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High prevalence of renal dysfunction in long-term survivors after pediatric liver transplantationKathleen M Campbell
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45229, USA
J Pediatr 148:475-80. 2006..To determine the prevalence and identify variables associated with renal dysfunction in long-term survivors of pediatric liver transplantation...- Long-term outcomes in pediatric liver transplantationJohn Bucuvalas
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
Liver Transpl 15:S6-11. 2009..4. Late histological changes in the allograft are emerging as a common problem in patients more than 5 years after LT. The pathogenesis of these findings and the impact on graft survival remain to be determined... - Improving long-term outcomes after liver transplantation in childrenJ C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Am J Transplant 8:2506-13. 2008.... - Long-term outcomes after liver transplantation in childrenJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 13:247-51. 2008..The goal of this review is to summarize new knowledge as it relates to adherence to medical regimen, posttransplant growth, posttransplant renal dysfunction and late allograft dysfunction in pediatric liver transplant recipients... - Outcomes after liver transplantation: keep the end in mindJohn C Bucuvalas
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45229, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 43:S41-8. 2006..Together, these projects set the future course for research and care improvement initiatives in this population and encourage us to "keep the end in mind" when considering pediatric liver transplantation... - Acute liver failure in childrenJohn Bucuvalas
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Clin Liver Dis 10:149-68, vii. 2006..This article examines current knowledge of the epidemiology, pathobiology, and treatment of ALF in children and identifies potential gaps in this knowledge for future study... - Critical analysis of the pediatric end-stage liver disease scoring system: a single center experienceJohn C Bucuvalas
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 41:487-8. 2005 - Effect of treatment with prostaglandin E1 and N-acetylcysteine on pediatric liver transplant recipients: a single-center studyJ C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Pediatr Transplant 5:274-8. 2001..In summary, infusions of NAC and PGE1 were safely administered to pediatric liver transplant recipients. However, a randomized controlled study is needed to determine the efficacy of treatment with NAC and PGE1... - Resistance to growth hormone in children with chronic liver diseaseJ C Bucuvalas
Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Pediatr Transplant 1:73-9. 1997..The pathobiology of GH insentivity may reflect decreased nutritional intake, low GH receptor density, decreased IGF-I half-life and hepatic insensitivity to insulin... - Predictors of cost of liver transplantation in children: a single center studyJ C Bucuvalas
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
J Pediatr 139:66-74. 2001..CONCLUSION: An early discharge program based on defined criteria can be used to decrease length of stay and cost after OLT without jeopardizing clinical outcome... - Effect of insulinlike growth factor-1 treatment in children with cystic fibrosisJ C Bucuvalas
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Division of Endocrinology, Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, U S A
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 33:576-81. 2001.... - Determination of risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus-associated posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplant recipients using objective case ascertainmentStephen L Guthery
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Transplantation 75:987-93. 2003..We hypothesized that after correction for confounding variables, immunosuppression with tacrolimus is not associated with an increased risk of EBV-PTLD... - Outcomes following liver transplantationFrederick C Ryckman
The Pediatric Liver Care Center, Department of Pediatric Surgery Transplantation, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Semin Pediatr Surg 17:123-30. 2008..Strategies to improve survival, overall outcome, and health-related quality of life in long-term recipients are outlined... - An objective measure to identify pediatric liver transplant recipients at risk for late allograft rejection related to non-adherenceVeena L Venkat
Department of Pediatrics, the Univerity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pediatr Transplant 12:67-72. 2008..This may be due to non-adherence and amenable to targeted psychosocial and behavioral interventions to prevent LAR... - Long-term outcome after liver transplantation in childrenJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Pediatr Transplant 6:30-6. 2002..As survival rates have increased, health care providers have begun to assess health-related quality of life. We will review our current knowledge of long-term outcome following pediatric liver transplantation in children... - Health-related quality of life in pediatric liver transplant recipients: A single-center studyJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Liver Transpl 9:62-71. 2003..The information gained from this study will help us to better define expectations and the clinical course after liver transplantation to patients and their families... - Outcome after pediatric liver transplantation impact of living donor transplantation on costConrad R Cole
Division of Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
J Pediatr 144:729-35. 2004..To compare the direct health care cost of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with that of cadaver donor liver transplantation (CDLT) in children and identify predictors of cost... - A novel approach to managing variation: outpatient therapeutic monitoring of calcineurin inhibitor blood levels in liver transplant recipientsJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Division of Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
J Pediatr 146:744-50. 2005..The rate of allograft rejection did not change. CONCLUSIONS: Utilization of SPC increased the proportion of CNI blood levels in target range. These observations may be applicable to the care of other chronic healthcare problems... - Outcome after liver transplantation: more than just survival ratesJohn C Bucuvalas
Liver Transpl 11:7-9. 2005 - Health-related quality of life after liver transplantation: it's not all about the liverJohn C Bucuvalas
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 37:106-8. 2003 - Risk of hearing impairment in pediatric liver transplant recipients: a single center studyJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Division of Audiology, Medical Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Pediatr Transplant 7:265-9. 2003..Our observations are of particular importance for pediatric liver transplant recipients since the median age at transplantation is 12-18 months, a critical period for language acquisition... - Pediatric transplantationJohn C Magee
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Transplant 4:54-71. 2004..Consideration of the impact of end-stage organ disease on growth and development is often equally important, both while awaiting and after transplantation... - Bone mineral density in long-term survivors following pediatric liver transplantationStephen L Guthery
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA
Liver Transpl 9:365-70. 2003..3% in our population. Only certain patients appear to be at risk for low BMD, including those with a history of rejection. Screening for reduced bone mass may be appropriate for these patients... - Predictors of length of stay for pediatric liver transplant recipientsJohn C Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Liver Transpl 10:1011-7. 2004..In conclusion, these parameters accounted for only 11% of the total variance, suggesting that post-transplant complications and course account for much of the variability of resource use in the immediate post-transplant period... - Impact of liver transplantation on HRQOL in children less than 5 years oldConrad R Cole
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Pediatr Transplant 8:222-7. 2004..Functional health scores were higher in patients with normal serum bilirubin at 1 yr post-transplant. Assessment of HRQOL should be an integral part of care for liver transplant patients and their caregivers... - Health-related quality of life and family function following pediatric liver transplantationEstella M Alonso
Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Liver Transpl 14:460-8. 2008.... - Pediatric transplantation of the kidney, liver and heart: summary reportRichard N Fine
Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, USA
Pediatr Transplant 8:75-86. 2004..Access to the full is provided on the World Wide Web at http://light.emmes.com/pedstransplantation/... - Research agenda for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition: transplantation. Report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition FoundationSuzanne V McDiarmid
Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation, PO Box 6, Flourtown, PA 19031, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 35:S275-80. 2002 - Low-dose chemotherapy for Epstein-Barr virus-positive post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease in children after solid organ transplantationThomas G Gross
Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:6481-8. 2005....