Transplant
Guidelines
AASLD: Liver transplants should proceed despite COVID-19
Immunosuppression may be protective; the advice comes from a document a recently released from AASLD to help hepatologists and liver transplant...
From the Journals
Telehealth appears to help speed front end of liver transplant process
Shorter evaluation times did not translate to shorter transplantation times.
Conference Coverage
Autoimmune liver disease: Karnofsky score predicts transplant survival
A score of 4 came with a 90% increased risk of posttransplant death, compared with a score of 1.
Conference Coverage
Pediatric study characterizes recurrent PSC
BOSTON – Recurrence was significantly associated with younger median age at time of transplant and autoimmune hepatitis.
Latest News
Teen survives double lung transplant after vaping injury
“Our teenage patient would have faced certain death if it weren’t for the lung transplant,” Dr. Hassan Nemeh said.
Conference Coverage
Short-course DAA therapy may prevent hepatitis transmission in transplant patients
BOSTON – While curing infection post transplant works, prevention would be preferable, investigators say.
Conference Coverage
Race mismatch may affect survival in lung transplant setting
NEW ORLEANS – If it’s an option, clinicians should consider donor-to-recipient race compatibility.
From the Journals
HCV+ kidney transplants: Similar outcomes to HCV- regardless of recipient serostatus
From the Journals
Supercooling extends donor liver viability by 27 hours
The difference between pre- and postsupercooling energy charge was less than 20%, and bile production, portal resistance, and arterial resistance...
Conference Coverage
Belatacept may mitigate skin cancer risk in transplant patients
CHICAGO – Relative to calcineurin inhibitors, belatacept was associated with a greater than 50% reduction in skin cancer risk.
Commentary
Commentary: Should AVFs be ligated after kidney transplant?