[HTML][HTML] Long-term kidney transplant graft survival—Making progress when most needed

ED Poggio, JJ Augustine, S Arrigain… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current short-term kidney post–transplant survival rates are excellent, but longer-term
outcomes have historically been unchanged. This study used data from the national …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of solid organ transplant recipients on medicine-taking: systematic review of qualitative studies

J Tang, J Kerklaan, G Wong, M Howell… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Medicine-taking among transplant recipients is a complex and ubiquitous task with
significant impacts on outcomes. This study aimed to describe the perspectives and …

Failure to advance access to kidney transplantation over two decades in the United States

JD Schold, S Mohan, A Huml, LD Buccini… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Extensive research and policies have been developed to improve access to
kidney transplantation among patients with ESKD. Despite this, wide variation in transplant …

US payer budget impact of a microarray assay with machine learning to evaluate kidney transplant rejection in for-cause biopsies

L Fusfeld, S Menon, G Gupta, C Lawrence… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim This study evaluates the economic impact to US commercial payers of MMDx-Kidney
used in conjunction with histologic evaluation of for-cause kidney transplant biopsies …

Urinary vitronectin identifies patients with high levels of fibrosis in kidney grafts

L Carreras-Planella, D Cucchiari, L Cañas, J Juega… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background In kidney transplantation, fibrosis represents the final and irreversible
consequence of the pathogenic mechanisms that lead to graft failure, and in the late stages …

Experiences of adults living with a kidney transplant—Effects on physical activity, physical function, and quality of life: A descriptive phenomenological study

J Antoun, DJ Brown, BG Clarkson… - Journal of Renal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although kidney transplantation is the best treatment for kidney failure, scarce
research has examined its effects on physical activity, physical function and quality of life …

Understanding people's decisions when choosing or declining a kidney transplant: a qualitative evidence synthesis

EL Jones, K Shakespeare, L McLaughlin, J Noyes - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To synthesise qualitative research exploring patients' perspectives, experiences
and factors influencing their decision-making preferences when choosing or declining …

“Only the Sufferer Knows”: Long-term problems and experiences of kidney transplant recipients: A phenomenological study

D Taşdemir, BN Temür, N Aksoy - Collegian, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the experiences of kidney transplant recipients is important to
ensure their inclusion in key strategies and future planning of renal services. Aim To explore …

Living in limbo while one's identity is changing: patients' existential experiences 6 months after a kidney transplantation with a living donor

IV Kristensen, R Birkelund… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate patients' existential experiences in everyday life after a kidney
transplantation with a living donor. Design A qualitative study anchored in a hermeneutic …

How to maximize graft survival

MA Lim, RD Bloom - Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The last two decades has seen significant improvement in allograft outcomes resulting from
advances in immunosuppression. With the federal government's renewed focus on kidney …