Variation by center and economic burden of readmissions after liver transplantation

Predictors and impacts of hospital readmissions following liver transplantation.

While liver transplantation is the definitive therapy for end stage liver disease, it remains a major procedure, with many potential complications. Hospital readmissions after the initial hospitalization for liver transplantation can be associated with adverse outcomes, increased cost, and resource utilization. Our aim was to define the incidence and reasons for hospital readmission after liver...

Immediate extubation after pediatric liver transplantation: a single-center experience.

The care of pediatric liver transplant recipients has traditionally included postoperative mechanical ventilation. In 2005, we started extubating children undergoing liver transplantation in the operating room according to standard criteria for extubation used for general surgery cases. We reviewed our single-center experience to determine our rates of immediate extubation and practice since th...

De novo malignancies after liver transplantation: a single-center experience.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The recipients of liver transplantation (LT) are subjected to lifelong immunosuppression with its many drawbacks. De novo and recurrent malignancy in transplant recipients are attributed to attenuation of immunosurveillance. In the present study, we present our experience with de novo malignancies encountered after both deceased and living donor liver transplantations....

Infections After Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective, Single-center Study.

OBJECTIVE To access the incidence of infectious problems after liver transplantation (LT). DESIGN A retrospective, single-center study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients undergoing LT from January 2008 to December 2011 were considered. Exclusion criterion was death occurring in the first 48 hours after LT. We determined the site of infection and the bacterial isolates and collected and compare...

Liver Biopsy After Liver Transplantation