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Medical Care for Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book

Medical Care for Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book

David A. Sass | Alden M. Doyle

(2016)

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Medical Care for Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book

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Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Medical Care forKidney and LiverTransplant Recipients i
Copyright\r ii
CME Accreditation Page iii
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE iii
TARGET AUDIENCE iii
LEARNING OBJECTIVES iii
ACCREDITATION iii
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST iii
UNAPPROVED/OFF-LABEL USE DISCLOSURE iii
TO ENROLL iv
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION iv
CME INQUIRIES/SPECIAL NEEDS iv
MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA\r v
FORTHCOMING ISSUES v
July 2016 v
September 2016 v
November 2016 v
RECENT ISSUES v
March 2016 v
January 2016 v
November 2015 v
Contributors vii
CONSULTING EDITORS vii
EDITORS vii
AUTHORS vii
Contents xi
Foreword: Medical Care for Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients\r xi
Preface: Long-Term Care of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipient: Pearls for the Primary Care Provider\r xi
Liver and Kidney Transplantation: A Half-Century Historical Perspective\r xi
From Child-Pugh to Model for End-Stage Liver Disease: Deciding Who Needs a Liver Transplant\r xi
Renal Transplantation in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients\r xi
Management of the Liver Transplant Recipient: Approach to Allograft Dysfunction\r xii
Acute and Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients\r xii
The ABCs of Immunosuppression: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians\r xii
Managing Cardiovascular Risk in the Post Solid Organ Transplant Recipient\r xii
Diabetes Care After Transplant: Definitions, Risk Factors, and Clinical Management\r xiii
De Novo Malignancies After Transplantation: Risk and Surveillance Strategies\r xiii
Metabolic Bone Disease in the Post-transplant Population: Preventative and Therapeutic Measures\r xiii
Infectious Complications and Vaccinations in the Posttransplant Population\r xiii
Selection and Postoperative Care of the Living Donor\r xiv
Long-Term Functional Recovery, Quality of Life, and Pregnancy After Solid Organ Transplantation\r xiv
Foreword Medical Care for Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients\r xv
Preface\rLong-Term Care of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipient: Pearls for the Primary Care Provider xvii
Liver and Kidney Transplantation 435
Key points 435
INTRODUCTION 435
EARLY ATTEMPTS AT KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 436
SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION BEGINS 436
TRANSPLANTATION DEBATE DRIVES CHANGES IN LAW AND POLICY 438
NEXT MILESTONES MARKED BY ADVANCES IN IMMUNOSUPPRESSION 438
THE FASCINATING SAGA OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: MEMOIRS OF TWO SURGICAL PIONEERS 439
GENESIS OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION 440
HUMAN LIVER TRIALS OF 1963 440
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION MORATORIUM AND LATER RESUMPTION 440
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH APPROVAL OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AS A “VALID THERAPY” 441
CONVERSION TO TACROLIMUS 441
ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND PRESERVATION 442
DISPARITY BETWEEN ORGAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND 442
THE EVOLUTION OF LIVER ORGAN ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION POLICIES 443
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF TRANSPLANT CENTER 444
THE FUTURE OF TRANSPLANTATION 445
REFERENCES 445
From Child-Pugh to Model for End-Stage Liver Disease 449
Key points 449
INTRODUCTION 449
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: EVOLUTION OF ORGAN ALLOCATION POLICY 450
INDICATIONS FOR TRANSPLANT 452
Indications: Acute Liver Failure 453
Indications: Cirrhosis 454
Indications: Complications of Cirrhosis 454
Indications: Hepatocellular Carcinoma 455
Indications: Cholangiocarcinoma 456
Indications: Other 456
TRANSPLANT EVALUATION PROCESS 456
Cardiopulmonary Evaluation 457
Oncological Evaluation 459
Infectious Disease Evaluation 459
Nutrition 459
Drug/Alcohol Addiction 460
SUMMARY 460
REFERENCES 460
Renal Transplantation in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients 465
Key points 465
INTRODUCTION 465
KIDNEY ALLOCATION SYSTEM 465
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST 466
RECIPIENT EVALUATION 466
PATIENT EDUCATION 467
EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPLANT CANDIDACY 467
