Alone Transplant
C. A. Custer¹, J. Entwistle², K. Ladin³, L. Cartwright¹, E. J. Gordon⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Thomas Jefferson University, Washington, DC, ³Tufts University, Medford, MA, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidneys are the most common organ involved in multi-organ transplants (MOT). MOT candidates often receive priority access to kidneys over single organ transplant (SOT)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Frailty Index is Associated with Current and Subsequent Disability in Liver Transplant Candidates
J. C. Lai, J. L. Dodge, C. E. McCulloch, K. E. Covinsky, J. P. Singer
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The Liver Frailty Index (LFI) was developed to capture the effects of malnutrition and muscle wasting in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Living versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Multicenter 15 Year Experience
O. Y. Mousa¹, K. D. Watt¹, J. K. Heimbach², A. P. Keaveny³, J. E. Eaton¹, D. M. Harnois³, B. Taner³, E. J. Carey⁴, A. A. Moss⁴, C. B. Rosen⁵, T. Taner⁵
¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁵Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: MELD-based allocation is known to reduce access to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Living donor liver transplantation(LDLT)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Significant Implications of Prior Transplantation on Treatment and Outcomes of Patients Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury
L. Mugge, W. Qu, C. Gallagher, A. Caras, N. Henkel, O. Ekwenna, J. Ortiz
The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
*Purpose: Recent events in the media and sporting industry highlight traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a major health concern, having implications in many areas of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Mixed Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcioma
M. Najjar¹, K. Bruestle¹, P. Jiang¹, S. Robbins-Juarez¹, R. Hwang¹, A. Mathur¹, E. C. Verna¹, A. Griesemer¹, B. Samstein¹, T. Kato¹, Y. M. Saenger¹, K. J. Halazun², J. C. Emond¹
¹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Mixed hepatocholangiocarcinomas (HCC-CCA) are rare tumors with both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) differentiations. They are usually associated with a worse prognosis than…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Long-Term Mortality after Liver Transplantation
S. S. Patel¹, V. A. Rodriguez², M. B. Siddiqui¹, J. Laurenzano³, F. Lin³, J. Clinton³, M. Faridnia⁴, A. Chandrakumaran⁴, T. Reichman⁵, C. Bhati⁵, M. S. Siddiqui¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Department of Bio-statistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of post liver transplantation (LT) mortality and is higher than age-and gender matched cohorts. This happens despite…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Multidrug-Resistant Microbes of Donor Lower Respiratory Tract on Early Posttransplant Pneumonia in Bilateral Lung Transplant Recipients without Pretransplant Infection
S. HAN¹, S. Kim², M. Park³, J. Lee⁴, H. Paik⁴
¹Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health SystemYonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Chest Surgery, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Colonized microbes in lower respiratory tract (LRT) of deceased donor allograft can potentially cause early posttransplant pneumonia (EPTP) that leads to detrimental outcome in…