Posted on

Distance to Transplant Center Affects Follow-Up Care in Pediatric Transplant Recipients

Loading

By Abigail Brooks, MA

Findings presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 highlighted an association between distance to the transplant center and increased clinic cancellations.

Transportation insecurity may pose a significant barrier to care and contribute to worse health outcomes and post-transplant follow-up care in pediatric transplant recipients, according to findings from a retrospective cohort study.

Presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2023, results showed greater distance to the transplant center was associated with more clinic cancellations, which investigators pointed out could cause delayed care resulting in negative effects on transplant health.1 Read the complete article in HCP Live.

Loading
Posted on

Pediatric Kidney Transplant Rate Lower at For-Profit Dialysis Facilities

Loading

Children receiving maintenance dialysis have lower rates of pediatric transplant waitlisting and kidney transplantation at facilities that are for-profit rather than nonprofit, according to an analysis of data from the US Renal Data System.

Among 13,333 pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who initiated dialysis during 2000-2018, 3618 (27%) attended for-profit facilities, 7907 (59%) attended nonprofit facilities, and 1748 (13%) switched profit status. Read more in Renal & Urology News.

Loading
Posted on

Pediatric transplant patients may skip adult appointments

Loading

Study finds more than one in four patients attend an average of less than one appointment per year

Young adults who received organ transplants as children may not be regularly attending their doctor appointments after leaving their pediatric providers. Missing these appointments is associated with longer and more frequent hospitalizations and poorer medication adherence, according to a new study. Read the full story in UGA Today.

Loading
Posted on

Groundbreaking Heart-Lung Procedure Gives Toddler a Chance at a Full Life

Loading

Stanford heart team combines two highly complex specialties in a novel PARplant procedure

Santana Renchie takes on life as if she knows—at the tender age of 2—that she’s lucky to be alive. She’s sassy, full of joy, and determined to not miss a single moment of fun.

“There’s nothing stopping her. She’s relentless. If she wants something, she just goes for it,” says her dad, Sebron. Read the full story.

Loading