Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Changes in HRQOL Following Kidney Transplantation.
I. Olorundare, H. Ying, M. McAdams-DeMarco, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore.
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is a patient-centered outcome that measures the impact of a disease and its treatment. This is particularly relevant to those…
2016 American Transplant Congress
High KDPI Kidneys (>85%) Do Not Adversely Affect HRQOL After Kidney Transplantation.
R. Forbes, I. Feurer, D. LaNeve, C. Gamble, D. Shaffer.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background. Since December 2014, deceased donor kidneys are allocated based on a kidney donor profile index (KDPI) by four sequences, A thru D. Estimated kidney…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopically Assisted Living Donor Hepatectomy Is Safe and Cost Effective.
M. Akoad, M. Simpson, E. Pomfret.
Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
The surgical technique employed during living donor hepatectomy (LDH) has evolved since the inception of the procedure, but donor safety is always paramount. We review…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Fatigue, Pain, and Other Physical Symptoms of Living Liver Donors.
Z. Butt,¹ A. DiMartini,² Q. Liu,³ M. Simpson,⁴ A. Smith,^3,5 J. Zee,³ B. Gillespie,⁵ S. Holtzman,⁶ D. Ladner,¹ K. Olthoff,⁷ R. Fisher,⁸ S. Hafliger,⁹ C. Freise,¹⁰ M. Mandell,¹¹ M. Dew.²
¹Northwestern U, Chicago; ²U of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; ³Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor; ⁴Lahey, Burlington; ⁵U of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ⁶U of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ⁷U of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia; ⁸Virginia Commonwealth U, Richmond; ⁹Columbia U, New York; ¹⁰U of California at San Francisco, San Francisco; ¹¹U of Colorado, Denver.
Background: Post-operative pain and fatigue can be significant for some living liver donors (LLD). A better appreciation of these outcomes may inform pre-donation education and…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Psychological Outcomes of Living Liver Donors.
Z. Butt,¹ M. Dew,² Q. Liu,³ M. Simpson,⁴ A. Smith,^3,5 J. Zee,³ B. Gillespie,⁵ S. Abbey,⁶ D. Ladner,¹ R. Weinreib,⁷ R. Fisher,⁸ S. Hafliger,⁹ N. Terrault,¹⁰ J. Burton,¹¹ A. DiMartini.²
¹Northwestern U, Chicago; ²U of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; ³Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor; ⁴Lahey, Burlington; ⁵U of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ⁶U of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ⁷U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ⁸Virginia Commonwealth U, Richmond; ⁹Columbia U, New York; ¹⁰U of California at San Francisco, San Francisco; ¹¹U of Colorado, Denver.
Background: Living liver donors (LLD) are healthy adults donating a portion of their liver to a recipient in need. To justify the risk to LLD,…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Personal Relationships and Financial Outcomes in Living Liver Donors.
A. DiMartini,¹ M. Dew,¹ Q. Liu,² M. Simpson,³ D. Ladner,⁴ A. Smith,^2,5 J. Zee,² S. Abbey,⁶ B. Gillespie,⁵ R. Weinrieb,⁷ S. Mandell,⁸ R. Fisher,⁹ J. Emond,¹⁰ C. Freise,¹¹ Z. Butt.⁴
¹U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; ²Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor; ³Lahey, Burlington; ⁴Northwestern U, Chicago; ⁵U Michigan, Ann Arbor; ⁶U Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ⁷U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ⁸U Colorado, Denver; ⁹Virginia Commonwealth U, Richmond; ¹⁰Columbia U, New York; ¹¹U California at San Francisco, San Francisco.
Background:Little is known about living liver donation's impact on donor personal relationships and financial outcomes. We examined these areas in a prospective 9-center liver donor…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Patient Preferences and Trade-Offs for Outcomes After Transplantation.
M. Howell,^1,2 G. Wong,^1,2,3 J. Rose,⁴ A. Tong,^1,2 J. Craig,^1,2 K. Howard.²
¹Centre for Kidney Research, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia; ²School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ³Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia; ⁴Institute of Choice, University of South Australia, North Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Aim: To evaluate preferences and trade-offs patients may accept to avoid adverse outcomes of long-term immunosuppression. Background: Patient preferences in clinical decisions are increasingly relevant,…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Related Small Bowel Transplantation in Children, a Single-Center Experience – Growth, Development and Quality of Life 10 Years After Transplant.
S. Garcia Aroz,¹ I. Tzvetanov,¹ E. Hetterman,² J. Hoonbae,¹ M. Spaggiari,¹ J. Oberholzer,¹ G. Testa,³ E. John,⁴ E. Benedetti.¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chivago, IL; ³Surgery, Baylor Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ⁴Pediatrics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Summary Background: Pediatric patients with irreversible intestinal failure present multiple challenges due to their young ages and their associated growth needs. We have previously published…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: How Do Recipients Benefit Psychologically?
H. Maple,¹ J. Chilcot,² J. Weinman,² N. Mamode.¹
¹Department of Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; ²Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Living donor kidney transplantation remains the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal failure. There is an assumption amongst the transplant community that the physical…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Fatigue After Kidney Transplantation.
H. Ying, I. Olorundare, N. Dagher, B. Lonze, R. Montgomery, M. McAdams-Demarco, D. Segev.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Previous research suggests that 60 to 97% of patients on dialysis experience fatigue, or a feeling of persistent tiredness or exhaustion. ESRD patients with fatigue…