2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Caregiver on 30 Day Readmission After Lung Transplant.
Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
The type of primary caregiver has been associated with long-term outcomes after lung transplantation. There is no data on the impact of caregiver associated with…2017 American Transplant Congress
U.S. Outcomes in Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis: Results from the American Consortium of Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis (ACCELERATE-AH).
INTRODUCTIONA Franco-Belgian protocol showed that early liver transplant (LT) in severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) could improve survival with low incidence of alcohol relapse (AR). Application…2017 American Transplant Congress
Spiritual and Religious Faith of Actual and Potential Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors.
A. The recent rise in non-directed donors (NDDs) and their initiation of kidney chains offer innovative approaches to help address the overburdened kidney transplant waiting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Donors (NDD) Less Than 25 Years.
Many transplant centers will not accept NDDs less than 25 because of: a) concerns about maturity; and b) they potentially have decades during which they…2017 American Transplant Congress
Commonly Expressed Living Donation Fears and Concerns by Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors in the United States.
A. In the United States, many factors, including lack of awareness and misconceptions about living kidney transplantation, create challenges that limit increasing the live kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Patients' Experiences Towards Their Immunosuppressive Treatment: A Way to Improve Adherence.
In transplantation, low therapeutic adherence is associated with an increased risk of rejection, chronic allograft dysfunction and graft loss. Improving adherence necessitates identifying its barriers,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing Support for Living Kidney Donors: Insights from a Prospective Study.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago
PurposeTo assess how potential living kidney donors (LKDs) perceived support from the transplant team and areas for improvement.MethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of individuals…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Pilot Test of the "Individualized Self-Management Training in Adolescent/Young Adult Recipients of Transplantation (iSTART)" Program.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Objective: To pilot test the feasibility and impact of the iSTART program on medication adherence, quality of life, and medication barriers among adolescent/young adult (AYA)…2017 American Transplant Congress
How Potential Living Kidney Donors (LKDs) View ESRD Risk: A Multi-Center Study.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago
PurposeTo determine how kidney donors view ESRD risk at initial donor evaluation.MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal, prospective study of LKDs at three centers and report results…2017 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Self-Care Among Liver Transplant Candidates.
Background: Liver transplantation evaluation is demanding on liver transplant candidates. Self-care skills are essential for successful progression through the transplantation process. Self-care difference may explain…
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