Clinician and patient attitudes toward use of organs from hepatitis C viremic donors and their impact on acceptance: a contemporary review

VA Fleetwood, K Maher, S Satish… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The use of Hepatitis C (HCV) NAT positive allografts remains unusual
and is clustered at few centers. We conducted a contemporary literature review to assess …

The current status of virus-positive liver transplantation

AM Delman, AM Ammann, SA Shah - Current Opinion in Organ …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Summary HCV, HBV and HIV-positive liver transplantations can be accomplished safely and
are associated with equivalent outcomes when paired with appropriate recipients. The …

Proposal and validation of a liver graft discard score for liver transplantation from deceased donors: a multicenter Italian study

Q Lai, D Ghinolfi, AW Avolio, TM Manzia, G Mennini… - Updates in Surgery, 2022 - Springer
Several studies have explored the risk of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT) in
recent years. Conversely, risk factors for graft discard before or at procurement have poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and financial implications of 2 treatment strategies for donor-derived hepatitis C infections

ZA Stewart, J Stern, NM Ali, HS Kalia, K Khalil… - Transplantation …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background. Transplanting hepatitis C viremic donor organs into hepatitis C virus (HCV)-
negative recipients is becoming increasingly common; however, practices for posttransplant …

To decline or not to decline: Consequences of decision-making regarding lung offers from donors with hepatitis C

JM Ruck, MG Bowring, CM Durand, JS Ha… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Lung transplants from donors with hepatitis C (HCV D+) have excellent outcomes,
but these organs continue to be declined. We evaluated whether (1) being listed to consider …

Center and Individual Willingness to Consider Heart and Lung Offers From Donors With Hepatitis C

JM Ruck, MG Bowring, LB Zeiser, CM Durand… - Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Transplants with hearts and lungs from donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV D+)
have been proven safe and effective since development of direct-acting antivirals, yet the …

Pan-genotype pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) allows transplantation of HCV-positive donor kidneys to negative transplant recipients

M Duerr, L Liefeldt, F Friedersdorff, M Choi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Transplant candidates are facing incremental mortality risks on the waiting list. Here, we
report a novel strategy to expand the donor pool by including hepatitis C seropositive …

For your consideration: Benefits of listing as willing to consider heart offers from donors with hepatitis C

JM Ruck, E Rodriguez, AL Zhou, CM Durand… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Despite excellent outcomes of heart transplants from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-
positive donors (D+), many candidates are not listed to even consider HCV D+ offers …

Innovations in liver transplantation in 2020, position of the Belgian Liver Intestine Advisory Committee (BeLIAC).

G Dahlqvist, C Moreno, P Starkel, O Detry… - Acta gastro …, 2021 - orbi.uliege.be
Liver transplantation (LT) remains the only curative option for patients suffering from end-
stage liver disease, acute liver failure and selected hepatocellular carcinomas and access to …

[HTML][HTML] Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis-C Viraemic Donors: Considerations for Practice in the United Kingdom

DT Doherty, V Athwal, Z Moinuddin… - Transplant …, 2022 - frontierspartnerships.org
Background: Donor hepatitis-C (HCV) infection has historically represented a barrier to
kidney transplantation (KT). However, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications have …