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Filter by:Postoperative complications seriously affect the recovery of patients undergoing hepatectomy. Identifying risk factors and develop predictive models of complications for patients with hepatolithiasis undergoing hepatectomy is important for clinical practice.
To validate the Iwate difficulty scoring system and Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM) scoring system (Appendix 2) in both laparoscopic and robotic liver resections
The objective of this registry is to collect and evaluate various clinical effectiveness parameters in patients with transplanted donor liver that were preserved and transported within the LIVERguard system, as well as retrospective standard of care patients
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of personalised exercise interventions in liver transplant candidates, aiming to prevent or limit sarcopenia and frailty, as well as improving their cardiorespiratory health.
The purpose of this study is to develop a clinical understanding of early liver transplantation (ELT) for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH) and identify the public's opinion regarding this practice.
Study to assess the prevalence of significant liver fibrosis in general population using Transient Elastography
The long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms of intestinal nutrient sensing and signal relays to insulin sensitive tissues (adipose, skeletal muscle, liver) in humans. The investigators hypothesize that human tissue biopsies (from obese surgery and non-surgery subjects as well as lean controls) can be used to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal nutrient sensing and signal relay in humans. The investigator will obtain tissue specimens from patients during scheduled upper endoscopies, colonoscopies and scheduled metabolic and bariatric surgeries or liver transplantation. A blood sample (4mL) will be obtained concurrent with these procedures. From metabolic and bariatric surgery subjects blood and tissues (liver, adipose, small intestine, omentum, skeletal muscle) can be collected at the time of surgery. From liver transplantation patients, excised liver tissue will be collected. Stool can be obtained preoperatively and at various time points after surgery. Some bariatric surgery subjects will participate in a mixed-meal tolerance test at their pre-operative visit and several post-operative visits to compare the whole-body metabolic alterations following bariatric procedures.
This phase II randomized (1:1) controlled trial will examine the effects of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) on the outcomes of major abdominal surgery. One hundred subjects will be enrolled at a single institution - University Hospital - Newark. The study population are patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (anticipated to be >/= 2 hrs long with a hospital stay >/= 2 days). Subjects in the treatment group will receive lower limb ischemic conditioning at 3 different time points: before surgery, POD 1 and POD 2. The primary outcome is the 30-day comprehensive complications index (CCI). Key secondary outcomes are changes in systemic inflammatory markers in peripheral blood and 30-day mortality.
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is currently the most effective method for end-stage liver diseases. However, the critical shortage of donor organs, high cost, and the problem of immune rejection limit its clinical application, and even some patients on the waiting list will never survive to receive a matched liver. Stem cell transplantation instead of conventional medical therapy or orthotopic liver transplantation will be a promising alternate approach to regenerate damaged hepatic mass. Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are generally thought of as an autologous source of regenerative cells in previous studies.In this study, the safety and efficacy of menstrual blood-derived stem cells transplantation for patients with liver cirrhosis will be evaluated.
The purpose of this study is to compare kidney function, long term patient and graft survival, and incidence of acute rejection in liver transplant recipients between one group receiving thymoglobulin induction and delayed initiation of tacrolimus and another group of liver transplant recipients having immediate administration of tacrolimus without any induction immunosuppression.