The use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidance

AN Fox, AM Liapakis, R Batra, T Bittermann… - Hepatology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods A search was conducted to include NASH RCTs with placebo treatment arms.
Primary outcomes were (1) the resolution of NASH without worsening of fibrosis,(2) two …

Accuracy of the pediatric end-stage liver disease score in estimating pretransplant mortality among pediatric liver transplant candidates

CCH Chang, CL Bryce, BL Shneider, JG Yabes… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Fair allocation of livers between pediatric and adult recipients is critically
dependent on the accuracy of mortality estimates afforded by the Pediatric End-stage Liver …

Paediatric liver transplantation in Australia and New Zealand: 1985‐2018

MO Stormon, W Hardikar, HM Evans… - Journal of Paediatrics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Liver transplantation has become the standard of care for children with end‐stage liver
disease. In Australia and New Zealand, there are four paediatric liver transplant units, in …

Disulfide high‐mobility group box 1 drives ischemia‐reperfusion injury in human liver transplantation

RA Sosa, AQ Terry, FM Kaldas, YP Jin, M Rossetti… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Sterile inflammation is a major clinical concern during ischemia‐
reperfusion injury (IRI) triggered by traumatic events, including stroke, myocardial infarction …

Primary vs. salvage liver transplantation for biliary atresia: A retrospective cohort study

D Yoeli, RA Choudhury, SS Sundaram, CL Mack… - Journal of pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy is the standard of care for children with biliary
atresia, but a majority of patients progress to end-stage liver disease and require a salvage …

Donor outcomes in anonymous live liver donation

N Goldaracena, J Jung, AD Aravinthan, SE Abbey… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Death rates on liver transplant waiting lists range from 5%–25%. Herein,
we report a unique experience with 50 anonymous individuals who volunteered to address …

The Sclerosing Cholangitis Outcomes in Pediatrics (SCOPE) index: a prognostic tool for children

MR Deneau, C Mack, ER Perito, A Ricciuto… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Disease progression in children with primary sclerosing cholangitis
(PSC) is variable. Prognostic and risk‐stratification tools exist for adult‐onset PSC, but not …

Prospective assessment of ultrasound shear wave elastography for discriminating biliary atresia from other causes of neonatal cholestasis

JR Dillman, FW DiPaola, SJ Smith, RA Barth… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of ultrasound shear wave
elastography (SWE) and hepatobiliary laboratory biomarkers for discriminating biliary …

A learning health system for pediatric liver transplant: the Starzl network for excellence in pediatric transplantation

ER Perito, JE Squires, D Bray… - Journal of pediatric …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Learning health systems (LHS) integrate research, improvement, management,
and patient care, such that every child receives “the right care at the right time... every time,” …

New evidence supporting increased use of split liver transplantation

JD Perkins, AA Dick, PJ Healey, MI Montenovo… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background. Young children and small-statured candidates are dying on liver candidate
waitlists. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and United Network for …