Cardiovascular Disease 467
Recurrent Glomerulonephritis 469
Peripheral Vascular Disease 469
Cerebrovascular Disease 469
Older Age 469
Active Infection 471
HIV 471
Hepatitis C 471
Hepatitis B 472
Noncompliance and Substance Abuse 472
Obesity 472
Highly Sensitized Patients 473
Repeat Transplanted Candidates 473
Other Important Factors 473
Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation 473
SUMMARY 475
REFERENCES 475
Management of the Liver Transplant Recipient 477
Key points 477
INTRODUCTION 477
DEFINITION OF ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION 478
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 478
Less than 1-month Posttransplant 478
Early graft dysfunction 478
Vascular complications 479
Biliary complications 479
Infectious complications 479
Through 12-months Posttransplant 479
Rejection 479
Cytomegalovirus 480
Recurrence of primary liver disease 480
Hepatitis C virus 480
Hepatitis B virus recurrence 481
Alcohol abuse 481
Hepatocellular carcinoma 481
Greater than 1 year Posttransplant 481
EVALUATION, ADJUSTMENT, AND RECURRENCE 482
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS DURING EVALUATION 482
MANAGEMENT 483
SUMMARY 485
REFERENCES 485
Acute and Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients 487
Key points 487
INTRODUCTION 487
SYMPTOMS 488
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IMAGING STUDIES 488
Assessment of Allograft Function 488
Radiographic Imaging of the Kidney Allograft 490
Kidney Allograft Biopsy 491
EARLY POSTTRANSPLANT CAUSES OF ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION (UP TO 6 MONTHS POSTTRANSPLANT) 491
Thrombosis 492
Hyperacute Rejection 492
Delayed Allograft Function and Acute Tubular Necrosis 492
Urinary Leaks 493
Urinary Obstruction 493
Acute Rejection 494
BK Virus Nephropathy 495
Thrombotic Microangiopathy 495
Medication-associated Acute Allograft Dysfunction 495
LATER CAUSES OF ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION 496
Acute Rejection 496
Chronic Antibody-mediated Rejection 497
Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis 497
Recurrent Glomerulonephritis and Native Kidney Disease 497
Chronic Toxicity from Calcineurin Inhibitors and Other Medications 498
SUMMARY 499
REFERENCES 499
The ABCs of Immunosuppression 505
Key points 505
EARLY TRANSPLANTATION 505
EARLY IMMUNOSUPPRESSION 506
ENTER THE CALCINEURIN ERA 506
CURRENT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION 506
IMMUNOSUPPRESSION WITHIN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 507
Calcineurin Inhibitors 507
Antiproliferative Agents 509
Antimetabolites 509
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors 510
Corticosteroids 511
Costimulation Blockade 511
Antibodies 512
PHARMACOKINETICS 513
COMMONLY PRESCRIBED ADJUNCT AGENTS 513
Antibiotics and Antifungals 513
Antihypertensives 513
Hyperlipidemia 514
Mental Health 514
Over-the-counter Preparations and Herbals 514
Vaccinations and Preventive Health Care 514
COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC USE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION 515
Nephrotoxicity 515
New-onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplant 515
Cardiovascular Morbidity/Mortality 515
Malignancy 517
SUMMARY 517
REFERENCES 517
Managing Cardiovascular Risk in the Post Solid Organ Transplant Recipient 519
Key points 519
INTRODUCTION 519
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS 520
TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS 521
Hypertension 521
Diabetes Mellitus 523
Hyperlipidemia or Dyslipidemia 524
Tobacco Use 526
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome 527
NONTRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS 527
TRANSPLANT-RELATED RISK FACTORS 527
Immunosuppression 527
SUMMARY 529
REFERENCES 529
Diabetes Care After Transplant 535
Key points 535
INTRODUCTION 535
INPATIENT MANAGEMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA AFTER TRANSPLANTATION 536
TRANSITION FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT CARE 536
EVALUATION AND TREATMENT AFTER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE 537
New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation: Definition and Diagnosis 537
Risk Factors for New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation 538
Effect of Immunosuppressive Drugs on New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation 538
Corticosteroids 538
Antiproliferative agents 538
Calcineurin inhibitors 538
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors 539
Belatacept 539
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOLLOWING DISCHARGE 539
GLYCEMIC MANAGEMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIC TRANSPLANT PATIENTS 540
Metformin 540
Sulfonylureas and Glinides 542
Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors 543
Thiazolidinediones 543
