Simpozion ARCHBPTH Romanian Chapter of IASGO,14 iunie 2024
Simpozion Asociația Română de Chirurgie Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatică și Transplant Hepatic, parte a Romanian Chaper of International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists la Congresul Național de Chirurgie, 14 iunie 2024 În perioada 12-15 iunie 2024 la Sinaia a avut loc Congresul Național de Chirurgie, eveniment ce a reunit profesioniști din domeniul chirurgical din tară și din străinătate. În cadrul congresului, a avut loc cea de-a 16-a Conferință Națională cu participare internațională de Chirurgie HBP și Transplant Hepatic, organizata de Asociației [...]
Webinar ‘Liver microwave ablation – beyond the basics’ 11 June, 2024 at 17:00 CET
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Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Transplantation: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Recommendations
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal, evidence-based, program of care developed to minimize the response to surgical stress, associated with reduced perioperative morbidity and hospital stay. This study presents the specific ERAS Society recommendations for liver transplantation (LT) based on the best available evidence and on expert consensus Methods. PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched in April 2019 for published and ongoing randomized clinical trials on LT in the last 15 y. Studies were selected by 5 independent reviewers and were [...]
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation—A Randomised Trial and Beyond
The randomised controlled trial of oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion of DCD livers, reported by van Rijn et al. in NEJM in February 2021 is of great importance, not only because of the novel technology under investigation, but also because of the trial design and methodology. After several decades in which static cold storage (SCS) has been the organ preservation methodology of choice, there is now great interest in the development of machine perfusion systems of abdominal and cardiothoracic organs. Whereas [...]
Current practice of normothermic regional perfusion and machine perfusion in donation after circulatory death liver transplants in Italy
Background Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and machine perfusion (MP) are variously used in many European centers to improve the outcomes after liver transplantation from donation after circulatory death (DCD). In Italy, a combination of NRP and subsequent MP has been used since the start of the activity. While NRP is mandatory for every DCD recovery, the subsequent use of MP is left to each center. Methods We have designed a national survey to investigate practices and policies of these techniques. [...]
National experience with living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an attractive option to decrease waitlist dropout, particularly for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who face lengthening waiting times. Using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) national database, trends in LDLT utilization for patients with HCC were evaluated, and post-LT outcomes for LDLT versus deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) were compared. From 1998 to 2018, LT was performed in 20,161 patients with HCC including 726 (3.6%) who received LDLT. The highest LDLT utilization [...]