Paediatric Transplantation

• The latest trends in organ donation and kidney transplantation in the UK
• Arterial Flow Regulator Enables Transplantation and Growth of Human Fetal Kidneys in Rats
• Excellent outcome in infants and small children with thrombophilias undergoing kidney transplantation
• Standardizing resistive indices in healthy paediatric transplant recipients of adult-sized kidneys
• Transplantation of adult-sized kidneys in low-weight paediatric recipients achieves short-term outcomes comparable to size-matched grafts
• Definitive abdominal wall closure using a porcine intestinal submucosa biodegradable membrane in paediatric transplantation
• Outcome after kidney transplantation in children with thrombotic risk factors
• Paediatric en bloc kidney transplantation into paediatric recipients
• Optimizing Recovery, Utilization and Transplantation Outcomes for Kidneys From Small, < 20 kg, Paediatric Donors
• The Evolution of Nonimmune Histological Injury and Its Clinical Relevance in Adult-Sized Kidney Grafts in Paediatric Recipients
• A single center clinical experience in intensive care management of 104 paediatric renal transplantations between 1998 and 2002
• The use of porcine dermal collagen implants in assisting abdominal wall closure of paediatric renal transplant recipients with donor size discrepancy
• Early outcome in renal transplantation from large donors to small and size-matched recipients – A porcine experimental model
• Vascular anastomosis for paediatric renal transplantation – A potential new strategy in low-weight children?
• A critical look at the immunologically favorable adult-sized kidney transplant in small children
• Surgical complications in live-donor paediatric and adolescent renal transplantation: Study of risk factors
• A 100% 2-Year Graft Survival Can Be Attained in High-Risk 15-kg or Smaller Infant Recipients of Kidney Allografts
• Combined liver-kidney transplantation in children: Indications and outcome
• Analysis of clinical variables associated with tolerance in paediatric liver transplant recipients
• Kidney transplantation in children weighing less than 15 kg: Extraperitoneal surgical access – experience with 62 cases
• Reno-portal anastomosis as an approach to paediatric kidney transplantation in the setting of inferior vena cava thrombosis
• Paediatric renal transplantation: moving forward in the field
• Nontraditional sites for vascular anastomoses to enable kidney transplantation in patients with major systemic venous thromboses
• Disease Beyond the Arch: A Systematic Review of Middle Aortic Syndrome in Childhood
• Kidney Transplantation in Children
• Successful Use of the Inferior Mesenteric Vein for Renal Transplantation
• Insights in Transplanting Complex Paediatric Renal Recipients With Vascular Anomalies
• Successful Renal Transplantation in Small Children With a Completely Thrombosed Inferior Vena Cava
• Promising early outcomes with a novel, complete steroid avoidance immunosuppression protocol in paediatric renal transplantation.
• Steroid Avoidance or Withdrawal Regimens in Paediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Meta- Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
• Biologics in renal transplantation
• Efficacy and Safety of Thymoglobulin Induction as an Alternative Approach for Steroid-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression in Paediatric Renal Transplantation
• Steroid withdrawal in renal transplantation

Transplanting small children (Nicos Kessaris)

• Definition of a small child and operating techniques
• Surgical considerations
• Surgical complications
• Graft and patient outcomes

Transplanting children with abnormal anatomy (Nizam Mamode)

• Why do vascular anomalies arise and how to approach a absent IVC?
• How do we approach an absent aorta?
• Principles to consider and additional aids

Candidate preparation for paediatric renal transplantation (Stephen Marks)

• Patient Evaluation
• Choosing the donor
• AB0 incompatible renal transplant

Immunosuppression and post-transplant care in paediatric renal transplantation (Ryszard Grenda)

• Paediatric specificity influencing immunosuppressive protocols
• Immunosuppressive protocols for patients at low risk
• Immunosuppressive protocols for patients at high risk
• Optimal immunosuppression for adolescents at risk of non-adherence
• Basic rules of post-transplant management and monitoring in children

Late Complications in Paediatric Liver Transplantation (Stefan Schneeberger)

• Overview and definition
• Late Vascular Complications in Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Late Biliary Complications in Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Late Immunologic Complications in Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Late infectious Complications in Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Malignancy's after Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Late graft loss and Mortality after Paediatric Liver Transplantation

Anaesthetic and ITU management (Anish Gupta)

• Chronic Liver Disease and Impact for Anaesthetists
• Anaesthesia Assessment for Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Standard Anaesthetic Technique for Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Paediatric Liver Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure
• Post-operative Management of the Newly Transplanted Child

Early complications after liver transplantation (Nigel Heaton)

• Early graft function/dysfunction
• Bleeding and hepatic artery thrombosis
• Venous complications
• Biliary complications
• Miscellaneous complications

Intestinal transplantation: long term outcomes (Nigel Heaton)

• Intestinal transplantation: Long term clinical outcomes: current status
• Intestinal transplantation: Long term clinical outcomes: graft and patient survival
• Intestinal transplantation: Long term clinical outcomes: Quality of life

Liver transplantation: donor selection and organ retrieval (Nigel Heaton)

• Donor selection and retrieval: Donor selection
• Donor selection and retrieval: Donor retrieval
• Donor selection and retrieval: DCD donation and retrieval
• Donor selection and retrieval: living donation

Surgical Techniques and perioperative care (Nigel Heaton)

• Intestinal donor and grafts
• Retrieval steps and graft variants
• Intestinal transplantation: types of intestinal transplantations
• Abdominal wall management
• Living donor liver and small bowel transplantation