Utilization of Human Milk at Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Centers: A PBMTC Survey Study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.459
Abstract: Background Survival outcomes remain dismal in infants undergoing HSCT. Regimen related toxicity, organ dysfunction and infections remain the major causes of TRM in infants undergoing HSCT. Better strategies for preventing infections and organ toxicity are… read more here.
Keywords: milk hsct; milk; transplant centers; survey ... See more keywords
Practice Changes at U.S. Transplant Centers After the New Adult Heart Allocation Policy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.01.066
Abstract: BACKGROUND In October 2018, the U.S. heart allocation system expanded the number of priority "status" tiers from 3 to 6 and added cardiogenic shock requirements for some heart transplant candidates listed with specific types of treatments.… read more here.
Keywords: status; policy; heart allocation; transplant centers ... See more keywords
Palliative Care and Advanced Directive Practices at Liver Transplant Centers in the United States.
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DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0556
Abstract: Introduction: Patients with cirrhosis have a decreased quality of life due to decompensations of their underlying disease. While liver transplantation (LT) has improved outcomes and quality of life for patients with cirrhosis, many patients die… read more here.
Keywords: transplant centers; patients cirrhosis; care advanced; palliative care ... See more keywords
Opting Out and Offers of ‘Alibis’ for Potential Living Kidney Donors in US Transplant Centers
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DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000542922.79287.57
Abstract: Purpose 1) To delineate rates of and reasons for opting out of living kidney donation in the US. 2) To determine if and how transplant centers offer alibis to individuals who opt out. 3) To… read more here.
Keywords: policy; offers alibis; donation; transplant centers ... See more keywords
Changing landscape of living kidney donation and the role of telemedicine
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DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000848
Abstract: Purpose of review There has been a decline in living kidney donation over the last two decades. Donors from low-income families or racial/ethnic minorities face greater disproportionate geographic, financial, and logistical barriers to completing lengthy… read more here.
Keywords: living kidney; transplant centers; telemedicine; kidney donation ... See more keywords
The Clinical Conundrum of Cannabis: Current Practices and Recommendations for Transplant Clinicians: an Opinion of the Immunology/transplantation PRN of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003309
Abstract: Cannabis, or marijuana, is comprised of many compounds with varying effects. It has become a treatment option for chronic diseases and debilitating symptoms, and evidence suggests that it has immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. Transplant centers… read more here.
Keywords: clinical conundrum; cannabis; transplant centers; immunology ... See more keywords
Developing Financial Incentives for Kidney Transplant Centers: Who Is Minding the Store?
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14045
Abstract: Perspective is a principle component of economics research. As many healthcare economic evaluations examine and compare the cost-effectiveness of interventions, it is important to consider the perspective from which outcomes and costs of an intervention… read more here.
Keywords: developing financial; kidney transplant; incentives kidney; transplant centers ... See more keywords
Expanding clarity or confusion? Volatility of the 5‐tier ratings assessing quality of transplant centers in the United States
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14659
Abstract: Outcomes of patients receiving solid organ transplants in the United States are systematically aggregated into bi‐annual Program‐Specific Reports (PSRs) detailing risk‐adjusted survival by transplant center. Recently, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) issued 5‐tier… read more here.
Keywords: transplant centers; transplant; united states; expanding clarity ... See more keywords
Implications of the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative for kidney transplant centers
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15619
Abstract: The announcement of the Advancing American Kidney Health (AAKH) Initiative on July 10, 2019 was met with a mix of excitement and trepidation, befitting a proposed radical reconfiguration of the delivery of kidney disease care.… read more here.
Keywords: american kidney; kidney transplant; advancing american; transplant centers ... See more keywords
Cancer and transplant: A delicate balance
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16478
Abstract: Increasing Transplant Access As treatments for certain types of cancer, as well as cancer prognoses, have improved, transplant centers have encountered more potential transplant recipients with a prior malignancy. This new reality, along with the… read more here.
Keywords: transplant centers; transplant; transplantation; history cancer ... See more keywords
Survey of current transplant center practices regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the United States
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16995
Abstract: An electronic survey canvassing current policies of transplant centers regarding a COVID‐19 vaccine mandate for transplant candidates and living donors was distributed to clinicians at US solid organ transplant centers performing transplants from October 14,… read more here.
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