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Gaining momentum for liver care: Arun Sanyal reflects on the VCU liver institute’s first year

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One year has passed since the establishment of the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health at VCU. Sanyal discusses the institute’s biggest strides in its first year and next steps on the path to advancing liver health.

By Olivia Trani

In December 2021, Virginia Commonwealth University shared its plan to create an institute for liver disease and metabolic health, building on the university’s legacy of championing liver health through translational research, education and clinical care. Just two months following the announcement, in February 2022, the institute received a historic $104 million gift, the largest publicly shared donation for liver research in U.S. history, from R. Todd Stravitz, M.D., and his family’s Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation. Read the full story from VCU News.

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Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Lung Transplantation to Predict and Establish Risk Model

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The following is the summary of “Establishment of a risk prediction model for prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung transplantation: a retrospective cohort study” published in the January 2023 issue of Pulmonary medicine by Gao, et al.

Mortality rates are higher for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV), often defined as mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours following lung transplantation with or without tracheostomy. 
Read more in Physician’s Weekly.

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Program aims to address inequities in transplant among Black patients

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A program in Chicago is helping historically underrepresented groups gain improved access to a kidney transplant, a presenter said here.

The aim of the Northwestern Medicine African American Transplant Access Program (AATAP), led by transplant surgeon Dinee C. Simpson, MD, FACS, is “to break down barriers to transplant care in the African American community through access to education, resources and quality transplant care,” according to the AATAP website.
Read the full story in Healio.

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Post-Transplant NASH Patients Fare Worse With Older Donor Livers

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By Lucy Hicks

Liver transplant recipients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) who received grafts from older donors are at higher risk for post-transplant death, especially due to infection, according to a new study.

All-cause mortality was twice as high and death from an infectious cause was more than three times as high for patients with NASH who received liver grafts from octogenarian donors than for those who received a liver from someone younger than 50.
Read more in Medscape.

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Boosting kidney transplants in Western New York

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Raising awareness on March 9, World Kidney Day, and all year long, about kidney health and transplants is the goal of a UB surgeon and her community partners

By Ellen Goldbaum

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Of all the organs that can be transplanted, kidneys, by far, are the organ in greatest demand. Kidney failure can take years to develop but there are typically few symptoms until irreparable damage has been done. Read more from the University at Buffalo News Center.

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Five myths about living kidney donation debunked

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More than 100,000 people need an organ in the United States. Of those patients, almost 90,000 are waiting to receive a kidney. We can all check that box on our license to donate an organ if something happens to us, but did you know you could save a life now?

Living donors can lead healthy, long lives and save others. Kidneys from living donors are superior in almost every way. There are fewer complications, the kidney begins to work sooner, and it allows flexibility in planning surgeries. Read more from Dartmouth Health.

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Early readmissions post kidney transplantation: lessons learned.

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Mar 6, 2023

Contributor: M Moein,I M Vlassis,L Kim,M Hanlon,R Saidi

Kidney transplantation (KT) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Hospital readmissions post-transplant is a common complication and can be considered an indication of avoidable morbidity and hospital quality, and there is a significant correlation between EHR and adverse patient outcomes. This study aimed to assess the readmission rate following kidney transplants, the underlying causes, and possible ways to prevent it.
Read more in Physician’s Weekly.

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