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12. Aortic Versus Dual Perfusion for Retrieval of the Liver After Brain Death: A National Registry Analysis

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Hameed, Ahmer M., primary, Pang, Tony, additional, Yoon, Peter, additional, Balderson, Glenda, additional, De Roo, Ronald, additional, Yuen, Lawrence, additional, Lam, Vincent, additional, Laurence, Jerome, additional, Crawford, Michael, additional, D. M. Allen, Richard, additional, Hawthorne, Wayne J., additional, and Pleass, Henry C., additional

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2018
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15. Malignant ascites: a comparison of peritoneovenous shunting and nonoperative management

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Gough, Ian R. and Balderson, Glenda A.

Subjects
Ascites -- Care and treatment, Cancer -- Palliative treatment, Peritoneovenous shunts -- Usage, Health
Abstract

Background. Effective palliation of malignant ascites remains a difficult management problem. Methods. Eighty-five patients with malignant ascites were studied. Forty-two patients had peritoneovenous shunts (PVS) inserted (16 LeVeen, 17 single-valve Denver, 9 double-valve Denver). Results. Shunt patency was not related to the type of shunt, type of cancer, or any characteristic of the ascitic fluid. Ascites was controlled in 64% of patients with shunts and serum albumin levels were preserved. Survival and quality of life were not significantly different in comparison with those of patients treated by abdominal paracentesis. Conclusions. PVS allowed many patients to be treated successfully outside the hospital and are indicated in carefully selected cases. Cancer 1993; 71:2377-82.

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1993

20. Increased mononuclear cell activation and apoptosis early after human liver transplantation is associated with a reduced frequency of acute rejection

Author

Jonsson, Julie R., primary, Gu, Wenyi, additional, Vanags, Daina M., additional, Bishop, G. Alex, additional, McCaughan, Geoffrey W., additional, Fawcett, Jonathon, additional, Lynch, Stephen V., additional, Balderson, Glenda A., additional, Powell, Elizabeth E., additional, and Clouston, Andrew D., additional

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2004
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38. Liver Transplantation in Japanese and Australian/New Zealand Children with Biliary Atresia: a 10-year Comparative Study.

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Ishikawa, Masashi, Lynch, Stephen V., Balderson, Glenda A., Shepherd, Ross W., Ong, Tat H., and Strong, Russell W.

Subjects
TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc. in children, LIVER transplantation, BILIARY atresia, THERAPEUTICS
Abstract

Objective: To compare Japanese with Australian/New Zealand (ANZ) children with biliary atresia who were treated by liver transplantation, and evaluate the indications for and timing of transplantation. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Queensland Liver Transplant Service (QLTS), Australia. Subjects: 43 Japanese and 30 ANZ children with biliary atresia who required transplantation between 1985 and 1992. Interventions: The 43 Japanese children had 52 transplants, and the 30 ANZ children had 33. Main outcome measures: Morbidity, mortality, and long term survival. Results: The Japanese children had significantly lower serum albumin concentrations than the ANZ children preoperatively (mean (SD) 32 (7) g/L compared with 37 (5), p < 0.05). The actuarial survival at 7 years of the ANZ children was significantly higher than that of the Japanese children (79% compared with 49%, p < 0.05). There were 24 deaths (17 Japanese, 40%, and 7 ANZ, 23%); 2 of the ANZ and 7 of the Japanese children died more than a year after transplantation. All 26 children who were well-nourished at the time of transplantation defined as a Z-score (weight or height minus mean weight or height for age, sex, and race, divided by the SD) of -1 or more were alive at 1 month compared with 11 of the 47 poorly-nourished children (Z-score <-1). Survival among the Japanese declined after 1 year, and there was no association with Z-scores. Overall, Z-scores for weight improved significantly after transplantation, whereas those for height improved a little, but not significantly so. Japanese children were significantly shorter than ANZ children, and their Z-scores for height did not improve after transplantation. Conclusion: liver transplantation should be done as soon as possible for children with biliary atresia to maximise survival and growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1999
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49. The Queensland Liver Transplant Programme: the first two years

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Lynch, Stephen, Keriin, Paul, Wall, Daryl, Balderson, Glenda, O'Connor, John, Hardie, Ian, Strong, Russell, Ong, Tat Hin, Shepherd, Ross W., Cleghorn, Geoffrey J:, Pillay, S. Pragalathan, Powell, Lawrie, Cooksley, W. Graham, Hourigan, Kevin, and McKeering, Leonard

Abstract

ABSTRACT Orthotopic liver transplantation began in Brisbane in January 1985. During the first two years of the programme an assessment committee evaluated 55 patients (38 adults, 17 children). Patients were either accepted for transplantation, rejected as unsuitable or deferred for elective reassessment. All of the 10 adults who were rejected for transplantation because they had “too advanced” disease died within four months of assessment. Six children who were accepted for transplantation died before a suitable donor liver could be found. In the first two years, 21 orthotopic liver transplantations were performed on 18 patients (adults, 13 patients; children, five patients). Fifteen of 21 grafts were procured from within Queensland. Twelve (67%) patients are alive at three to 23 months and all have been discharged from hospital. Deaths in adults were due to sepsis (three patients), aspiration pneumonitis (one patient), rejection and hepatic artery thrombosis (one patient) and the recurrence of a hepatocellular carcinoma five months after discharge from hospital (one patient). Two patients underwent a second transplantation procedure because of chronic rejection at four months and at 11 months, respectively, after the initial operation. One patient received a second transplant for primary graft failure at four days after the operation. A scoring system which considered the presence of pre‐operative patient factors, such as coma, ascites, malnutrition and previous abdominal surgery, partly predicted the operative blood loss and patient survival. In conclusion, orthotopic liver transplantation is being performed in Australia with survival rates that are comparable with those of established overseas units.

Published
1987
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