2017 American Transplant Congress
Medical Mistrust, Perceived Racism, and Experiences of Medical Discrimination Among Transplant Patients.
Background: Racial disparities in access to transplantation are well documented, but little is known about how transplant patients' distrust of the healthcare system, perceived medical…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Evolution Toward Brain Death in Acute Neurocritical Patients Identified as Potential Organ Donors.
Objective: Reliable prediction of brain death (BD) is of specific interest for organ donation after brain death(DBD). We sought to establish a score based on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does the Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score Predict Outcome in Total Artificial Heart Patients?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles
The total artificial heart (TAH) is being used for biventricular failure in patients with severe heart disease. Patients(pts) who have received a left ventricular assist…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improvement of Cyclosporine A Dosing Strategy to Enhance Medication Adherence.
Background: It is known that the number of daily pills is crucial for medical adherence of patients after heart transplantation (HTx). For cyclosporine A (CsA)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Assisted Fertility Methods.
The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy and transplant outcomes in female kidney recipients who used fertility medications alone (FM), intrauterine insemination (IUI),…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improving Clinical Decisions for Kidney Transplant Recipients Through Online Medical Simulation.
Methods: The CME intervention comprised two cases presented in a virtual patient simulation (VPS) platform, allowing learners to choose from numerous lab tests, diagnoses, and…
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