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  1. Article ; Online: Development of VRE meningitis due to haematogenous spread while on high-dose daptomycin therapy.

    Sanikommu, Srivani / Lusardi, Katherine / Burdine, Lyle / Dare, Ryan K

    JAC-antimicrobial resistance

    2023  Volume 5, Issue 6, Page(s) dlad118

    Abstract: Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant : Case presentation: A 67-year-old male with end-stage liver failure underwent liver transplantation complicated by VRE bacteraemia and subsequently developed VRE meningitis while on high-dose daptomycin therapy (12  ...

    Abstract Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant
    Case presentation: A 67-year-old male with end-stage liver failure underwent liver transplantation complicated by VRE bacteraemia and subsequently developed VRE meningitis while on high-dose daptomycin therapy (12 mg/kg/day). Due to clinical and microbiological failure with daptomycin, he was switched to linezolid and symptoms resolved rapidly. He completed 2 weeks of linezolid, fully recovered, and continued to do well without complications at the 5 month follow-up.
    Conclusions: This case highlights the severity of VRE infections in solid organ transplant recipients and raises concerns about daptomycin penetration into the CNS. Linezolid could be considered the preferred treatment for VRE CNS infections rather than high-dose daptomycin.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2632-1823
    ISSN (online) 2632-1823
    DOI 10.1093/jacamr/dlad118
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  2. Article ; Online: Negative COVID-19 Plasma PCR Following COVID-19+ Donor Kidney Transplant.

    Hardgrave, Hailey / Burdine, Lyle / Patel, Raj / Giorgakis, Emmanouil

    Transplantation

    2022  Volume 106, Issue 9, Page(s) e422–e423

    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Testing ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Tissue Donors ; Transplant Recipients
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 208424-7
    ISSN 1534-6080 ; 0041-1337
    ISSN (online) 1534-6080
    ISSN 0041-1337
    DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000004204
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  3. Article ; Online: Fetal intracranial hemorrhage associated with maternal coagulopathy and vitamin K deficiency after biliary drain placement: A case report and literature review.

    Abu-Rmaileh, Muhammad / Ramseyer, Abigail M / Burdine, Lyle / Dajani, Nafisa K

    Case reports in women's health

    2021  Volume 31, Page(s) e00329

    Abstract: Introduction: Fetal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare but serious prenatal diagnosis. Predisposing factors include maternal trauma and fetal coagulation dysfunction. Maternal vitamin K deficiency has been described as an etiology. We present a ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Fetal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare but serious prenatal diagnosis. Predisposing factors include maternal trauma and fetal coagulation dysfunction. Maternal vitamin K deficiency has been described as an etiology. We present a case of maternal vitamin K deficiency associated with fetal ICH after percutaneous biliary drain (PBD) placement in a complicated cholecystectomy with injury to the common bile duct.
    Case presentation: A 21-year-old woman, G2P1, presented at 23 weeks and 3 days of gestation with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Right upper quadrant ultrasound diagnosed cholelithiasis. The patient was managed conservatively and discharged. She returned four days later, at 24 weeks of gestation, with worsening symptoms and ultrasound showing acute cholecystitis. She underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Increasing bilirubin and imaging showed a transected biliary duct that required percutaneous biliary drain (PBD) placement. The patient was discharged and followed up at a high-risk obstetric clinic. Prenatal ultrasound showed bilateral ventriculomegaly with features of ICH. Maternal vitamin K deficiency was confirmed with PIVKA-II testing. The patient received vitamin K supplementation with normalization of the coagulopathy. Delivery occurred at 36 weeks of gestation via cesarean delivery after preterm premature rupture of membranes for fetal macrocrania. The neonate was discharged to a hospice.
    Discussion: Maternal and neonatal etiologies for ICH include malabsorption and coagulopathy. Maternal vitamin K deficiency should be considered when coagulopathy is present. This case highlights that maternal vitamin K deficiency due to biliary diversion and malabsorption increases the risk of fetal ICH, which impacts pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2800286-6
    ISSN 2214-9112 ; 2214-9112
    ISSN (online) 2214-9112
    ISSN 2214-9112
    DOI 10.1016/j.crwh.2021.e00329
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  4. Article: Non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome due to nesidioblastosis following bariatric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

