2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Anxiety Following Live Kidney Donation.
Few studies have explored post-donation anxiety (PA) for live kidney donors. Donors who are younger, who develop post-op kidney-related morbidities, who are divorced, and who…2016 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Medication Adherence Based on Self Reports in Kidney Allograft Recipients: Baseline Findings from the PRIMA (ImPRoving Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy by Mobile Internet Application) Study.
Background. We have assessed the prevalence of medication nonadherence after kidney transplantation and investigated its psychosocial correlates, as a part of the PRIMA study, an…2016 American Transplant Congress
Late Renal Allograft Rejection Is Predicted by High Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Levels.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNonadherence to immunosuppressive medication is associated with rejection and graft loss. We have previously shown that intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus trough levels between 6-12…2016 American Transplant Congress
Introducing a Mobile Phone Application to Transplant Patients to Encourage Medication Compliance and Education in This At-Risk Cohort.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Introduction: The efficacy of a mobile phone application in promoting medication adherence and education was investigated to evaluate its utility in assisting liver and kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Patient-Reported Nonadherence with Tacrolimus Level Variability in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Medication nonadherence (NA) continues to be a major cause of graft loss post-transplant. Several methods for prospective adherence monitoring have been described including patient interview…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tool to Assess Risk of Non-Adherence in Renal Transplant Candidates.
Nonadherence (NA) is likely the primary driver of late graft loss and was found to occur in 59% of renal transplant (RTx) patients at our…2016 American Transplant Congress
American and European Transplant Surgeons: Research, Teaching, and Burnout.
Purpose: Examine whether location or research/teaching demands impacts burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment).Method: Cross-sectional survey of American (US) and European (EU) organ transplant surgeons.Results:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Ribavirin Free Treatment of Recurrent Genotype 1 , Hepatitis C Infection Post Liver Transplant.
Background. With the development of direct-acting antivirals, the treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) has become a rapidly changing area of medical practice. Data on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Withdrawal in HBsAg Positive Liver Transplant Patients.
Introduction: Liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with a high recurrence rate of HBV post-transplant without the use of prophylaxis. The…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Long Term Outcome After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Sequential 653 Recipients with or without Viral Infection: Is HBV & HCV Co-Infection Better Than the Monoinfection? A Single Center Retrospective Analysis.
Organ Transplantation, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Background:End-stage liver disease secondary to HBV and HCV coinfection is not uncommon in Asia.However,long term outcome of such patients after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)…
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