2022 American Transplant Congress
A Conceptual Framework for Supporting Living Kidney Donors Throughout the Donation Process
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The majority of programs aimed to increase living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) address transplant candidates’ needs, not those of potential donors. The Living Donor…2022 American Transplant Congress
Developing A Tool To Assess Psychosocial Determinants Of Health And Quality Of Life In Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Psychosocial assessment prior to liver transplantation is essential to ensure that caregivers and pediatric patients are adequately prepared for this complex process. There are…2022 American Transplant Congress
Safety of Stimulant Use in Heart Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: FDA-approved prescribed stimulants are purported to increase risk of cardiovascular (CV) adverse events, particularly arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Debate exists regarding the safety…2022 American Transplant Congress
Association of Physical Function and Depression Among Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients Using PROMIS CATs
1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The number of kidney-pancreas (KP) transplants is increasing accounting for approximately 6% of all kidney transplants in Canada. In addition to kidney failure and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evidence for Improved Quality of Life Among Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Using EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PAN 26
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is the treatment of choice to preserve endocrine function, alleviate pain, reduce or eliminate chronic narcotic use and…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of Self-Reported Physical Function to In-Person Frailty Assessments for the Prediction of Rehospitalizations After Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Rehospitalizations are common after kidney transplantation (KT) and associated with increased cost, allograft failure, and death. Physical frailty as defined by Fried criteria has…2022 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life of Brazilian Kidney Transplant Patients: A Sub-Project of ADHERE Brazil Multicenter Study
*Purpose: While the quality of life (QoL) is known to improve after kidney transplant (KT), epidemiologic data are limited in Brazil. We aimed to describe…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Neurological Side Effects from Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Though kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for most individuals with end stage kidney disease, recipients experience significant side effects associated with their required…2022 American Transplant Congress
Palliative Care for the Patients with Failing Kidney Allograft: Kraft Survey
*Purpose: Care of patients with failing kidney allograft can be challenging with discordant expectations between clinicians and patients. These patients often suffer from multiple morbidities,…2022 American Transplant Congress
PFIC- Outcome and Time to Transplant After Biliary Diversion According to Genetic Subtypes
*Purpose: Progressive familial intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC) is a heterogeneous autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive cholestasis, pruritus leading to liver injury. Surgical therapy aims in…
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