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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Assessments of Literacy, Cognitive Function and Transplant Medication Knowledge in Renal Transplant Recipients.

    J. Trofe-Clark,1 W. Gbemudu,2 S. Ryan,2 D. Sawinski,1 M. Lim,1 S. Goral,1 M. Bleicher,1 R. Bloom,1 P. Reese.1

    1Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 2Hosp. of Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

    Background: Medication adherence is often low in renal transplant recipients (RTR) and is in part due to inadequate knowledge. Therefore, new tools to identify medication…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Liver Transplant Patients.

    J. Park, C. Koerschner, S. Selman, J. Mawby, S. Paknikar, C. Sonnenday, J. Wright Nunes, P. Sharma.

    U of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    Background: A significant proportion of liver transplant (LT) pts develop advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) that negatively impacts mortality and morbidity. Our aim was to…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Sensitized KPD Pairs Take Longer to Find Matches.

    C. Holscher,1 E. Chow,1 C. Purcell,2 M. Ronin,2 J. Garonzik-Wang,1 A. Massie,1 S. Gentry,3 D. Segev.1

    1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; 2National Kidney Registry, New York; 3US Naval Academy, Annapolis

    Kidney paired donation (KPD) can facilitate living donor transplantation for candidates with an incompatible donor, but it is unclear how sensitization or blood type affects…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Barriers and Experiences When Patients Decide on a Kidney Transplant Center.

    C. Schaffhausen,1,4 M. Bruin,3 J. Synder,2,4 B. Kasiske,1,4 A. Israni.1,2,4

    1Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 3College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 4Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN

    Choosing a transplant center is one decision in a long pre-transplant process facing many patients. Qualitative studies have previously been used to better understand the…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Predictors of Patient Uncertainty Regarding Treatment Options Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation.

    L. McPherson,1 M. Basu,1 S. Pastan,1 S. Mohan,2 M. Wolf,3 J. Gander,1 R. Patzer.1

    1Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Columbia University, New York City, NY; 3Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

    Background: Although kidney transplantation (KTx) provides a significant survival benefit over long-term dialysis, many end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are uncertain or conflicted about…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Live Donor Champion Program: A Novel Approach to Identying Live Kideny Donors.

    E. King, M. Bowring, K. Kumar, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.

    Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

    Background: The Live Donor Champion (LDC) program is a clinical program offered to kidney waitlist candidates at our high volume transplant center. The six-month program…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Periodical Peer Review of a Pancreas Transplant Programme: Can It Enhance Performance?

    Z. Moinuddin, A. Arif, O. Masood, A. Tavakoli, R. Pararajsingam, K. Poulton, J. Worthington, B. Forgacs, T. Augustine, R. Dhanda.

    Department of Renal and Pancreas Transplantation, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

    Introduction:In the UK, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the national transplant regulatory body, monitors 30-day graft loss and patient mortality by CUmulative SUMmation methodology (CUSUM).…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Peri-Operative Events and Complications in Minimally-Invasive Live Donor Nephrectomy: What Should We Tell Potential Donors?

    K. Kortram, J. Ijzermans, F. Dor.

    Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

    PURPOSE: To systematically assess perioperative events in minimally-invasive live donor nephrectomy, and to compare different techniques currently employed for this procedure.METHODS: A literature search was…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of Families on Organ Donation Among Native Americans.

    T. Bongiovanni,1,3 J. Rawlings,2 J. Trompeta.1

    1Dept of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; 2CT Native American Tribal Council, New Haven, CT; 3Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CSP, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

    Background: Prevalence of end-stage renal disease is 3.5 times greater among the >2.5 million Native Americans (NAs) in the US than in Caucasians, due to…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Predicting and Reducing 30-Day Readmission After Liver Transplant (OLT).

    K. Eid, M. Elshamy, L. Louwers, B. Eghtesad, C. Quintini, K. Snyder, F. Aucejo, K. Hashimoto, M. Fujiki, C. Miller, D. Kelly.

    Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

    Background:Reducing early readmissions is a challenge. This study aimed to identify predictors of 30-day readmissions and interventions to minimize readmissions.Methods: Records of 523 adult OLT…
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