The evolving role of advanced practice providers in transplantation: a literature review.

Purpose Of Review: Solid organ transplantation is a life-saving procedure, often performed in critically ill patients, and advanced practice providers (APPs) have increasingly been incorporated into the multidisciplinary transplant team. A literature review was performed and reinforces the value of transplant APPs, details their evolving roles and responsibilities, and highlights innovative solutions created to address complex problems.

Recent Findings: The literature review revealed a deficit of quality quantitative data supporting the utilization of APPs in transplantation.

Outcomes of Liver Transplantation in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy: Considerations for Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation Versus Safety Net.

Unlabelled: As the liver transplant (LT) waiting list continues to outpace organ availability, many patients require renal replacement therapy (RRT) before LT. It is unclear which patients will benefit from simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplant as opposed to awaiting a Safety Net kidney transplant (KT) post-LT.

Methods: In this study, a retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing dataset was performed to identify risk factors associated with poor outcome for patients on RRT before LT who were listed for SLK and received either SLK vs LT alone (LTA).