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  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Patient Feedback of a Patient and Family Decision Support Tool for Liver Organ Offer Decisions

    C. Schaffhausen1, S. Chu2, M. Bruin3, S. Chinnakotla3, J. Lake3, A. Israni4

    1Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN, 3UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 4Hennepin Healthcare, UMN, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: For liver transplant candidates on the waiting list, deciding to accept a donor organ with known or potential risk factors can be stressful and…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Peer Feedback Improves Nephrologists’ Transplant Referral Practices

    A. Padiyar, T. Srinivas

    Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: While preemptive kidney transplant is associated with superior outcomes, timely referral remains a significant barrier. Peer feedback may help improve practice. Our hypothesis is…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Developing a Patient Specific Search of Heart Transplant Programs: Feedback from Heart Transplant Candidates and Recipients

    W. T. McKinney1, M. J. Bruin2, C. R. Schaffhausen1, S. Chu2, J. Synder3, C. M. Martin4, T. Alexy4, B. L. Kasiske5, A. K. Israni1

    1Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 3Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 4Cardiology Division, University of Minnesota Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, 5Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Patients seeking a heart transplant must contemplate numerous factors when making decisions regarding their care. Waitlist acceptance criteria, donor acceptance practices and outcomes often…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Developing a Patient Specific Search: Feedback from Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients

    W. T. McKinney1, M. J. Bruin2, C. R. Schaffhausen1, S. Chu2, J. Snyder3, A. Matas4, B. Kasiske5, A. K. Israni1

    1Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 3Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 4Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 5Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Patients in need of kidney transplantation face numerous obstacles when identifying a transplant center for treatment. Acceptance criteria, waiting time, and post-transplant allograft survival…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Randomized Controlled Study Evaluating Adherence Monitoring with Electronic Feedback on Reducing Renal Allograft Rejection.

    A. Bodzin, Y. Becker, M. Josephson, P. Witkowski, M. Lockwood, L. Potter, B. Kane, L. Lourenco, J. Millis.

    Transplant Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

    Purpose: The negative impact of non-adherence to the immunosuppressant medication (IM) regimen on transplant outcomes is well recognized. In an attempt to improve outcomes, the…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Early Enteral Feeding After Living Donor Liver Transplantation Prevents Infectious Complications: A Prospective Pilot Study.

    J. Kim,1 D. Sinn,2 S. Lee,1 G.-S. Choi,1 J. Park,1 C. Kwon,1 S. Kim,1 J.-W. Joh,1 S.-K. Lee.1

    1Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

    Background: Infectious complications, including bacteria, virus, and fungus, often occur after liver transplantation and are the most frequent cause of in-hospital mortality. The present study…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Evaluating the Impact of an Electronic Feedback System on Medication Adherence in Solid Organ Transplantation.

    M. Lockwood, L. Potter, B. Kane, L. Lourenco, A. Bozdin, J. Millis.

    University of Chicago Transplant Center, University of Chicago, Chicago.

    Purpose: To evaluate the impact of and electronic feedback system (EFS), SIMpill Medication Adherence System®, on medication adherence in patients who have received a solid…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Mitochondrial Feedback Mechanisms in Kidney Cell Senescence

    K. De Vusser,1 K. Hochstenbach,2 E. Winckelmans,2 E. Lerut,3 D. Kuypers,1 T. Nawrot,2 M. Naesens.1

    1Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; 3Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

    BackgroundProgressive DNA damage (telomere attrition) is considered one of the key instigators of ageing. Different models for ageing where DNA damage leads to accelerated senescence…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    A Patient and Family Decision Support Tool for Kidney Organ Offer Decisions

    C. Schaffhausen1, A. Hart2, S. Chu3, A. K. Israni2, J. Synder1

    1Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2Hennepin Healthcare / University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 3University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

    *Purpose: For kidney transplant candidates and their care team, deciding to accept a donor organ with known or potential risk factors can be stressful and…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Reducing Financial Burden for Living Donors: A Single Center Experience of Increased National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) Support

    T. Klair, K. Throgmorton, D. Oviedo, E. Cepeda

    Transplant Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

    *Purpose: National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) offers assistance to overcome some of the financial barriers associated with Living Donation. From 2015 to 2020, an…
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