2022
Liver allograft findings of donation after cardiac death versus brain death in recipients with hepatitis C related cirrhosis: a matched histologic comparison
Byrnes K, Vachharajani N, Doyle MM, Nalbantoglu I. Liver allograft findings of donation after cardiac death versus brain death in recipients with hepatitis C related cirrhosis: a matched histologic comparison. Human Pathology 2022, 122: 25-31. PMID: 35085598, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary complicationsDCD casesLiver allograftsCardiac deathHistologic featuresBrain death (DBD) recipientsDCD liver allograftsPostoperative biliary complicationsBile duct injuryCold ischemia timeHepatitis C virusOrgan transplantation increasesBiliary alterationsDBD recipientsDCD allograftsDCD recipientsPortal edemaDuct injuryGraft survivalHepatitis CPortal inflammationOverall survivalTransplantation increasesLiver biopsyClinical outcomes
2015
Outcomes Using Grafts from Donors after Cardiac Death
Doyle MB, Collins K, Vachharajani N, Lowell JA, Shenoy S, Nalbantoglu I, Byrnes K, Garonzik-Wang J, Wellen J, Lin Y, Chapman WC. Outcomes Using Grafts from Donors after Cardiac Death. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 221: 142-152. PMID: 26095563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic cholangiopathyPrimary nonfunctionRecipient ageLiver transplantationDonor graftsDCD donorsCardiac death liver graftsEnd-stage liver diseaseAdult liver transplantationDCD graft recipientsHepatic artery thrombosisAcute kidney injuryBrain-dead donorsLong-term outcomesWarm ischemia timeCold flushingDCD graftsDCD recipientsMedian ICUArtery thrombosisGraft survivalHospital stayKidney injuryRecipients of donationGraft recipients