The Liver Meeting 2024 - Debrief Sessions - Portuguese-Liver Transplantation Debrief Session

Liver Transplantation Debrief Session - Portugese

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Dr. Jacqueline O'Leary presented a comprehensive liver transplantation debrief, highlighting insights from 279 abstracts among 2,724 presented at AASLD. Key themes included predictive scores, disparities, biomarkers, and comorbidities in liver transplantation. Various studies evaluated comparative outcomes of therapies like taste and tear for HCC, immunosuppression strategies, and machine perfusion's role in transplant outcomes. Disparities in liver transplant access and outcomes were a significant focus, despite advances like MELD 3.0 improving listing chances for women. The session emphasized ongoing challenges, including the underutilization of machine perfusion, nuanced immunosuppression personalization, and the impact of metabolic disease and sleep disturbances on transplant outcomes. Dr. O'Leary called for continued research and exploration in these areas to address current gaps and improve liver transplantation as both medical practice and science evolve.

Keywords

liver transplantation

disparities

biomarkers

immunosuppression

machine perfusion

MELD 3.0