    Gottsponer, Josephine A / Baker, David L / Osborn, Tamara / Estrada, Martha M / Giorgakis, Emmanouil / Burdine, Lyle J / Patel, Raj B

    Journal of surgical case reports

    2023  Volume 2023, Issue 2, Page(s) rjad050

    Abstract: A 56-year-old woman with past medical history significant for bariatric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 3 years prior presented for evaluation of an 8-month history of severe hypoglycemia relieved by intake of carbohydrates associated with syncopal episodes. ... ...

    Abstract A 56-year-old woman with past medical history significant for bariatric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 3 years prior presented for evaluation of an 8-month history of severe hypoglycemia relieved by intake of carbohydrates associated with syncopal episodes. Inpatient workup revealed endogenous hyperinsulinemia concerning for insulinoma vs. nesidioblastosis. She successfully underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), and pathology report confirmed scattered low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia within the pancreatic parenchyma consistent with nesidioblastosis. The patient has had satisfactory control of glucose levels 30 days out from surgery.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2580919-2
    ISSN 2042-8812
    ISSN 2042-8812
    DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjad050
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  5. Article: A web-based tool for real-time adequacy assessment of kidney biopsies.

    Ahangaran, Meysam / Sun, Emily / Le, Khang / Sun, Jiawei / Wang, William M / Tan, Tian Herng / Burdine, Lyle J / Dvanajscak, Zeljko / Cassol, Clarissa A / Sharma, Shree / Kolachalama, Vijaya B

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

    2024  

    Abstract: The escalating incidence of kidney biopsies providing insufficient tissue for diagnosis poses a dual challenge, straining the healthcare system and jeopardizing patients who may require rebiopsy or face the prospect of an inaccurate diagnosis due to an ... ...

    Abstract The escalating incidence of kidney biopsies providing insufficient tissue for diagnosis poses a dual challenge, straining the healthcare system and jeopardizing patients who may require rebiopsy or face the prospect of an inaccurate diagnosis due to an unsampled disease. Here, we introduce a web-based tool that can provide real-time, quantitative assessment of kidney biopsy adequacy directly from photographs taken with a smartphone camera. The software tool was developed using a deep learning-driven automated segmentation technique, trained on a dataset comprising nephropathologist-confirmed annotations of the kidney cortex on digital biopsy images. Our framework demonstrated favorable performance in segmenting the cortex via 5-fold cross-validation (Dice coefficient: 0.788±0.130) (n=100). Offering a bedside tool for kidney biopsy adequacy assessment has the potential to provide real-time guidance to the physicians performing medical kidney biopsies, reducing the necessity for re-biopsies. Our tool can be accessed through our web-based platform: http://www.biopsyadequacy.org.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.02.01.24302147
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  6. Article ; Online: Early Outcomes of Ruxolitinib in the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Graft-versus-host Disease on Liver Transplant Recipients.

    Kakadia, Sunilkumar / Trotta, Holly / Kurczek, Leslie / Burdine, Lyle / Veeraputhiran, Muthu / Giorgakis, Emmanouil

    Transplantation

    2021  Volume 104, Issue 8, Page(s) e247

    MeSH term(s) Graft vs Host Disease ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans ; Liver Transplantation ; Pyrazoles
    Chemical Substances Pyrazoles ; ruxolitinib (82S8X8XX8H)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 208424-7
    ISSN 1534-6080 ; 0041-1337
    ISSN (online) 1534-6080
    ISSN 0041-1337
    DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000003252
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  7. Article: Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization Following Curative-Intent Hepatectomy Versus Hepatectomy Alone for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

    Esagian, Stepan M / Kakos, Christos D / Giorgakis, Emmanouil / Burdine, Lyle / Barreto, J Camilo / Mavros, Michail N

    Cancers

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 12

    Abstract: The role of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing hepatectomy is currently unclear. We performed a systematic review of the literature using the MEDLINE, Embase, and ... ...

