Common Herbal Medicine May Prevent Acetaminophen-Related Liver Damage, Says Researcher Nov 19, 2009
18, 2009) A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ... "It's particularly difficult for parents, who may not realize that acetaminophen is in so many pediatric medicines." Acetaminophen overdose is the most common cause of liver transplantation in this country ... (July 1, 2009) Liver transplantation offers a good chance for survival for patients with... (Science Daily)
Gene Therapy Repairs Injured Human Donor Lungs Nov 2, 2009
15, 2006) A new model based on specific characteristics of the donor and the recipient may help predict survival after liver transplantation, according to a new. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Left Side Grafting Is Procedure Of Choice For Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) A recent study by doctors at Shinshu University, School of Medicine, in Japan determined that left side grafting has lower risk to donors compared to grafts taken from the right lobe, and it appears to be the procedure of choice for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) ... These findings appear in the November issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ... In Japan, 99%... (Science Daily)
Coffee May Slow Liver Disease Oct 27, 2009
The virus is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States and is responsible for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the country each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SOURCE: Hepatology, news release, Oct. 20, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests Oct 25, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites HCV as the leading cause of liver transplantation in the U.S. and accounts for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the country annually. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 3 to 4 million persons contract HCV each year with 70% becoming chronic cases that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. (Science Daily)
UF scientists discover new explanation for controversial old patient-care technique Oct 21, 2009
"This is a major error that's been in the literature for 50 years," said Rice, who is chief of liver transplantation in UF's department of anesthesiology. As for the sideways movement, the study showed that the hypopharynx and cricoid structures move together, so effective compression is achieved even if it is pushed to the side in the process. (EurekAlert!)
Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease Oct 8, 2009
Until this study, liver transplantation was the only treatment if the failure was from non-acetaminophen causes. To test NAC's use in non-acetaminophen cases, researchers at 22 sites randomly assigned non-acetaminophen acute liver failure patients by the level of their coma, with those with mild to moderate coma in one group, and patients with more severe coma in the other group. (EurekAlert!)
Hypertension And Diabetes Are Concern In Long-Term Care Of Liver Transplant Patients Oct 7, 2009
Full details of this study appear in the October issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ... Since liver transplantation began in 1963, survival rates have increased dramatically with overall 1-year and 5-year patient survival rates at 86 ... The majority of respondents felt that these metabolic complications significantly contributed to morbidity and mortality 10 years after liver... (Science Daily)
Prompt diagnosis of ear infections can improve outcome for organ transplant recipients Oct 5, 2009
Thirty-one cases were from liver transplantation, 28 cases from renal transplantation, and six cases from heart transplantation. Bacterial growth was present in 17 out of 40 isolates. (EurekAlert!)
Recurrence of BSEP Deficiency after Liver Transplantation Oct 1, 2009
NEJM -- Recurrence of Bile Salt Export Pump Deficiency after Liver Transplantation ... Recurrence of Bile Salt Export Pump Deficiency after Liver Transplantation ... Three children who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation for severe BSEP deficiency had post-transplantation episodes of cholestatic dysfunction that mimicked the original disease. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Methodist institute hits liver transplant milestone Sep 30, 2009
The liver transplant program at the Methodist institute has the most experience in the world in steroid-free liver transplantation. The institute focuses on liver, kidney, pancreas and kidney/pancreas transplants and is home to one of the 10 largest liver transplant programs in the country. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Limitations of the MELD score in predicting mortality or need for removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation Sep 25, 2009
Decompensated cirrhosis is associated with a poor prognosis and liver transplantation provides the only curative treatment option with excellent long-term results ... Data sets of 268 consecutive patients listed for single-organ liver transplantation for nonfulminant liver disease between 2003 and 2005 were included into the study ... The long term prediction of mortality or removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation might be better assessed by the CTP score than the... (BioMed Central)
Renal Failure in Cirrhosis Sep 24, 2009
Renal Failure and Liver Transplantation. Effects of MELD Scoring on Transplantation Outcomes. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Race Not a Factor in Liver Transplantation Sep 2, 2009
Five years after the transplant, 94 percent of African-Americans were alive, compared to 85 percent of Asian Americans and 89 percent of whites, they report in the journal Liver Transplantation ... In an editorial accompanying the study, Dr. Charles D. Howell of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore points out that a study looking at liver transplantation for HBV between 1997 and 2001 found that while whites and Asians had similar survival rates, survival was less likely for... (MEDLINEplus)
Racial disparity studied in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B Aug 28, 2009
Prior studies have shown there to be significant racial differences in access to and outcomes of liver transplantation ... This study led by Natalie Bzowej from California Pacific Medical Center and Anna Lok from the University of Michigan and funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found there to be similar waitlist and post-transplant outcomes among Asian Americans, African Americans, and Caucasians with HBV. These research findings appear in the September issue of... (EurekAlert!)
