2015 American Transplant Congress
Education and Employment After Renal Transplantation in Young Adults: An International Study
Purpose: Young adults who have received a kidney transplantation (KT) have significant obstacles in achieving educational goals and finding employment. The purpose of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Pediatric Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients During Protocolized Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW): The iWITH Trial
ISW may limit medication-related comorbidities but intensive monitoring and unexpected rejection episodes may compromise HRQOL. We studied longitudinal HRQOL in pediatric LT recipients undergoing ISW…2015 American Transplant Congress
Health Utilities in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Pediatrics, Northwestern U, Chicago.
Health Utilities (HU) are preference based measures of health states required for cost effectiveness studies. We measured HU and health related quality of life (HRQOL)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients: Does Ethnicity Have an Influence?
The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy outcomes in female kidney transplant recipients by ethnicity. Data were collected by the National Transplantation Pregnancy…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Explore Transplant Program in GA: Is Historical Access to Transplantation Associated With Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Preparedness to Educate ERSD Patients?
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2University of California, Los Angeles.
IntroductionDialysis facilities play a key role in educating end stage renal disease patients on kidney transplantation (KTx). We aimed to investigate the association between historical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Recipients With Longer Transplant to Conception Intervals
The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy outcomes in female kidney transplant recipients with transplant to conception intervals (TCI) after the recommended 2…2015 American Transplant Congress
Multivisceral Transplantation Without an Ostomy – Experience With 15 Patients
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Introduction: Despite improvement in short term outcomes, rejection remains a main cause of graft and patient loss in intestinal transplant. A temporary ostomy to assess…2015 American Transplant Congress
Adverse Events of Maintenance Immunosuppression Following Kidney Transplantation Reported in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review
Aim: To evaluate the completeness of reporting of adverse events in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplantation.Background: Side effects of maintenance…2015 American Transplant Congress
Adherence Time-Profiles of Renal Transplant Patients During the Three First Years Post-Transplantation
Non-adherence to immunosuppressants (IS) has been reported to increase morbidity and mortality of transplant patients.Our objective was to investigate adherence to IS in renal transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Patients' Attitudes Towards Self-Management Support: A Q-Methodological Study
Introduction: The objective of this study was to identify profiles of kidney transplant recipients with varying preferences and needs for self-management support (SMS). Insight in…
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