The Liver Meeting 2021-Part II - Living Donor, Split Liver: Expanding the Donor Pool

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses a Surgery and Liver Transplantation Workshop focusing on Living Donor and Split Liver Transplantation. Four experts in the field present on various topics related to liver transplantation. Dr. Heimbach discusses liver transplant from living donors and the advantages, disadvantages, and survival benefits associated with living donor liver transplant. Dr. Reyes talks about split liver transplantation, with a focus on potential allocation policies to promote split liver transplantation. Dr. Hashimoto presents on portal inflow modification in liver transplantation and split livers, emphasizing the importance of functional graft size in preventing small foci syndrome. Dr. Hirose proposes an allocation policy to preferentially allocate splittable livers to pediatric candidates first to increase access to liver grafts for the smallest pediatric recipients. The speakers also touch on the importance of post-implementation monitoring and review to ensure the success and impact of these proposed policies. The workshop underscores the need to optimize organ utilization, reduce waitlist mortality, and improve outcomes for transplant recipients.

Keywords

Surgery

Liver Transplantation Workshop

Living Donor Transplantation

Split Liver Transplantation

Dr. Heimbach

Dr. Reyes

Dr. Hashimoto

Dr. Hirose

Allocation Policies

Organ Utilization