Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Donation Hypertension is Highly Associated with Estimated Nephron Number, Post-Donation Weight Gain, and Family History: A Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up after Living Kidney Donation
T. Schachtner¹, N. M. Otto², P. Reinke²
¹University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Charite University Medicine Berlin, Zurich, Germany
*Purpose: The rising prevalence of end-stage renal disease and chronic organ shortage subsequently calls more people upon to consider living kidney donation. Recent data, however,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Beyond Medication Education: Opportunities for Improvement in Health Education of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. J. Bababekov, Y. Hsu, C. G. Rickert, Y. Hung, J. A. Fishman, J. F. Markmann, L. Dageforde, D. C. Chang, H. Yeh
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: As immunosuppressive medications are crucial to graft and patient survival, transplant centers dedicate significant resources to medication education. However, patient outcomes also depend on…
2019 American Transplant Congress
“Getting Life Back” – Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Patient
V. Tsarpali¹, K. Lønning², K. Midtvedt², T. Bernklev³, N. von der Lippe⁴, M. H. Andersen², K. Heldal¹
¹Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway, ²Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
*Purpose: The number of elderly patients developing end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are eligible for kidney transplantation (KTx) is increasing, but their transplant rate…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparity: Do Female Donors Suffer from Living Kidney Donation?
N. Ebeling¹, B. Suwelack¹, M. Burgmer², a. the SoLKiD Study Group¹
¹MED D, Universitaetsklinikum Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ²Psychosomatic medicine, Universitaetsklinikum Muenster, Muenster, Germany
*Purpose: Transplantation and optional living donation is the therapy of choice in end-stage renal disease. Due to the increase of living kidney donoration (LD), the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Health Literacy with Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Candidates
K. Chapin¹, S. Rega¹, L. Dageforde², D. Moore¹, M. Via¹, I. D. Feurer¹
¹Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association of health literacy with pre-transplant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults evaluated for potential listing for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Kidney Transplantation Actually a Cost-Effective Alternative Also for Older Patients?
K. Heldal¹, K. Lønning², V. Tsarpali¹, K. Midtvedt²
¹Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
*Purpose: We aimed to study the health economic effects of kidney transplantation in a population of kidney transplant candidates > 65 years of age.*Methods: We…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life in Tolerant Living Donor Kidney Transplants vs. Standard of Care
D. Tollerud¹, J. Leventhal², J. Galvin², J. Mathew², L. Gallon², D. Stare², J. Miller², M. Abecassis², S. Ildstad³
¹Regenerex, Inc., Louisville, KY, ²Northwestern U, Chicago, IL, ³U of Louisville, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: 37 subjects have been transplanted since 2009 in a phase 2 protocol to induce tolerance in recipients of living donor renal allografts. The protocol…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Changing Paradigm of Ethics in Uterus Transplantation: A Systematic Review
L. M. Ngaage¹, S. Ike², A. Elegbede³, S. Gebran⁴, C. J. Vercler⁵, F. Liang⁴, E. M. Rada¹, C. Cooney³, R. J. Redett³, Y. M. Rasko¹
¹Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²London North West University Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital / University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Plastic Surgery Section, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The first uterus transplantation (UTx) was performed in 2000 and sparked ethical debate. As key milestones are reached (successful human UTx in 2011, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation: First Canadian Experience
S. Collette¹, A. Govshievich², S. F. Dufresne¹, D. Désy¹, H. St-Jacques¹, D. Borsuk¹
¹Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Facial vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has emerged as a groundbreaking reconstructive solution for patients with severely disfiguring facial injuries. It allows simultaneous “like with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unplanned Pregnancies after Liver Transplant Are Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
M. Sarkar¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Rao³, S. Constantinescu⁴, M. J. Moritz⁵
¹Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, PA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Medicine, Lewis Katz Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze planned vs. unplanned pregnancies in female liver transplant recipients. Background: Over 30% of female transplant patients…