Transplantation – Liver
Meta-analysis of observational studies | In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, intraoperative blood salvage during liver transplantation appears safe.
30 Aug, 2022 | 12:03h | UTC
Supplement | The role of liver transplantation in acute-on-chronic liver failure.
25 Aug, 2022 | 11:57h | UTCHomepage: The Role of Liver Transplantation in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure – Clinical Liver Disease
Introduction: The Role of Liver Transplantation in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Identifying the patient with acute-on-chronic liver failure: navigating through multiple definitions
Pretransplant management of the patient with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure
Transplantation in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Feasibility and Futility
Palliative Care in the Patient With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Con: Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Should Not Receive Priority on the Waiting List
Review | Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCCAQ Corner: Acute liver failure management and liver transplantation – Liver Transplantation
Case-Control Study | Survival benefit of living-donor liver transplant.
4 Aug, 2022 | 13:59h | UTCSurvival Benefit of Living-Donor Liver Transplant – JAMA Surgery
Commentaries:
Just How Low a Model for End-stage Liver Disease Score Benefits From Living-Donor Liver Transplant? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplant — End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review | Liver transplantation in alcohol-related liver disease and alcohol-related hepatitis.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:22h | UTCThe role of T-tubes and abdominal drains on short-term outcomes in liver transplantation – A systematic review of the literature and expert panel recommendations.
26 May, 2022 | 10:04h | UTC
Bring it on: Top five antimicrobial stewardship challenges in transplant infectious diseases and practical strategies to address them.
29 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🆕💥Review Article @ASHE_Journal
Bring it on: Top five antimicrobial stewardship challenges in transplant infectious diseases and practical strategies to address them #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx #MedEd https://t.co/ToPLQXtC4r pic.twitter.com/pZQWWb3ZSx— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem🆔🔥 (@ABsteward) April 28, 2022
Under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license
Cohort Study: Recipient and donor outcomes after living-donor liver transplant for unresectable colorectal liver metastases.
6 Apr, 2022 | 10:23h | UTCCommentaries:
Living-Donor Liver Transplant Promising for CRC With Liver Mets – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests living-donor liver transplant is a promising option for meticulously selected patients with unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases. https://t.co/p6Jbzb73DL
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) March 30, 2022
Review: Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:26h | UTCCardiac considerations in liver transplantation – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Review: Advance care planning and goals of care discussions in advanced liver disease.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:17h | UTC
RCT: Impact of portable normothermic blood-based machine perfusion on outcomes of liver transplant.
1 Feb, 2022 | 08:58h | UTCCommentaries:
Normothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients – Physician’s Weekly
Machine Perfusion Cuts Early Graft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
RCT: Hypothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation
Transplantation of Discarded Livers Following Viability Testing with Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Commentaries on Twitter
Study found portable normothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of donor liver grafts resulted in improved outcomes of liver transplantation and in more livers being transplanted. https://t.co/PZzvFriJvB pic.twitter.com/2icSfxoLDF
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 5, 2022
Study found portable normothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of donor liver grafts resulted in improved outcomes of liver transplantation and in more livers being transplanted. https://t.co/TKEsTf8Htu pic.twitter.com/tg2xDGDyOS
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 5, 2022
Consensus statement on hemostatic management, anticoagulation, and antiplatelet therapy in liver transplantation.
20 Jan, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
Clinical Guideline: Acute-on-chronic liver failure.
11 Jan, 2022 | 02:43h | UTCAcute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Clinical Guidelines – American Journal of Gastroenterology
Related: Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU
Commentary on Twitter
📣NEW ACG Guidelines Acute-on-Chronic #Liver Failure by @JasmohanBajaj et al.
📕https://t.co/T3CqvOAMrj#Cirrhosis #GItwitter #LiverTwitter #MostReadinRed pic.twitter.com/LHwIkUtGZt
— AJG – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (@AmJGastro) January 10, 2022
RCT: Maribavir for refractory Cytomegalovirus infections with or without resistance post-transplant.
7 Dec, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC
Review: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation https://t.co/sWd1Vs6N2c pic.twitter.com/XZo8ETzhEl
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) November 2, 2021
Consensus Guideline: Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases.
16 Sep, 2021 | 09:50h | UTCLiver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelines – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
New online – Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelineshttps://t.co/oZL4X4h7VS@IHPBA @gbonneysurg @eahpba @_ilts_#livertwitter #APHPBA_2021 pic.twitter.com/g6rrVclV5h
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) September 8, 2021
FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals – Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC, FDA recommend COVID booster for immune-compromised – CIDRAP
FDA authorizes additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the immunocompromised – STAT
Covid booster: US approves third jab for the immunocompromised – BBC
CDC Panel Recommends 3rd Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised People – NPR
6 Things To Know If You’re Immunocompromised And Considering A 3rd Shot – NPR
CDC recommends third Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) supports the @FDA and @CDCgov's decision to authorize a supplemental vaccine dose for immunocompromised patients.
Read our statement: https://t.co/odzzSgIxnY pic.twitter.com/4PZfUwpjhM
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 13, 2021
RCT: third dose of Moderna mRNA vaccine increases immunity in transplant recipients.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEditorial: Third Time’s a Charm — Covid-19 Vaccine Hope for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Related:
[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.
Commentaries on Twitter
..1st randomized trial results of 3rd doses of Moderna vax for 120 people with organ transplants: month 4, their minimum anti-RBD antibody levels were 55% for 3rd dose vs 18% (still increasing a little in the placebo group). No cases of acute rejection https://t.co/BcfeyUEhx5 #IC
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) August 11, 2021
The authors conclude that a third-dose booster of mRNA-1273 vaccine should be considered for transplant recipients. https://t.co/Q3gakSaNjd pic.twitter.com/CMN8f7cq29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
Three doses of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in solid-organ transplant recipients can improve the immunogenicity of the vaccine.
24 Jun, 2021 | 10:32h | UTC
Case series: Safety and immunogenicity of a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients.
15 Jun, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCCommentaries: For Transplant Recipients, Third Time May Be the Charm for Better COVID Vaccine Protection – Hopkins Medicine AND Extra COVID Vaccine May Help Protect Transplant Patients – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter
Our report about 3rd vaccine doses in transplant patients is published! "It is encouraging that antibody titers increased after the 3rd dose in 1/3 of patients who had negative antibody titers and in all patients who had low-positive antibody titers"https://t.co/6XElwyIdAa
— Dorry Segev (@Dorry_Segev) June 14, 2021
Cohort study shows inadequate antibody response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among kidney transplant recipients.
6 May, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The studies of mRNA vax in people with transplants are getting bigger: still the same message. Some protection, but not enough. This time, 308 people with kidney transplants in Israel, BNT-Pfizer vaccine https://t.co/Otvt8F11my
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) May 6, 2021
Organ transplant recipients remain vulnerable to Covid-19 even after second vaccine dose.
6 May, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCOriginal Study: Antibody Response to 2-Dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Series in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – JAMA
Systematic review: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration
28 Apr, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCInterventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Summary: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Review: Care for the organ transplant recipient on the intensive care unit
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCCare for the organ transplant recipient on the intensive care unit – Journal of Critical Care
Review: Post-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:10h | UTCPost-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology