Caring for Kidneys Before and After Liver Transplantation

Nov 16 2024
Convention Center: Ballroom 6F
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Presenter

Paul Y Kwo, MD, FAASLD

Stanford University Medical Center
Kavish R Patidar, DO
Presenter

Kavish R Patidar, DO

Baylor College of Medicine
Mitra K Nadim, MD
Presenter

Mitra K Nadim, MD

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Sumeet Asrani, MD MSc
Moderator

Sumeet Asrani, MD MSc

Baylor Dallas and Fort Worth
Elizabeth Carey, MD, FAASLD
Moderator

Elizabeth Carey, MD, FAASLD

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Description

The session focuses on the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in liver transplant candidates. Speakers focus on understanding the indications, patient selection, and outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant versus the safety net pathway and protecting kidneys after liver transplant.

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Objectives

  • Review the management of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury with terlipressin and albumin, its effect on MELD score and priority for transplant, and the role of renal replacement therapy.
  • List the indications for simultaneous liver-kidney transplant and the safety net pathway.
  • Describe the management of post transplant CKD.
Chair

Pratima Sharma

University of Michigan Medical Center