Psychosocial Aftercare After Organ Transplantation

Chimerism after organ transplantation.

Recent evidence suggests that passenger leukocytes migrate after organ transplantation and produce persistent chimerism, which is essential for sustained survival of the allograft. Here, we describe how this hematolymphopoietic chimerism provides an important framework for interpretation of post-transplant phenomena and for initiation of therapeutically oriented transplantation research.

Pregnancy after Solid Organ Transplantation.

PURPOSE To explore the reproductive decision-making process with women who were organ transplant recipients (renal, lung, & heart transplants). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Grounded theory guided data collection and analyses. Mixed methods with audiotaped telephone interviews and a written survey measuring social support were used. As social support is critical for women who are organ transplant ...

Chimerism After Whole Organ Transplantation :

Psychosocial Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation

UNLABELLED Since the first successful hand transplantation in 1998, there have been multiple reports about surgical technique, transplant survival, and immunosuppression. However, very limited published data exist on psychosocial outcomes following hand transplantation. METHODS We report psychosocial outcomes in a patient with bilateral hand transplants at the midforearm level with serial fol...

Changes in psychosocial adjustment after renal transplantation.

The psychological aspects of transplantation were studied in 29 children and adolescents with functioning renal transplants. Most parents rated their child's physical health as considerably improved after transplantation. They also noted improvements in the child's behaviour and in the quality of family life. When compared with a sample of children being treated by hospital haemodialysis, child...