Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Depression Following Live Kidney Donation.
J. Leanza,¹ S. Anjum,¹ L. Fahmy,¹ S. Bae,¹ R. Reed,² J. Locke,² A. Massie,¹ D. Segev.¹
¹JHU, Baltimore; ²UAB, Birmingham.
Post-donation depression (PDD) and regret (PDR) remain poorly characterized for live kidney donors. Individuals who develop kidney-related medical conditions after donating may have higher odds…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Peer Mentoring to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation in the Southeast.
J. Gander,¹ S. McMath,² M. Rudd,² L. Sauls,³ S. Tripathi,¹ L. Plantinga,¹ L. McPherson,¹ T. Browne,⁴ S. Pastan,¹ R. Patzer.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta; ²Georgia Transplant Foundation, Atlanta; ³ESRD Network 6, Raleigh; ⁴University of South Carolina, Columbia.
BACKGROUND The Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition's (SEKTC) mission is to improve the low kidney transplantation (KTx) rate in the North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Body Mass Index > 35 on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
D. Walczak, E. Benedetti.
Organ Transplant, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL.
Background: The increased prevalence of obesity (BMI > 30) among adults in the United States over the last two decades is reflected in the number…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Improved Health Related Quality of Life Also in Older Recipients Following Kidney Transplantation.
K. Lønning,¹ K. Heldal,^2,3 T. Bernklev,^2,3 M. Andersen,^1,4 A. Hartmann,^1,3 N. Von der Lippe,³ A. Reisæter,¹ K. Midtvedt.¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ²Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway; ³Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ⁴Department of Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Background: There is a lack of knowledge regarding elderly patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) after KTX.…
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…