Publications by authors named "Maria M Doyle"
Background: Multiple adult studies have investigated the role of older donors (ODs) in expanding the donor pool. However, the impact of donor age on pediatric liver transplantation (LT) has not been fully elucidated.
Methods: UNOS database was used to identify pediatric (≤18 years) LTs performed in the United States during 2002-22.
As the demand for organ transplantation increases, utilization of liver allografts of donation after cardiac death (DCD) is becoming increasingly necessary. Although the clinical outcomes of DCD allografts have been well described, the histologic features are not well characterized. Liver biopsies (n = 131) from age-matched DCD (n = 60) and donation after brain death (DBD; n = 71) recipients with hepatitis C virus were compared.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Incisional hernias (IH) develop in up to 40% of liver transplant (LT) recipients and can contribute to considerable morbidity.
Materials And Methods: A single center retrospective review of a prospectively maintained LT database was conducted to identify all patients diagnosed with IH after LT during a 13-year study period (2003-2015). Analyzed data included patient demographics, LT details, incidence and timing of IH, risk factors, management strategies and long-term outcomes.
Background: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Surgical Risk Calculator was developed to help counsel patients regarding estimated postoperative risk for a variety of surgical complications. This retrospective single institutional study examined the calculator's ability to accurately predict complications and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients who had undergone a Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) at our institution.
Methods: 165 patients at Washington University School of Medicine who underwent a PD from 8/2011 to 7/2013 were included.