    Abstract The role of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing hepatectomy is currently unclear. We performed a systematic review of the literature using the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Random-effects meta-analysis was carried out to compare the overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients with resectable HCC undergoing hepatectomy followed by adjuvant TACE vs. hepatectomy alone in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The risk of bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias 2.0 tool. Meta-regression analyses were performed to explore the effect of hepatitis B viral status, microvascular invasion, type of resection (anatomic vs. parenchymal-sparing), and tumor size on the outcomes. Ten eligible RCTs, reporting on 1216 patients in total, were identified. The combination of hepatectomy and adjuvant TACE was associated with superior OS (hazard ratio (HR): 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.52 to 0.85;
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers13122984
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  8. Article ; Online: Comparable graft survival is achievable with the usage of donation after circulatory death liver grafts from donors at or above 70 years of age: A long-term UK national analysis.

    Giorgakis, Emmanouil / Khorsandi, Shirin E / Mathur, Amit K / Burdine, Lyle / Jassem, Wayel / Heaton, Nigel

    American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 6, Page(s) 2200–2210

    Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the UK donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplant experience from donors ≥70 years. Nationwide UK DCD retrospective analysis was conducted between 2001 and 2015 (n = 1163). Recipients were divided into ... ...

    Abstract The aim of the study was to assess the UK donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplant experience from donors ≥70 years. Nationwide UK DCD retrospective analysis was conducted between 2001 and 2015 (n = 1163). Recipients were divided into group 1 vs. group 2 (donors 70≥ vs. <70 years, respectively). group 1 (n = 69, 5.9%) recipients were older (median 59 vs. 55 years, p = .001) and had longer waitlist time (128 vs. 84 days; p = .039). 94.2% of group 1 clustered in London and Birmingham, where the two busiest centers are located. group 1 allografts had higher UKDRI and UK DCD Risk Scores but similar WIT and CIT and were more likely to have been imported. Both groups had similar 1-, 3-, and 5-year graft survival (group 1, 90%, 81.4%, and 74% vs. group 2, 88.6%, 81.4%, and 78.6%, respectively; p = .54). Both groups had similar ICU stay length (p = .22), 3-month hepatic artery thrombosis rates (4.4% vs 4.0%; p = .9), and 12-month readmission rates for all biliary complications (20.3% vs 25.7%; p = .32). This study demonstrates that acceptable outcomes are achievable using older grafts in a highly selected cohort at experienced centers. Advanced age should not be an absolute contraindication to utilizing a DCD graft from donors aged ≥70 years.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Brain Death ; Death ; Graft Survival ; Humans ; Liver ; Retrospective Studies ; Tissue Donors ; Tissue and Organ Procurement ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2060594-8
    ISSN 1600-6143 ; 1600-6135
    ISSN (online) 1600-6143
    ISSN 1600-6135
    DOI 10.1111/ajt.16409
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  9. Article ; Online: Disparities in the Use of Older Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Allografts in the United States Versus the United Kingdom.

    Giorgakis, Emmanouil / Ivanics, Tommy / Khorsandi, Shirin E / Wallace, David / Burdine, Lyle / Jassem, Wayel / Mathur, Amit K / Heaton, Nigel

    Transplantation

    2022  Volume 106, Issue 8, Page(s) e358–e367

    Abstract: Background: This study aimed to assess the differences between the United States and the United Kingdom in the characteristics and posttransplant survival of patients who received donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver allografts from donors aged > ...

