Publications by authors named "Randall Watkins"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effects of ligating the gastroduodenal artery during liver transplants on preventing hepatic artery thrombosis and overall patient outcomes.
- Researchers reviewed data from 210 liver transplant procedures performed between 2016 and 2021, comparing patients who had the artery ligated versus those who did not.
- Results indicated that while there was no hepatic artery thrombosis in either group, patients with ligation experienced higher rates of postoperative hyperamylasemia and delayed feeding symptoms compared to the non-ligated group.
Introduction: Aim was to study the early impact of acuity circle-based allocation implementation system on liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
Methods: We assessed characteristics of HCC and non-HCC deceased donor orthotopic liver transplants (OLT) in the year before (2/2019-2/2020) and after (3/2020-2/2021) introduction of the acuity circle policy using the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database.
Results: Total OLTs reduced from 6699 in the preacuity circle era to 6660 in the postacuity circle era (-.
Background: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is common after liver transplantation (LT). Yet, how PTDM relates to graft outcomes and survival needs elucidation as more individuals are transplanted for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Methods: This single-center, retrospective study of adult LT recipients (2003-2016) identified PTDM incidence and associations with graft steatosis, rejection, and post-LT patient survival.
Marijuana is legalized for either medical or recreational use in over half of the states in the United States and in Canada, but many transplant centers will not list patients who are using marijuana. However, the effect of marijuana on transplant outcomes remains unclear. Thus, we performed a retrospective analysis of all adult (≥18 years old) liver transplant patients treated at our center between 2007 and 2017.
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Objective: To determine the effect of lacrosse equipment on the cervical SAC and cervical-thoracic angle (CTA) in the immobilized athlete.