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Background. Tobacco use is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular events (CVEs) in liver transplant recipients (LTRs), but there is a paucity of data about practitioner adherence to tobacco cessation guidelines for LTRs. We sought to assess adherence to these guidelines as a predictor of CVEs after liver transplant. Methods. We conducted a retrospective, observational, cohort study of adult LTRs from 2010 to 2016 at a large urban, tertiary care transplant network. Results. Of 572 LTRs (mean age‚ 56.9; 64.1% male), 325 (56.8%) were never, 191 (33.4%) were former, and 56 (9.8%) were current tobacco users before liver transplant. Most LTRs (59%) had their tobacco use assessed annually by transplant providers. Among current users, documented tobacco cessation interventions decreased over time‚ and

Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events, a leading complication in liver transplant recipients (LTRs). Timely subspecialty care is associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with CKD. This study sought to assess associations between nephrology comanagement and CV events among LTRs at risk for or with CKD. Methods. LTRs with CKD plus those at risk were identified in an inception cohort at a single tertiary care network between 2010 and 2016, using electronic health record data and manual chart review. CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate

Donation after cardiac death (DCD) has expanded in the last decade in the US; however, DCD liver utilization has flattened in recent years due to poor outcomes. We examined clinical and quality of life (QOL) outcomes of DCD recipients by conducting a retrospective and cross-sectional review of patients from 2003 to 2010. We compared clinical outcomes of DCD recipients (n=60) to those of donation after brain death (DBD) liver recipients (n=669) during the same time period. DCD recipients had significantly lower rates of 5-year graft survival (P