2020 American Transplant Congress
Experiences and Challenges Faced by Organ Transplant Recipients with Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection
*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
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
*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
*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
*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
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,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Deceased Donor Kidney and Liver Surgical Recovery Error Rates
Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: There is no nationally available data related to the incidence of surgical errors in deceased donor organ recoveries or its impact on organ discard…2020 American Transplant Congress
Mindfulness at Methodist – Stress Resiliency Strategies for Patients
*Purpose: Stress triggers changes in the brain that make people appear distracted and forgetful. Chronic stress damages DNA, causes excess inflammation in the body, impairs…2020 American Transplant Congress
Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Prospective Multicenter Trial of Belatacept-Based CNI- and Corticosteroid-Free Immunosuppression Regimens in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Analysis Across Two Years
*Purpose: Previous trials have not examined 2-year longitudinal differences in patient-reported outcomes (PRO) between belatacept (BELA)- and tacrolimus (TAC)-based therapies in adult kidney transplant (KTx)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Symptom Burden after Living Donor Kidney Transplant Measured with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Kidney Symptom Index is Associated with Worse Transplant Outcomes
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As the FDA and other stakeholders in transplantation look for fit-for-purpose (FFP) patient-reported outcome measures, there is a need to better understand symptom burden…
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