Adolescents can be influential in changing societal perceptions of organ donation and transplantation (ODT) but current studies on youth are limited. We sought to (1) assess the baseline knowledge in ODT among students in Toronto, Canada, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the High School Outreach Initiative (HSOI) program presentations in changing awareness and interest about ODT. Pre- and post-presentation surveys were administered to high school students about their knowledge of ODT, awareness of donor registration, importance of donation, intent to register, and willingness to talk to their families about donation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Blood group incompatibility (ABOi) is the most common barrier to living donor kidney transplantation. Options for such recipients include kidney paired donation (KPD) or desensitization methodology to reduce blood antibody response.
Objective: The objective of this study is to report on the first North America experience in ABOi living donor kidney transplantation using Glycosorb ABO immunoadsorption columns.
Aim: New-onset diabetes after renal transplantation (NODAT) adversely affects graft and patient survival. However, NODAT risk based on pre-transplant blood glucose (BG) levels has not been defined. Our goal was to identify the best pre-transplant testing method and cut-off values.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Periodic limb movements are common in patients with end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation significantly improves renal function and may therefore reduce periodic limb movements. We evaluated the effect of kidney transplantation on periodic limb movements in a group of patients with end-stage renal disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNephrol Dial Transplant
October 2007
Background: Sleep apnoea is common in patients with end-stage renal disease. Although individual case reports have described an improvement in sleep apnoea following kidney transplantation, there have been no longitudinal studies of a case series to determine what proportion of patients with sleep apnoea improve.
Methods: Dialysis-dependent patients awaiting kidney transplantation and pre-dialysis patients with an identified living donor kidney had overnight polysomnography, which was repeated several months after successful kidney transplantation.