Extreme BMI cause for concern in liver transplantation Aug 5, 2009
A recent study by doctors at the University of Washington explained that patients who are significantly underweight or very severely obese prior to liver transplantation are at increased risk of death following transplantation surgery. These findings, from the largest known observation of liver transplantation at the extremes of BMI, are published in the August issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by John Wiley on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases... (EurekAlert!)
Scripps research studies lead to a promising first-in-class drug candidate Jul 22, 2009
The only treatment currently available is liver transplantation. The results from FoldRx's randomized, controlled Phase II/III clinical study show once daily oral treatment with tafamidis significantly halts disease progression and reduces the burden of disease after 18 months compared to placebo. (EurekAlert!)
Doctor to sign books at gallery Jul 10, 2009
He was formerly Chief of Liver Transplantation Services and an associate professor of surgery at Howard University Hospital. He is currently on the staff of Cibola General Hospital and is a principal at the Cibola Family Health Center on Roosevelt Avenue. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Perforated Surgical Gloves Associated With Surgical Site Infection Risk Jun 23, 2009
(June 5, 2008) Nearly 9 percent of patients who recently underwent liver transplantation suffered a subsequent surgical site infection (SSI). SSIs are common after liver transplantation and are a major cause of. (Science Daily)
Health News: Lahey Clinic, North Shore opens new wing Jun 6, 2009
A teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, the Clinic provides quality health care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty, from primary care to cancer diagnosis and treatment to kidney and liver transplantation. For more information, please visit our Web site at www. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Mayo Clinic finds new pathology tests double sensitivity to detect bile duct and pancreatic cancers Jun 1, 2009
Current treatments include surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, photodynamic therapy and biliary drainage with plastic or metal stents. If the cancer cannot be completely removed by surgery but has not spread outside the liver, chemotherapy and radiation followed by liver transplantation may be an option. (EurekAlert!)
Omega-3s Help People Having Cancer Surgery Apr 14, 2009
Reynolds said: We do not expect these findings are unique to cancer surgery, and similar benefits may accrue to patients needing complex surgical care for non-cancer problems, for instance liver transplantation or major cardiac surgery. . (Newsmax)
Potential New HIV Drug May Help Patients Not Responding To Treatment Apr 8, 2009
7, 2009) A potential treatment for HIV may one day help people who are not responding to Anti-Retroviral Therapy, suggests new research published April 1 in The Journal of Immunology. Scientists looking at monkeys with the simian form of HIV were able to reduce the virus levels in the blood to undetectable levels, by treating the monkeys with a molecule called D-1mT alongside Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). (Science Daily)
More Than A Million Cancer Survivors Experience Declining Care Due To Cost Concerns Feb 10, 2009
25, 2002) African Americans and Asians have a worse outcome than white Americans and Hispanics after liver transplantation, both in terms of graft rejection and survival, according to a new Hopkins-led study. . (Science Daily)
Summary for Patients Feb 7, 2009
Immediate Listing for Liver Transplantation Versus Standard Care for Child-Pugh Stage B Alcoholic Cirrhosis: A Randomized Trial -- Vanlemmens et al. 150 (3): 153 -- Annals of Internal Medicine ... Immediate Versus Later Listing for Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Cirrhosis ... The summary below is from the full report titled "Immediate Listing for Liver Transplantation Versus Standard Care for Child Pugh Stage B Alcoholic Cirrhosis. A Randomized Trial." It is in the 3 February 2009 issue of... (Annals of Internal Medicine)
