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Postoperative Nursing Management for Kidney Transplant PatientsPostoperative nursing management care includes monitoring the surgical site, encouraging early movement, and promoting lung health through breathing exercises. Nurses also administer prescribed medications like H2-blockers, such as famotidine, or proton pump inhibitors, like omeprazole, to help prevent gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeding. Fungal infections in the mouth and bladder can result from immunosuppressive and antibiotic...
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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplant Surgery
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Persistent disparities exist in access to kidney transplantation, especially for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) and preemptive transplants.
  • Multilevel structural impediments at recipient, donor, clinician, and health system levels contribute to these inequities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review key barriers to equitable kidney transplant access.
  • To highlight recent successful interventions aimed at reducing transplant disparities.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and ongoing studies on kidney transplant disparities.
  • Analysis of multilevel structural impediments and intervention strategies.

Main Results:

  • Systems-level interventions, such as the STEPS study, show potential for addressing LDKT disparities.
  • Novel approaches including community-based organizations, telehealth, and transplant navigators offer promise.
  • Programs expediting complex evaluations can reduce racial and ethnic disparities in transplant receipt.

Conclusions:

  • Eliminating transplant disparities necessitates sustained investment in multilevel interventions.
  • Access-enhancing policies are crucial to address the cascade of barriers faced by patients, donors, clinicians, and health systems.