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors 543
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists 543
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors 544
Insulin 544
Additional Considerations 544
SUMMARY 545
REFERENCES 545
De Novo Malignancies After Transplantation 551
Key points 551
INTRODUCTION 551
INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY 552
RISK FACTORS FOR ALL MALIGNANCIES 553
SPECIFIC MALIGNANCIES 553
Skin Cancer 553
Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder 555
Solid Organ Tumors 556
Head and neck cancer 556
Lung cancer 556
Renal cell carcinoma, bladder, and prostate cancer 558
Hepatocellular carcinoma 559
Colorectal cancer 559
Anogenital malignancies 560
Breast cancer 560
SURVEILLANCE STRATEGIES 560
SUMMARY 561
REFERENCES 561
Metabolic Bone Disease in the Post-transplant Population 569
Key points 569
INTRODUCTION 569
EPIDEMIOLOGY: BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND FRACTURE RISK 570
CAUSES OF POST-TRANSPLANT BONE DISEASE 570
Pretransplantation 570
Risks also seen in the general population 570
Risks contributed by underlying diseases to bone abnormalities 571
Diabetes mellitus 571
Systemic lupus erythematosus 571
Human immunodeficiency virus disease 571
Medications associated with osteoporosis 571
Chronic kidney disease–mineral and bone disorder 571
Hepatic osteodystrophy 572
Post-transplantation 572
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation 573
Immunosuppressive drugs 573
Glucocorticoids 573
Calcineurin inhibitors 574
Other immunosuppressive agents 575
New-onset diabetes after transplantation 575
MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING POST-TRANSPLANT BONE DISEASE 575
Biochemistry 575
Kidney 575
Liver 575
Bone Biomarkers 576
Imaging 576
Bone Biopsy 577
TREATMENT 577
General 577
Pretransplantation 577
Post-transplantation 578
Steroid withdrawal and avoidance 579
Hormone replacement therapy 579
Pharmaceutical intervention 579
OSTEONECROSIS/AVASCULAR NECROSIS 581
SUMMARY 581
REFERENCES 581
Infectious Complications and Vaccinations in the Posttransplant Population 587
Key points 587
INTRODUCTION 587
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIONS AFTER LIVER OR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 588
It Is More Difficult to Recognize an Infection in Transplant Recipients 588
There Are a Wide Variety of Infections That a Transplant Recipient Is at Risk for, Both Common and Uncommon 588
There Are Important Limitations in Diagnostic Tools Among Transplant Recipients 588
The Treatment of Many Infections After Liver and Kidney Transplant May Be Toxic and Complex and May Require Invasive Procedures 589
RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIONS AFTER KIDNEY AND LIVER TRANSPLANT 589
Latent and Active Infections in the Recipient 589
Latent and Active Infections in the Donor 590
Operative Complications and Organ Quality 590
Immunosuppressive Therapies 590
TIMELINE OF INFECTIONS AFTER LIVER AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT 590
INFECTIONS IN THE FIRST MONTH POSTTRANSPLANT 591
INFECTIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 6 MONTHS POSTTRANSPLANT 592
INFECTIONS AFTER 6 MONTHS POSTTRANSPLANT 593
DISEASE PREVENTION: PROPHYLAXIS AND VACCINES 594
Prophylaxis 594
Vaccination in the Transplant Recipient 595
Vaccination of Close Contacts of the Transplant Recipient 595
REFERENCES 596
Selection and Postoperative Care of the Living Donor 599
Key points 599
INTRODUCTION 599
PATIENT PREPARATION 601
INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS 601
Age 601
Obesity 604
Hypertension 604
At Risk for Diabetes 604
Controversies for Potential Liver Donors 604
After Procedure Care 605
Outcomes and Evidence 605
Risks Specific to Kidney Donation 605
Risks Specific to Liver Donation 608
REFERENCES 608
Long-Term Functional Recovery, Quality of Life, and Pregnancy After Solid Organ Transplantation 613
Key points 613
INTRODUCTION 614
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY 614
Cognitive Function 614
Physical Function 614
Employment 615
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE 615
PREGNANCY IN KIDNEY AND LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS 617
Female Fertility and Contraception After Transplantation 617
Timing of Pregnancy 617
Teratogenic Risk of Immunosuppressive Drugs 618
Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients 618
Maternal and newborn outcomes 618
Graft function 618
Pregnancy Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients 621
Maternal and newborn outcomes 621
Graft function 621
Labor and Delivery and Postnatal Care 621
Breastfeeding 622
Management Options 623
Male Transplant Recipients and Parenthood 624
Long-Term Follow-Up of Offspring 624
SUMMARY 624
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 625
REFERENCES 625
Index 631