Quality of life following live donor renal transplantation: a single centre experience
In: Annals of transplantation, Jg. 15 (2010-07-27), Heft 2
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The aim of this study was to examine the quality of life (QoL) of the live donor renal transplant (LDRTx) recipients pre- and post-transplantation and correlate with their pre-transplant (pre-Tx) dialysis status and immunosuppressive regimens post-transplantation (post-Tx).57 LDRTx recipients and 38 healthy individuals as controls participated in the study. The Kidney Transplant Questionnaire (KTQ) and the Medical Outcome Survey Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires were used to assess QoL.The post-Tx scores in all SF-36 dimensions were significantly higher in the LDRTx recipients, but remained lower than that of the control group. However, in the KTQ, all dimensions except Appearance (p=0.035), significantly increased post-Tx Patients transplanted pre-emptively and those on tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive drugs had significantly better QoL.LDRTx significantly improved QoL, which was best with preemptive transplantation and tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive regimens.
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Quality of life following live donor renal transplantation: a single centre experience
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Alice, Shrestha ; Anne, Shrestha ; Caroline, Basarab-Horwath ; William, Mc ; Kane ; Badri, Shrestha ; Andrew, Raftery |
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Zeitschrift: | Annals of transplantation, Jg. 15 (2010-07-27), Heft 2 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
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ISSN: | 2329-0358 (print) |
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