Social determinants of health and Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis

ME Knaus, G Pendola, S Srinivas, RJ Wood… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is the most common cause of
morbidity and mortality in patients with Hirschsprung disease (HD). The objective of this …

A Scoping Review of Limited English Proficiency and Immigration in Pediatric Surgery

O Liu, E van Gelderen, G Giwa, A Biswas, S Nair… - Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction With increasing globalization and diversity, the intersection of immigration and
language barriers can impact patient outcomes. This scope review aims to summarize …

[HTML][HTML] A multimodal aftercare intervention improves the outcome after kidney transplantation–results of the KTx360° aftercare program using claims data

L Pape, M DeZwaan, M Nöhre, F Klewitz, EKT Tun… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The after-care treatment project KTx360° aimed to reduce graft failure and
mortality after kidney transplantation (KTx). Methods The study was conducted in the study …

Language barriers and kidney transplantation in children

SP Kerkvliet, CJ Perez Kerkvliet, Z Jiang, M Evans… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Background Understanding disparities in pediatric kidney transplants is important to provide
equitable care. We compared transplant outcomes between English-speaking (ES) and …

Electronic health record-enabled routine assessment of medication adherence after solid organ transplantation: the time is now

AD Leino, TE Kaiser, K Khalil, H Mansell… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Medication nonadherence after solid organ transplantation is recognized as an important
impediment to long-term graft survival. Yet, assessment of adherence is often not part of …

Is Non-Adherence Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients? The Role of Non-Adherence as a Risk and Predictor Factor for Graft Loss and …

M Torres-Gutiérrez, N Lozano-Suárez… - Patient preference …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Non-adherence in kidney transplants is diversely defined. Immunosuppression
non-adherence (INA) is the most used definition and has been associated with graft loss and …

Expanding the access to kidney transplantation: Strategies for kidney transplant programs

AG Nishio Lucar, A Patel, S Mehta… - Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Kidney transplantation is the most successful kidney replacement therapy available,
resulting in improved recipient survival and societal cost savings. Yet, nearly 70 years after …

Kidney Transplant Candidacy: Addressing Common Medical and Psychosocial Barriers to Transplant

B Benes, ED Langewisch, SG Westphal - Advances in Kidney Disease and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving access to kidney transplants remains a priority for the transplant community.
However, many medical, psychosocial, geographic, and socioeconomic barriers exist that …

Adherence in transplantation

K Kuntz, K Engel - Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Adherence to antirejection medication, lab work, appointments, and exercise and dietary
instructions remains critical to the health of the transplant patient. It is critical that providers …

COVID-19 vaccination status and operative outcomes after kidney transplantation

BS Kushner, MB Doyle, AS Khan, Y Lin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation remains the best available treatment for end-stage
renal disease. However, promoting graft longevity and preventing allosensitization requires …