12 Transplant Flashcards
what is the hierarchy for permission for organ donation from next of kin?
spouse, adult son or daughter, either parent, adult brother or sister, guardian, any other person authorized to dispose of body
what are the fungal causes of opportunistic infections?
fungal: aspergillus, candida, cryptococcus
what prophylaxis do you give for opportunistic infection and what does it cover?
bactrim for protozoan
what are the protozoan causes of opportunistic infections after lung txp?
protozoan: pneumocystic jiroveci pneumonia
what are the viral opportunistic infections after txp?
cmv, hsv, vzv
what is the cause of chronic rejection in lung txp patients?
bronchiolitis obliterans
what is the mcc of late death and death overall following lung txp?
chronic rejection - bronchiolitis obliterans
what are the path findings in lung acute rejection?
perivascular lymphocytosis
what is the exclusion criteria for using lungs for donor?
aspiration moderate to large contusion infiltrate purulent sputum PO2 less than 350 on 100% FiO2 and PEEP 5
what is the indication for double-lung txp?
cystic fibrosis
what is the treatment to reperfusion injury after lung tx?
similar to ards
what is the mcc cause of early mortality in lung transplant pts?
reperfusion injury
what is life expectancy of pts before lung tx?
less than 1 yr
what compatibility tests are needed before lung tx?
abo and crossmatch
how long can you store a lung before transplant?
6 hrs
what is the mcc of late death and death overall following heart txp?
chronic allograft vasculopathy (progressive diffuse coronary atherosclerosis)
what is pathology of heart during acute rejection after transplant?
perivascular lyphocytic infiltrate with varying grades of myocyte inflammation and necrosis
what is treatment for persistent pulm htn after heart tx?
inhaled NO, ECMO if severe
what is a big complication of postop heart transplantation?
pulmonary htn. assoc w early mortality
what is the life expectancy of pts before heart transplant?
<1yr
what compatibility tests do you need for heart transplant?
compatibility and crossmatch
how long can a heart be stored?
6 hours
how do you diagnosis pancreas rejection?
hard to diagnose if they don’t also have kidney transplant
can see inc glucose or amylase. fever, leukocytosis
how do you treat venous thrombosis after pancreas transplant?
hard to treat
what are the complications of pancreas transplant?
venous thrombosis (#1) and rejection
what diabetic signs/sx are improved after pancreas transplant and what can’t be reversed?
stabilization of retinopathy dec neuropathy inc nerve conduction velocity dec autonomy dysfunction (dec gastroparesis) orthostatic hypotension. no reversal of vascular dz
how do you drain pancreas enterically after transplant? what do you need from the donor?
take second portion of duodenum from donor + ampulla of Vater and pancreas.
perform anastomosis of donor duodenum to recipient bowel
what vessel do you attach the pancreas to?
iliac vessels
what donor vessel do you need for venous drainage in pancreas transplant?
donor portal vein
what donor vessels do you need for arterial supply in pancreas transplant?
donor celiac artery and SMA
what is the 5 year survival rate after live transplant?
70%
what is the liver retransplantation rate?
20%
what do you find with chronic rejection of the liver? is it common?
- unusual. get disappearing bile ducts
- gradually obstruction of bile ducts w inc in alk phos
- portal fibrosis
what is the cause of disappearing bile ducts during chronic rejection after liver transplant?
antibody and cellular attack on bile ducts
when does acute rejection of the liver occur?
usually in 1st 2 months
what is pathology of liver biopsy after acute rejection post liver transplant?
portal triad lymphocytosis, endotheliitis (mixed infiltrate), and bile duct injury
what labs are abnormal in acute rejection after liver transplant?
leukocytosis, eosinophilia, inc LFTs, inc total bilirubin, inc PT
what are the clinical signs of acute rejection?
fever, jaundice, decreased bile output.
what is the cause of acute rejection after liver transplant?
T cell mediated against blood vessels
what kinds of cells do you find around the portal triad if the pt gets cholangitis after liver transplant?
PMNs (not a mixed infiltrate)
what is treatment for portal vein thrombosis after liver transplant?
if early, re-op thrombectomy and revise anastomosis
what are the manifestations of portal vein thrombosis after liver transplant? is it common?
rare. early signs: abdominal pain.
late signs: UGI bleed, ascites, may be asymptomatic.
what is treatment for IVC stenosis / thrombosis?
thrombolyticcs, IVC stent
do abscesses appear from early or late hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplant?
late (chronic) hepatic artery thrombosis
what are the signs of IVC stenosis / thrombosis after liver transplant?
edema, ascites, renal insufficiency. it is rare.
what happens during early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplant?
inc LFTs, dec bile output, fulminant hepatic failure
what is the treatment for early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplant?
will likely need emergent retransplantation for ensuing fulminant hepatic failure (can try to stent or revise anastomosis)
what can late hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplant result in?
biliary strictures and abscesses
can late hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplant result in fulminant hepatic failure?
no
what is the most common early vascular complication of liver transplant?
early hepatic artery thrombosis
what is treatment for primary nonfunction after liver transplant?
requires retransplantation
what happens during the beginning of primary nonfunction after liver transplant?
total bili >10, bile output <20 cc/12 h, elevated PT and PTT
what happens later during primary nonfunction after liver transplant and when does it happen?
after 96h. mental status changes, inc LFTs, renal failure, resp failure
when is primary nonfunciton of the liver likely to occur after transplant?
first 24 hours
what is the treatment for bile leak after liver transplant?
place a drain, then ERCP with stent across leak
what is the most common complication of liver transplant?
bile leak
what is the most common arterial anatomy in liver transplant?
right hepatic coming off SMA
what does the viability of the biliary system (including ducts) depend on?
hepatic artery blood supply
where do you place drains after liver transplant?
right subhepatic, right and left subdiaphragmatic drains
how is a liver transplant performed in adults and in kids?
adults: duct-to-duct anastomosis
kids: hepaticojejunostomy
how likely will a donor liver suffer primary non function if it has macrosteatosis?
if 50% of cross-section is macrosteatatic in potential donor liver, 50% chance of primary non function
what is macrosteatosis?
extracellular fat globules in the liver allograft
how likely will an alcoholic start drinking again?
20% (recidivism)
is portal vein thrombosis a contraindication to liver transplant?
no
can you consider liver transplant if pt has hepatocellular carcinoma?
yes if no vascualr invasion or if mets
what is the rate of reinfection of hep C after liver transplant? where does it recur?
most likely recurs in new liver allograft. reinfects essentially all grafts.