Effect of volatile anesthetics on early and delayed outcomes in pancreas transplantation.

Background: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common cause of allograft dysfunction and patient morbidity in solid organ transplantation. This study compares the effect of different inhaled anesthetics on early IRI and clinical outcomes in pancreas allograft recipients.

Methods: Data were extracted retrospectively for pancreas transplants at a single center over a 15-year period.

Tracheostomy Post Liver Transplant: Predictors, Complications, and Outcomes.

BACKGROUND Liver transplant (LT) patients have an increased risk of postoperative respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy. This study sought to characterize objective clinical predictors of tracheostomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The records for 2017 LT patients at a single institution were reviewed.