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New Published Research from UPMC Children’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

September 4, 2024

Below is a selection of recent research from faculty in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at UPMC Children’s.

Transplant-Related Research

From intestinal failure to transplantation: Review on the current need for transplant indications under multidisciplinary transplant programs worldwide.

Raghu VK, Rumbo C, Horslen SP. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 May; 28(3): e14756. Review.

The IPTA Nashville consensus conference on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: IV-consensus guidelines for the management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in children and adolescents.

Allen UD, L'Huillier AG, Bollard CM, Gross TG, Hayashi RJ, Höcker B, Maecker-Kolhoff B, Marks SD, Mazariegos GV, Smets F, Trappe RU, Visner G, Chinnock RE, Comoli P, Danziger-Isakov L, Dulek DE, Dipchand AI, Ferry JA, Martinez OM, Metes DM, Michaels MG, Preiksaitis J, Squires JE, Swerdlow SH, Wilkinson JD, Dharnidharka VR, Green M, Webber SA, Esquivel CO. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Aug; 28(5): e14781.  Review.

Kidney transplant in pediatric gut transplant recipients - Technical challenges and outcomes.

Amin A, Emmanuel B, Raghu V, Khanna A, Soltys K, Sindhi R, Tevar A, Moritz ML, Humar A, Mazariegos G,Ganoza A. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 May; 28(3): e14744.

Hepatology- Related Research

Equipoise in pediatric acute liver failure.

Chapin CA, Squires JE, Horslen SP, Alonso EM. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 May; 78(5): 1001-1004.

IBD

Rare and severe adverse events in children with inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of data from the PIBD-SETQuality Safety Registry.

Klomberg RCW, Hellendoorn AE, Kemos P, Rizopoulos D, Ruemmele FM, Croft NM, de Ridder L; PIBD-SETQuality Safety Registry collaborators. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Jun; 8(6): 422-432.

Other Research Areas

Associations between hospital-level socioeconomic patient mix and rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in short bowel syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

Gutierrez SA, Chiou SH, Raghu V, Cole CR, Rhee S, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI.JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2024 Aug; 48(6): 678-685.

Sepsis during short bowel syndrome hospitalizations: Identifying trends, disparities, and clinical outcomes in the United States.

Dahiya DS, Wachala J, Solanki S, Solanki D, Kichloo A, Holcomb S, Mansuri U, Haq KS, Ali H, Gangwani MK, Shah YR, Varghese T, Khan HMA, Horslen SP, Schiano TD, Jafri SM. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. 2024 Apr 22; 15(1): 92085.

The Spectrum of Sarcina Colonization in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients.

Hadjiyannis Y, Ali S, Wang Q, Crawford EC, Scholz S, Waltz PK, Alissa FAyers MH, Reyes-Múgica M, Salgado CM. Int J Surg Pathol. 2024 Jul 21:10668969241260207.