Publications by authors named "Weston J Bush"
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- This study investigates pleural effusion, a common pulmonary issue, in liver transplant recipients and its impact on health outcomes following surgery.* -
- Out of 512 liver transplants analyzed, 21% of patients developed pleural effusion, leading to longer hospital stays, higher rates of discharge to care facilities, and increased readmission rates.* -
- Key risk factors for pleural effusion included elevated MELD scores, previous transplants, alcoholic liver disease, and poor nutritional status, with one-year survival rates lower in affected patients.*
Type 1 diabetes (DM1) is associated with loss of skeletal muscle and bone mass and may affect body fat stores. This study employs computed tomography (CT) scans to assess the body composition of DM1 patients referred for pancreas transplant compared to healthy controls. A 1:1 case-control design matched study patients with otherwise healthy patients from the trauma database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere Sarcopenia and Increased Fat Stores in Pediatric Patients With Liver, Kidney, or Intestine Failure.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
November 2017
Objectives: Malnutrition and wasting predict clinical outcomes in children with severe chronic illness. Objectively calculated malnutrition in children with end-stage organ failure has not been well studied. This analysis compares children with kidney, liver or intestine failure to healthy controls to quantitate the disparity in muscle and fat stores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Renal function is an important predictor of liver transplantation (LT) outcome. This study examines the change in glomerular filtration rate (GFR, mL/min per m) in the first year after LT, with subgroup analysis by baseline GFR, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), age, sex, race, and diabetes/hypertension.
Methods: The records of 1275 consecutive deceased donor, liver, and liver/kidney transplants were reviewed retrospectively, with the liver/kidney data analyzed separately.