    Abstract Background: This study aimed to assess the differences between the United States and the United Kingdom in the characteristics and posttransplant survival of patients who received donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver allografts from donors aged >60 y.
    Methods: Data were collected from the UK Transplant Registry and the United Network for Organ Sharing databases. Cohorts were dichotomized into donor age subgroups (donor >60 y [D >60]; donor ≤60 y [D ≤60]). Study period: January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2015.
    Results: 1157 DCD LTs were performed in the United Kingdom versus 3394 in the United States. Only 13.8% of US DCD donors were aged >50 y, contrary to 44.3% in the United Kingdom. D >60 were 22.6% in the United Kingdom versus 2.4% in the United States. In the United Kingdom, 64.2% of D >60 clustered in 2 metropolitan centers. In the United States, there was marked inter-regional variation. A total of 78.3% of the US DCD allografts were used locally. One- and 5-y unadjusted DCD graft survival was higher in the United Kingdom versus the United States (87.3% versus 81.4%, and 78.0% versus 71.3%, respectively; P < 0.001). One- and 5-y D >60 graft survival was higher in the United Kingdom (87.3% versus 68.1%, and 77.9% versus 51.4%, United Kingdom versus United States, respectively; P < 0.001). In both groups, grafts from donors ≤30 y had the best survival. Survival was similar for donors aged 41 to 50 versus 51 to 60 in both cohorts.
    Conclusions: Compared with the United Kingdom, older DCD LT utilization remained low in the United States, with worse D >60 survival. Nonetheless, present data indicate similar survivals for older donors aged ≤60, supporting an extension to the current US DCD age cutoff.
    MeSH term(s) Allografts ; Death ; Graft Survival ; Humans ; Liver ; Liver Transplantation/adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Tissue Donors ; Tissue and Organ Procurement ; Treatment Outcome ; United Kingdom ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208424-7
    ISSN 1534-6080 ; 0041-1337
    ISSN (online) 1534-6080
    ISSN 0041-1337
    DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000004185
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  10. Article ; Online: Incidence of Red Cell Antibody Formation Following Massive Transfusion Protocol: Experience of a Single Institution.

    Hairston, Hayden C / Ipe, Tina S / Burdine, Lyle / Sexton, Kevin / Reif, Rebecca / Jensen, Hanna / Kalkwarf, Kyle J

    The American surgeon

    2022  Volume 89, Issue 11, Page(s) 4715–4719

    Abstract: Background: Injured patients in hemorrhagic shock have a survival benefit with massive transfusion protocol (MTP). While there are many published studies on the transfusion management of massively bleeding patients, the risk of alloimmunization in ... ...

    Abstract Background: Injured patients in hemorrhagic shock have a survival benefit with massive transfusion protocol (MTP). While there are many published studies on the transfusion management of massively bleeding patients, the risk of alloimmunization in patients that have received products during an MTP activation is relatively unknown. Therefore, we sought to determine the frequency of new antibody formation in MTP patients that received blood products from an uncrossmatched megapack.
    Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective data review of patients who underwent an MTP activation for trauma resuscitation between May 2014 and July 2020. Data were collected from patients who met the following criteria: MTP was activated, the patients received at least one unit of packed red blood cells, one unit of fresh frozen plasma, one unit of platelets, and had a repeat type and screen within 6 weeks of transfusion. These inclusion criteria resulted in 28 patients over the 6-year timeframe.
    Results: Overall, the risk of alloimmunization secondary to MTP is 3.6% in our trauma patient population. The newly developed antibodies post-MTP are considered clinically significant, meaning they can cause hemolysis if exposed to donor red blood cells containing those antigens.
    Discussion: Blood products should be given preferentially over crystalloids to acutely bleeding patients to prevent ischemic injury during an MTP activation despite the risk of alloimmunization. In our single-institution study, the alloimmunization rate in massive transfusions where patients receive uncrossmatched red blood cells is similar to those receiving crossmatched red blood cells.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Incidence ; Antibody Formation ; Blood Transfusion/methods ; Hemorrhage ; Resuscitation/methods ; Trauma Centers ; Wounds and Injuries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 202465-2
    ISSN 1555-9823 ; 0003-1348
    ISSN (online) 1555-9823
    ISSN 0003-1348
    DOI 10.1177/00031348221129500
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