Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation
E. Miller, C. Wilson, G. Sawczyg, S. Kim, A. Aminsharifi, J. Garisto, J. Kaouk, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Innovative methods are needed to further optimize safe outcomes in kidney transplantation (KT), therefore as an alternative surgical approach we present a single case…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Medication Knowledge Improves in Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients with in Clinic Pharmacy Education
C. G. Peterson¹, E. Benefield², C. Heyrend²
¹Pediatric Nephrology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Transplant Pharmacy, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Successful transition of adolescent and young adult transplant recipients to adult-centered care remains challenging for transplant centers. This transition is associated with graft loss…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Assessment in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Large Single Center Experience
H. Oduor, P. Mantry, L. Lesch, M. Alford, M. Pickle, M. Barnes, A. Habib, A. Mehta, A. Mejia, H. Nazario, M. Pagadala, V. Puri, Z. Vahora, J. Weinstein
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Frailty is a multi-component syndrome characterized by reduced physiologic reserve and functional decline. It is an independent predictor of poor post-transplant outcomes, including prolonged…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Twin Pregnancies after Liver Transplantation
L. A. Coscia¹, A. Yusuf¹, S. Rao², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ²Medicine, University of Virginia Heath System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe twin pregnancy outcomes in female liver transplant recipients.*Methods: Data were collected by the Transplant Pregnancy Registry…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Experiences and Challenges Faced by Organ Transplant Recipients with Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection
K. Prakash¹, C. Ramirez-Sanchez¹, S. I. Ramirez¹, C. Logan¹, N. Law¹, K. Mekeel², V. Pretorius², S. Aslam¹
¹Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Recently, transplantation of organs from viremic donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV-V) has increased. Currently, there is a lack of standardization of consent forms…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients: Does Rifaximin Prevent Clostridioides Difficile Infection? A Retrospective Analysis
J. D. Goldman, V. Aleksenko, J. L. Davila, N. A. Muhktar, K. Kowdley
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and new prevention strategies in high-risk patients are needed. Rifaximin has been…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Video Education Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Willingness to Complete Transplant Evaluation in Dialysis Patients
D. A. DuBay¹, T. A. Morinelli¹, Z. Sutton¹, M. Chastain¹, T. Thompkins Tindal¹, Z. Su², E. Weeda³, P. Mauldin⁴, M. Casey¹, J. Bian², D. Taber¹, P. K. Baliga¹
¹Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ²General Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ³Clinical Pharmacy-Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, ⁴General Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set a goal of 30% (currently 18.5%) of dialysis patients to be on a transplant (Tx)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Using Quality Metrics to Improve Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
C. Jadlowiec, M. Petrosky, J. Welch, S. Holligan, A. Thorp, S. Wilson, C. Mansour, A. Mathur, K. Reddy, H. Khamash, K. Engholdt
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) are an excellent option for patients with kidney disease. Delays in donor evaluations can impact donor satisfaction as well…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Monthly Therapy: Transplant Recipients’ Experience
S. N. Little¹, É. N. Arsenault Knudsen², D. A. Mandelbrot¹
¹Transplant, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
*Purpose: While graft and patient outcomes with belatacept have been relatively well documented, the decision to use belatacept for kidney transplant recipients rests in part…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Barriers to Medication Adherence in an Urban Transplant Population
A. Reticker, B. Valdepenas, L. Glauner, O. Piatek, S. Kerns, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Non-adherence is a strong predictor of post-transplant outcome. Barriers to medication adherence (MA) include the cost and complexity of a medication regimen, education level,…

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