The motivations and experiences of living kidney donors: a thematic synthesis

A Tong, JR Chapman, G Wong, J Kanellis… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Living kidney donation is associated with better recipient outcomes
compared with deceased kidney donation, but living kidney donors face the risk of physical …

The use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidance

AN Fox, AM Liapakis, R Batra, T Bittermann… - Hepatology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods A search was conducted to include NASH RCTs with placebo treatment arms.
Primary outcomes were (1) the resolution of NASH without worsening of fibrosis,(2) two …

[HTML][HTML] Preventive intervention for living donor psychosocial outcomes: feasibility and efficacy in a randomized controlled trial

MA Dew, AF DiMartini, AJDV Dabbs, A Zuckoff… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
There are no evidence-based interventions to prevent adverse psychosocial consequences
after living donation. We conducted a single-site randomized controlled trial to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Preferences, knowledge, communication and patient-physician discussion of living kidney transplantation in African American families

LE Boulware, LA Meoni, NE Fink, RS Parekh… - American Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
It is unknown whether patient-physician discussion about live kidney transplantation (LT)
among African Americans (AA) is affected by preferences, knowledge and family …

[PDF][PDF] Emergency adult‐to‐adult living‐donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure in a hepatitis B virus endemic area

SJ Park, YS Lim, S Hwang, NY Heo, HC Lee… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The outcomes of patients with acute liver failure (ALF) vary greatly according to etiology.
Emergency adult‐to‐adult living‐donor liver transplantation (adult LDLT) would help …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding family dynamics in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation decision-making in Taiwan: Motivation, communication, and ambivalence

YP Lin, J Chen, WC Lee, YJ Chiang… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated how multiple family members co-construct the ethical significance of
living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and how the family structure and dynamics of donor …

How qualitative research informs clinical and policy decision making in transplantation: a review

A Tong, RL Morton, AC Webster - Transplantation, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Patient-centered care is no longer just a buzzword. It is now widely touted as a cornerstone
in delivering quality care across all fields of medicine. However, patient-centered strategies …

The experiences and impact of being deemed ineligible for living kidney donation: Semi‐structured interview study

AF Ralph, SJ Chadban, P Butow, JC Craig… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We aimed to describe the impact and experience of being deemed ineligible as a living
kidney donor. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 27 ineligible donor …

Psychosocial aspects of living organ donation

MA Dew, GE Switzer, AF DiMartini… - Living donor …, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
These long-time barriers to widespread use of living organ donation, and the resulting
desire of transplant professionals to ensure that undesirable risks to donors are minimized …

Decision-making and risk-assessment in living liver donation: how informed is the informed consent of donors? A qualitative study

C Papachristou, W Marc, J Frommer, BF Klapp - Psychosomatics, 2010 - Elsevier
Background The practice of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been increasing
over the past 20 years. In LDLT, a healthy individual offers a substantial part of his or her …