Sergio Acuna, MD, PhD

Our new study finds that some regions still discard more donor livers than others—even after policy changes. But advanced perfusion is helping more livers get used and reducing high-discard areas. @UABSurgery @LTxJournal ➡️ journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99… #LiverTransplant #NMP #NRP

Keeping with tradition, annual conference 📸 with @seacm @UofTGSx #ACSCC22

Geographic variation in utilization of deceased donor livers in the United States in the era of advanced perfusion journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

How does combining everolimus with calcineurin inhibitor therapy impact cancer risk after liver transplant? Nationwide study finds combination therapy lowers HCC & extrahepatic cancer risk in liver transplant recipients doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.… @SukChan_Jang #livertransplant

Congratulations @raheeljajja for finishing your Abdominal Transplant/Hepatobiliary surgery fellowship @UABSurgery You are an excellent surgeon, and I can’t wait to see you do great things! Once co-fellows, now forever colleagues in the world of Transplant Surgery!

@RabbaniUmaid exhilarated after our (only fellows) first OLT together. Big shout-out to our fearless/twitterless leader Dr Locke, (lurking in the corner of the room) for training us up for this! Looking forward to partnering up with @seacm soon! @ASTSChimera @IHPBA @UAB_TEAM

Lots of relevant work in epidemiology is *descriptive* in nature and very often such work is NOT improved by "correcting" for a bunch of stuff in a multivariable regression or by doing automated variable selection. Sometimes, averages and percentages is just what you need

Few resources exist for highlighting “strengths” of weak or insubstantial studies. Where are the guidelines specific to reporting of underwhelming studies? We offer Biased Outcome reporting Guidelines for Underwhelming Studies (BOGUS) initiative bmj.com/content/375/bm… 🎄

For the more than 107,000 Americans who are now waiting for an organ transplant—and for those who have already received an organ—the stakes of COVID-19 testing could not be any higher, writes @BenMazer. on.theatln.tc/Yl49Puz

The consult conga line

What does 'recovery' mean to patients undergoing abdominal surgery? International qualitative study supports the need to acknowledge, embrace, & incorporate the patients' perspective in surgical care ja.ma/3bm2pQW @JulioFioreJr @lianefeldman @Frajabiyazdi @RoshniAlam03

"Hypothermic oxygenated machine #perfusion led to a lower risk of nonanastomotic #biliary strictures following the transplantation of #livers obtained from #donors after circulatory death than conventional static cold storage" nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Meta-analysis of noninferiority and equivalence trials: ignoring trial design leads to differing and possibly misleading conclusions jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…

💊 vs 🔪 Residents: how frequently are you recommending non-operative management for appendicitis? Don't miss this highly relevant @ebrsonline panel Dec. 8 7pm EST on the CODA trial: nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE… Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Next #DCRJournalClub is happening 11/30! Operative Strategies for Perforated Diverticulitis will be discussed + several more #DCRJournal articles. Sign up & join us! @seacm @fdossa @SWexner @Schadi_CRS @enenbee Article: bit.ly/3535ToI Sign-up: bit.ly/3loZFGe