Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of the Prevalence of Burnout and Well-Being in Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacists
M. Harris¹, N. Pilch², C. Doligalski³, E. Henricksen⁴, J. Melaragno⁵, A. Lichvar⁶
¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA, ⁵University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout and well-being among solid organ transplant pharmacists in the United States.*Methods: A…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Patient Reported Outcomes Following Renal Transplantation: The Future of Holistic Post-Transplant Care
H. V. Spiers¹, S. Frame², R. Heape³, K. Clark², A. Altinar², L. Ross², H. Wells², A. Simpson³, J. Chilcot³, L. Hughes³, D. M. Summers¹, J. Weinman³, M. Hotopf³, A. J. Cronin²
¹Roy Calne Transplant Unit, Department of Transplantation, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Patients with renal disease prioritise symptoms and functionality over the biochemistry and clinical guidelines, which clinicians traditionally rely on. Whilst kidney transplantation is expected…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroid Allo-Transplantation: A Case Series
P. Di Cocco¹, M. Spaggiari², H. Kittle¹, A. M. Fratti², S. Akshelyan², J. Almario Alvarez¹, E. Benedetti², I. Tzvetanov²
¹University of Illinios at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Hypoparathyroidism (hypoPTH) is a clinical condition characterized by an abnormal mineral homeostasis determined by inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone. It can be secondary to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Adherence, Outcomes and Adverse Effects in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients After Early Steroid-Withdrawal and Low-Dose Calcineurin Inhibitor Maintenance Immunosuppression
A. Garcia¹, R. Plews¹, M. Moran¹, F. Trujillo¹, A. Martinez¹, N. Koizumi², D. Conti¹, J. Ortiz¹
¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²George Mason University, Arlington, VA
*Purpose: To explore adherence and long-term impacts of a sirolimus-based, low-dose calcineurin inhibitor regimen with early steroid withdrawal in pediatric renal transplant recipients.*Methods: A single-center,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of 4-weeks of Supervised Exercise on Frailty and Lower Extremity (LE) Function in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
E. Lorenz, L. Hickson, R. Weatherly, K. Thompson, M. Hogan, C. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Although frailty is a modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality among kidney transplant (KT) candidates, the optimal duration of effective prehabilitation interventions is…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Awareness of Teratogenic Potential of Mycophenolic Acid Products and Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Rao¹, L. Coscia², A. Yusuf², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Nephrology, University of Virginia Heath System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: In 2006, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPRI) reported teratogenic effects of mycophenolic acid products (MPA) in pregnancies in transplant recipients. This resulted in black…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Rate of Hospitalization Among Patients with Cirrhosis is More Than Twice as High as Patients Over 85 Years
N. R. Mazumder¹, K. Guo², L. Zhao³, A. Kho¹, K. Walters⁴, T. S. Carey⁴, C. Loftus¹, D. P. Ladner¹
¹Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Biostatistics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ³Biostatistcs, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Cirrhosis is a common disease however it is understudied because population data on patients with cirrhosis is lacking. While the risk of hospitalization in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Graft Loss in Adolescent and Young Adult Generation After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki, Y. Hamasaki, M. Muramatsu, J. Hashimoto, M. Kubota, S. Shishido, K. Sakai
Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients of all ages may have difficulty adhering to a strict treatment plan, adolescents and young adults are at particularly high risk…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in 108 Heart Transplant Recipients
L. A. Coscia¹, A. Yusuf¹, S. Rao², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Virginia Heath System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe 185 pregnancies in 108 heart transplant recipients.*Methods: Data regarding conceptions occurring between June 1987 and Dec…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the Kidney Transplant Journey on Patient’s and Parent’s Identities and Self-Management
J. C. Dunbar¹, E. E. Bascom², W. Pratt², J. Snyder², J. M. Smith³, A. H. Pollack³
¹University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Describe the experiences of pediatric patients and their families after kidney transplant. Our qualitative study aimed to understand (1) how these individuals describe and…