Severe Outflow Obstruction After Liver Transplantation: Rescue Stapled Cavo‐Cavostomy via the Right Atrial Approach and Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Michael Z. Tong, Cristiano Quintini, Giuseppe D’Amico, David Laczynski, Teresa Diago Uso, Kawtar Al Khalloufi, Luca Del Prete, Sasan Partovi, Charles Martin, Charles Miller – 24 November 2020

Introducing EL‐FIT (Exercise and Liver FITness): A Smartphone App to Prehabilitate and Monitor Liver Transplant Candidates

Andrés Duarte‐Rojo, Pamela M. Bloomer, Renee J. Rogers, Mohamed A. Hassan, Michael A. Dunn, Amit D. Tevar, Samantha L. Vivis, Ramon Bataller, Christopher B. Hughes, Arny A. Ferrando, John M. Jakicic, W. Ray Kim – 24 November 2020 – Preserved physical function is key for successful liver transplantation (LT); however, prehabilitation strategies are underdeveloped. We created a smartphone application (app), EL‐FIT (Exercise and Liver FITness), to facilitate exercise training in end‐stage liver disease (ESLD).

Bile Acid Profiles in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Their Ability to Predict Hepatic Decompensation

Omar Y. Mousa, Brian D. Juran, Bryan M. McCauley, Mette N. Vesterhus, Trine Folseraas, Coleman T. Turgeon, Ahmad H. Ali, Erik M. Schlicht, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Chang Hu, Denise Harnois, Elizabeth J. Carey, Andrea A. Gossard, Devin Oglesbee, John E. Eaton, Nicholas F. LaRusso, Gregory J. Gores, Tom H. Karlsen, Konstantinos N. Lazaridis – 23 November 2020

Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Diverse Major Surgeries

Nadim Mahmud, David E. Kaplan, Tamar H. Taddei, David S. Goldberg – 23 November 2020 – With a rising burden of cirrhosis surgeries, understanding risk factors for postoperative mortality is more salient than ever. The role of baseline frailty has not been assessed in this context. We evaluated the association between patient frailty and postoperative risk among diverse patients with cirrhosis and determined if frailty improves prognostication of cirrhosis surgical risk scores. This was a retrospective cohort study of U.S.

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