Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Sleep Quality in Patients Admitted in ICU: A Cross-Section Study in China
L. Long, J. Liu, J. Yan, F. J. Xie, F. L. Liu, H. Liu, H. K. Yin
Transplantation Center, Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Although evidences showed that sleep disorder is common in patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD), less is known about their sleep quality after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty is Strongly Associated with Self-Reported Symptom Burden among Patients with Cirrhosis Undergoing Evaluation for Liver Transplantation
L. X. Deng, K. E. Bischoff, D. S. Kent, D. L. O’Riordan, S. Z. Pantilat, J. C. Lai
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Among patients with cirrhosis, frailty has most commonly been measured using instruments that focus on malnutrition, muscle wasting, and functional impairment. Little is known…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Sgambat, K. Amatya, A. Moudgil
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During the First Year in Lung Transplantation Recipients
H. Zhou, J. Chen
Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: This longitudinal study was conducted to recognize the tracks of HRQOL during the first year after transplantation and the main factors associated with HRQOL…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Validation of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Computer Adaptive Testing Depression Item Bank in Kidney Transplant Recipients
V. Shah¹, A. Rezaeishahreza¹, E. Lui¹, R. Aser¹, S. Bartlett², M. Li¹, D. Howell¹, J. Peipert³, M. Novak¹, I. Mucsi¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the PROMIS Depression computerized adaptive test (PROMIS-D CAT) in relation to a legacy measure in adult Kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Uremic Symptoms: A Patient-Reported Outcome That is Associated with Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality among Kidney Transplant Candidates
K. Taylor¹, N. Chu², Z. Shi², E. Rosello³, S. Kunwar², P. Butz³, S. Norman⁴, D. Crews⁵, K. Greenberg⁵, D. Segev³, T. Shafi⁶, M. McAdams-DeMarco³
¹Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Division of Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
*Purpose: Patient-reported symptoms of uremia - pruritis, anorexia and fatigue - reflect incomplete removal of uremic toxins by dialysis and are likely one of the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Next Era of Living Kidney Donation for Renal Transplantation: Virtual Postoperative Follow-Up
S. Allen, D. Taber, C. Perez, S. N. Nadig, V. Rohan
Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Living kidney donation (LKD) offers the best long-term outcomes for patients undergoing kidney transplantation. However, LKD has been declining in the U.S. in recent…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Protocolized Exercise Improves Frailty Parameters and Lower Extremity Impairment: A Promising Prehabilitation Strategy for Kidney Transplant Candidates
E. C. Lorenz, L. J. Hickson, R. Weatherly, K. Thompson, H. Walker, J. Rasmussen, T. Stewart, J. Garrett, C. C. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Frailty and lower extremity (LE) impairment are risk factors for numerous adverse outcomes in kidney transplant (KT) candidates, including decreased rates of transplantation, increased…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Trans-Umbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
D. Lia, Y. Alsalmay, L. Teperman, E. Grodstein, L. Lau, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy
Surgery, Northshore-LIJ, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of trans-umbilical single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SPLDN).*Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 100 SPLDNs between…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Health-Related Quality of Life after Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donation: A Multi-Center, North American Collaboration
M. H. Raza¹, W. E. Jackson², A. Dell³, L. Ding⁴, J. Shapiro³, E. A. Pomfret⁵, Y. Genyk⁶, L. Sher⁶, J. Emamaullee⁶
¹Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Gastroenterology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁶Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Literature on anonymous or ‘altruistic’ nondirected living liver donors (ND-LLDs) remains sparse as living donor liver transplant (LDLT) programs continue to explore the utilization…

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