Publications by authors named "Jennifer Triguero-Cabrera"
Background: Liver grafts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) are associated with a higher risk of early graft dysfunction, determined by the warm ischemia and cold ischemia times. It is essential to have precise criteria to identify this complication in order to guide therapeutic strategies.
Aim: To validate different graft and recipient survival scores in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) with DCD grafts.
Background: The limitation of ischemia times, which damages the organs and impacts transplant outcomes, is a drawback of controlled donation after circulatory death.
Methods: The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of preservation and ischemia times on overall survival and both censured graft survival and overall graft survival. This was an observational and retrospective study of patients undergoing liver transplantation with grafts from controlled donation after circulatory death between November 2013 and November 2022.
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- The study analyzed the impact of new direct-acting antivirals (DAA) on liver transplantation (LT) for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) from January 2016 to August 2020.
- Out of 156 LTs, 33 (22%) were for HCV-infected patients, showing a 16% decrease compared to previous treatments with interferon/ribavirin, and the majority were due to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) rather than decompensated cirrhosis (DC).
- After DAA treatment, patients achieved a sustained viral response, with no significant differences in survival rates or post-surgery complications between the groups, indicating the need for further research with
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- Hemoperitoneum from a non-traumatic liver rupture is uncommon, but it can happen in cases of metastatic tumors, like gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
- The article discusses a patient who experienced a liver rupture from a GIST metastasis, leading to severe instability that required emergency surgery.
- During the surgery, doctors found a large lesion on the liver and bleeding due to the rupture of metastatic liver tumors, highlighting a potential serious complication of GISTs.
Background: Hypocalcaemia is the most frequent complication after total thyroidectomy. Finding a method for its early detection has become a priority. A single-center prospective cohort study was conducted to identify risk factors for postoperative hypocalcaemia, develop an early detection model, and test its validity in a different group of patients.
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